Recurrent congestion caused by high commuter traffic is an irritation to motorway users. Ramp metering (RM) is the most effective motorway control means for significantly reducing motorway congestion. However, given field constraints (e.g., limited ramp space and maximum ramp waiting time), RM cannot eliminate recurrent congestion during the increased long peak hours. This article, therefore, focuses on rapid congestion recovery to further improve RM systems: that is, to quickly clear congestion in recovery periods. The feasibility of using RM for recovery is analyzed, and a zone recovery strategy for RM is proposed. Note that this study assumes no incident and demand management involved, that is no rerouting behavior and strategy considered. This strategy is modeled, calibrated, and tested in the northbound model of the Pacific Motorway, Brisbane, Australia, in a microsimulation environment for recurrent congestion scenario, and evaluation results have justified its effectiveness.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    A Ramp Metering Strategy for Rapid Congestion Recovery


    Contributors:
    Jiang, Rui (author) / Chung, Edward (author)


    Publication date :

    2015


    Size :

    15 Seiten




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Ramp Metering for Congestion Relief

    Waters, M. G. / Institute of Transportation Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2007


    Ramp Metering Strategy for Expressway Based on Congestion Risk Prediction

    He, Ziliang / Wang, Ling / Wang, Kang et al. | ASCE | 2022


    Integrated Real-Time Ramp Metering Control for Non-Recurrent Congestion: Modeling and Strategy Development

    Chang, G.-L. / Wu, J. / Cohen, S. L. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994



    Traffic Congestion, HOV Lanes, and Ramp Metering - A Case Study

    Singh, R. / Institute of Transportation Engineers | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1992