On-Ramp Traffic Control on Black Canyon Freeway

Rajan, Subramanjam D.; Blackburn, Jack B.; Lien, James; Subbarao, Venkat

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On-Ramp Traffic Control on Black Canyon Freeway

1986-03-01
By Rajan, Subramanjam D. ; Blackburn, Jack B. ; Lien, James

File Language:

English

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Alternative Title:

Implementation of On-Ramp Traffic Control on Black Canyon Freeway Cover Title
Creators:

Rajan, Subramanjam D. ; Blackburn, Jack B. ; Lien, James ; Subbarao, Venkat
Corporate Creators:

Arizona State University. Center for Advanced Research in Transportation
Corporate Contributors:

Arizona. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/AZ-86/211
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

Arizona
Corporate Publisher:

Arizona. Department of Transportation
Abstract:

This research implemented the ramp management strategy (RMS) developed in a previous study, on the Black Canyon Freeway. The software system developed by Safe-Trans was modified to include the RMS algorithm for controlling the entry of ramp vehicles according to speed-volume-occupancy relationships on the freeway. Decisions on metering rates were made at each ramp location on a minute-by-minute basis and may depend on the volume, percentage occupancy and average speed on the outside freeway lane. Limited field tests were conducted to verify the capabilities of the system. This report contains the details on the RMS, Nova III computer system, ramp controllers and program listings.
Content Notes:

Note: The Publication Dates are different on the Technical Report Documentation Page (March 1986) and the Cover (April 1986). We use the earlier date in our records.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

HPR-1-27(211)
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60889/dot_60889_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 2.00 MB]
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:6652398da42464c7bd6c9e7c989b2fbc5429e6ed1488b7eea9bd4213c65b536d

File Language:

English

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