These 16 papers are concerned with freeway operations, regional systems management and operations, and managed lanes. Specific topics addressed include the following: dynamic message signs on toll roads; traffic flow atfreeway bottlenecks; an algorithm determining congestion spillback from incidents; estimating vehicle queue length at metered on-ramps; interdependency of incident durations and secondary incidents; impact of loop detector error on traffic speed estimates; imputation of ramp flow data; automatic freeway incident detection; interface between SCOOT and GIS platform forcongestion management; traffic management of special events in small communities; standard operating procedures for enhanced regional transportation systems; data fusion using stationary and mobile data; impact of tolls on high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes; safety evaluation of truck lane restriction strategies; safety performance of HOV facilities; and assessing freeway lane management hot spots.
Samenvatting