Measuring the effectiveness of ramp metering strategies on I-12 : [tech summary].

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• Creators:
  Ishak, Sherif
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Ramp metering
  • Interstate highways
  • Highway traffic control
  • Traffic data
  • Speed data
  • Traffic congestion
  • Travel time
  • Level of service
• Publication/ Report Number:
  State Project No. 30000177 ; LTRC Project No. 11-2SS
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  In recent years, more emphasis has been placed on Active Traffi c Management (ATM) strategies such as speed harmonization, managed lanes, and ; ramp metering. Ramp metering is one of the successful active traffi c control strategies, controlling the fl ow of traffi c entering the freeway facility from ; on-ramps in order to avoid breakdowns at merging areas and preserve the maximum traffi c fl ow on the mainline. From June 2010 to November 2010, ; the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) deployed ramp metering control along a 15-mile section of I-12 in Baton Rouge, ; La, in order to reduce congestion, provide a safer merge operation at freeway entrances, improve travel time reliability of the corridor, and ultimately ; protect the investment.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26701/dot_26701_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 150.40 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:44ebd409db61ca720cd6050af30aceecd3b39173f5a33ffabfdfe97d92ce86b0