Many congested intersections have a heavy traffic volume on movements for which capacity is insufficient because of geometric limitations. An unconventional approach that increases the capacity of heavily congested intersections is presented: this approach opens up exit lanes for left-turn traffic dynamically with the help of an additional traffic light installed at the median opening (the presignal); this situation is referred to as exit lanes for left-turn (EFL) control. An optimization problem for EFL control was formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear program, in which the geometric layout, main signal timing, and presignal timing were integrated. The mixed-integer nonlinear program was solved by transformation into a series of mixed-integer linear programs. The latter problem can be solved with the standard branch-and-bound technique. The results of extensive numerical analysis and VISSIM simulation showed that the EFL approach could increase intersection capacity and reduce traffic delay substantially, especially under high left-turn demand. Moreover, the EFL control can be applied to one or multiple legs simultaneously; thus the control is particularly useful for intersections with an unbalanced left demand and a degree of saturation in travel directions.


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    Titel :

    Increasing the Capacity of Signalized Intersections with Dynamic Use of Exit Lanes for Left-Turn Traffic


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Beteiligte:
    Zhao, Jing (Autor:in) / Ma, Wanjing (Autor:in) / Zhang, H. Michael (Autor:in) / Yang, Xiaoguang (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.2013




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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