Regional Microscopic Simulation Model for Studying Traffic Control Strategies at Work Zone

Details

• Creators:
  Patil, Gopal R ; Sadek, Adel
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Vermont Agency of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Impact studies
  • Microsimulation
  • Reconstruction
  • Resurfacing
  • Traffic counts
  • Traffic simulation
  • Traffic speed
  • Work zone traffic control
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UVM TRC Report # 08-005
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Vermont
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
• Description:
  The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) undertook a major repaving/reconstruction project over a six-mile segment of northbound lanes of Interstate 89 (I-89) in the summer of 2008. In this study, VTrans contracted with the Transportation Research Center at the University of Vermont (UVM) to use a UVM developed regional microscopic traffic simulation model to evaluate the impacts of the various work zone traffic control strategies. In this report the authors present a traffic impact analysis of the work zone on interstate I-89 modeled using a PARAMICS based micro-simulation model. Additionally, the authors analyze the traffic characteristics (traffic counts and speed) observed during construction and compare it with the before-construction and model predicted traffic characteristics.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65880/dot_65880_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.79 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:28eab3c2f10f6947a3d445689067d4d3b360da114f72a7b6014aabfc34c8a54f