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The late-night, low-volume arterial roadway presents a specific signal control problem. The control decision involves a trade-off between the motorists on the artery and those on the cross street. The motorists on the artery are irritated by frequent stops if signals are not coordinated, whereas those on the cross street are annoyed by long waiting time if signals are coordinated. The choice between coordination and free operation is often subjective, especially when semiactuated signals are involved. A method is descirbed for facilitating the choice between coordination and free operation on arterial roadways controlled by semiactuated signals when traffic is light during off-peak hours. The decision is made on the basis of a disutility function that is a combination of the number of stops on the artery and the average cross-street waiting time. A case study was performed to demonstrate the application of this methodology under the closed-loop signal system in the city of Gainesville, Florida. The results indicated that this method provides a promising tool for arterial control with semiactuated signals during late-night hours.

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Arterial highways; Case studies; Decision making; Night; Off peak periods; Semi traffic actuated controllers; Traffic; Traffic signal control systems

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