Intelligent transport systems (ITS)can be evaluated either by field research or by laboratory simulation models. Field research is extremely costly and time consuming. Simulation is a more appropriate way of evaluating ITS. This work evaluates the implementation of an ITS approach to improving the capacity of a current toll plaza configuration. Using AIMSUN, the thesis developed a model for the purpose of evaluating toll collection performance. Toll booth delay and section time data were collected in the field enabling the construction and calibration of a base model that closely resembled the current situation. Calibration was to an adequate confidence level to ensure integrity of results. A number of scenarios were run aimed at quantifying the performance of different toll collection mechanisms and analysing the impact fully automated E toll systems would have on future flows. The results showed that four fully automated E toll lanes could support expected 2011 traffic flows. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E214133.
Samenvatting