Shifting work zones from daytime to nighttime is a potential solution to air quality issues on roadway with high traffic volume and where it is undesirable to close lanes during peak hours. The expected benefit of such shifting is to reduce total fuel consumption and on-road vehicle emissions. However, the magnitude of emission reductions and air quality impacts has not been examined comprehensively at work zones. The study presented in this paper investigated the traffic-related emission impacts of work zones using an urban freeway case study. A VISSIM test bed combined with the Environmental Protection Agency’s MOVES emission model was used to estimate total emissions assuming daytime and nighttime lane-closure scenarios. Vehicle emissions were estimated using a link-based method and operating mode-based method. The results from both methods demonstrated that nighttime construction has a significant impact on both traffic speeds and vehicle emissions, primarily as a result of reductions in vehicle miles traveled. In addition, a horizontal comparison between the results from the two methods was made to assess the impact of different emission estimation approaches. The outcomes from the comparison highlight the potential importance of the operating mode-based approach for accurately estimate total traffic emission quantities when data or simulations are available.
Estimating Vehicular Emission Impact of Nighttime Construction with VISSIM and Different MOVES Emission Estimation Approaches
Transportation Research Record
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 2672 , 25 ; 174-186
2018-10-10
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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