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https://doi.org/10.3141/1911-06

http://scholar.google.com...acha&publication_year=2005

Pavements on two-lane two-way highways are usually resurfaced by closing one lane at a time. Vehicles then travel in the remaining lane along the work zone, alternating directions within each control cycle. In an earlier work, Chen and Schonfeld developed a work zone optimization model for two-lane highways with time-dependent inflows and no detours, based on simulated annealing. In this paper, several alternatives are evaluated, defined by the number of closed lanes and fractions of traffic diverted to alternate routes. The algorithm referred to as SAUASD (simulated annealing for uniform alternatives with a single detour) is developed to find the best single alternative within a resurfacing project. The algorithm referred to as SAMASD (simulated annealing for mixed alternatives with a single detour) is developed to search through possible mixed alternatives and their diverted fractions, to minimize total cost, further including agency cost (resurfacing cost and idling cost) and user cost (user delay cost and accident cost). Thus, traffic management plans are developed with uniform or mixed alternatives within a two-lane highway resurfacing project.

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pp 51-66

2005

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

0309093848

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Figures (6) ; References (9) ; Tables (9)

Algorithms; Alternatives analysis; Lane closure; Optimization; Resurfacing; Traffic diversion; Two lane highways; Work zone traffic control

Accident costs; Cost minimization; Delay costs; Maintenance costs

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; I60: Maintenance; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 13 2005 12:12PM

• Characterization and Environmental Management of Storm Water Runoff from Road Salt Storage Facilities
• Developing a Storm Severity Index
• Effect of Continuous Shoulder Rumble Strips and Pavement Marking on Lateral Placement of Vehicles
• Effect of Time and Foggy Conditions on Subjective Visibility: Evaluation of Retroreflective Traffic Control Devices
• Evaluation of Effectiveness of Automated Work Zone Information Systems
• FHWA's Maintenance Decision Support System Project: Results and Recommendations
• Field Evaluation of Late Merge Traffic Control in Work Zones
• Framework for Inspection, Maintenance, and Replacement of Corrugated Steel Culvert Pipes
• Guidelines for Using Late Merge Traffic Control in Work Zones: Results of a Simulation-Based Study
• Inverse Estimation of Friction Coefficients of Winter Road Surfaces: New Considerations of Lateral Movements and Angular Movements
• Life-cycle Economic Comparison of Common Signpost Materials and Types
• Maintenance Quality Management and Environmental Stewardship: Best Practices in Information Management and Decision Support
• Night Work Specification of Nova Scotia, Canada: A Review of Development and Revisions
• Wet Night Visibility of Pavement Markings: A Static Experiment