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This paper discusses the development and application of diversion control policies for the routing of freeway traffic at a single point. Specifically, this class of policies can be used to allocate traffic flows over a two-roadway system during periods when traffic demands exceed some roadway capacities. Evaluation of these policies reveals a consistent reduction in roadway congestion, a reduction in motorist delay, and an improvement in overall system operation. The principal tool used for system evaluation was the Sperry traffic analysis and research simulation program. This macroscopic freeway simulation is based on a hydrodynamic traffic flow model. The resulting optimized policies have been incorporated into the design for a practical real-time alternate routing system by Sperry Systems Management. /Author/

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Budhraja, Vikram S

pp 10-18

1976

Transportation Research Record

0309025702

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Freeways; Highway capacity; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic diversion; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management

TRIS, TRB

May 31 1977 12:00AM

• AN APPROACH FOR MAXIMIZING THE CAPACITY OF SELF-SERVICE PARKING FACILITIES
• CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERSECTION ACCIDENTS IN RURAL MUNICIPALITIES (ABRIDGMENT)
• COST EFFECTIVENESS OF FREEWAY COURTESY PATROLS IN HOUSTON
• DEVELOPMENTS IN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION DURING 1974 AND 1975
• EFFECT OF BRIDGE SHOULDER WIDTH ON TRAFFIC OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS (ABRIDGMENT)
• EFFECT OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ON DELAY AT INTERSECTIONS
• EFFECT OF GUARDRAILS ON INTERSTATE BRIDGES ON VEHICLE SPEED AND LATERAL PLACEMENT (ABRIDGMENT)
• EFFECT OF THE ENERGY CRISIS ON EXISTING DESIGN STANDARDS
• EVALUATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING DRIVEWAY ACCIDENTS
• FRAMEWORK FOR DESIGN AND OPERATION OF PASSING ZONES ON TWO- LANE HIGHWAYS
• HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS AT BRIDGES (ABRIDGMENT)
• OPERATING PARAMETERS FOR MAIN LINE SENSORS IN FREEWAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
• PLANNING TRANSIT FACILITY PARKING FOR THE BOSTON METROPOLITAN AREA
• ROADSIDE ENCROACHMENT PARAMETERS FOR NONFREEWAY FACILITIES (ABRIDGMENT)
• ROADSIDE HAZARDS ON NONFREEWAY FACILITIES (ABRIDGMENT)
• URBAN FREEWAY CORRIDOR CONTROL MODEL (ABRIDGMENT)