The research project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using micro-simulation models to evaluate the potential benefits that can be realised from the integration of incident management strategies on both the arterial and motorway networks such that traffic can be diverted to least congested routes. Data collected from the test-bed on the Gold Coast and the Nerang Traffic Management Centre will be used to develop, test and evaluate incident management strategies under live conditions and develop route diversion plans. The project aims to use AIMSUN microscopic simulation to develop the models. The simulation will be used to evaluate the impacts of incidents under different conditions using real-time incident data logged in the Traffic Management Centre and traffic data from inductive loop detectors from the Pacific Motorway and adjacent major arterial routes. The impacts will be determined by simulating real-time incidents at varying locations, duration and severity, and comparing the resulting network performance against incident free conditions. The project will be able to develop strategies for reducing the impacts incidents such as delays, congestion, and safety such as diversion plans and also quantifying these benefits. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E214133.
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