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Creators:
Shladover, Steven E. ; Lu, Xiao-Yun
Shladover, Steven E. ; Lu, Xiao-Yun Less -
Corporate Creators:
University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Transportation Studies
Contributors:
Wu, Chen-Ju ; Spring, John
Wu, Chen-Ju ; Spring, John Less -
Corporate Contributors:
California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Coordination Of Freeway Ramp Meters (CRM) Freeway Ramp Metering RM) Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Local Responsive Ramp Metering (LRRM) Performance Measurement System (PeMS) Integrated Corridor Management Performance Measurement Ramp Metering
Publication/ Report Number:
CA16-2445
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
United States ; California
United States ; California Less -
Corporate Publisher:
University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Transportation Studies
Abstract:
This project has focused on field implementation and testing of a Coordinated Ramp Metering (CRM) algorithm at California State Route 99

Northbound corridor in Sacramento between Calvine Road and the SR50 interchange after 12th Ave. It is a 9 mile long corridor with 11

onramps to which the CRM algorithm has been applied. After refining the CRM algorithm using a microscopic simulation of the test site, the

project team worked closely with Caltrans Headquarters Division of Traffic Operation and District 3 Freeway Operation for (a) finalizing the

ConOps (b) real-time data acquisition from 2070 controllers in the field and establishing correct data mapping between field detectors and the

controller in the CRM algorithm; (c) implementing the CRM algorithms as real-time code running on a PATH computer; (d) estimating

realtime traffic state parameters; (e) system integration of all software modules and hardware components; (f) conducting three weeks of dryrun

tests, two weeks of progressive switching-on, system tuning and preliminary test, and five weeks of extensive testing and data collection;

and (h) accomplishing performance analysis with PeMS data. By comparing the VMT (Vehicle Miles Travelled), VHT (Vehicle Hours

Travelled), and the ratio VMT/VHT during field tests in 2017 with data from 2016 in the same period, during the AM peak hours, VMT/VHT

was increased by 7.25% on average, which indicated traffic improvement. During the PM peak hours, VMT/VHT decreased by 0.44% on

average, which meant no traffic improvement. The reason was that the traffic was not congested most of the time in PM hours. This suggests

that the CRM algorithm tested could be more effective for congested traffic.


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PDF
Funding:
Contract 65A0537
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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