NDLI: Modeling framework for the evaluation of alternative truck lane management strategies

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Author	Rakha, H. El-Shawarby, I. Sangjun Park Arafeh, M.
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Author affiliation: Research Associate at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, 24061, USA (Sangjun Park) \|\| Charles E. Via Jr. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, USA (Rakha, H.) \|\| Design and Production Engineering Dept. at Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt (El-Shawarby, I.) \|\| Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (Arafeh, M.)
Abstract	This paper develops and validates a modeling framework for the evaluation of alternative truck lane management strategies. The framework is used to evaluate alternative truck lane management strategies along a section of Interstate 81, VA. The average light-duty and heavy-duty vehicle speeds produced by the simulation model were found to be consistent with field observations for the base condition. Three scenarios were considered, including: (a) adding a single lane to section 2 (from mileposts 125.0 to 120.7); (b) adding a single lane across sections 1 (from mileposts 128.1 to 125.0), 2, and 3 (from milepost 120.7 to 119.6); (c) combining (a) and (b) to result in four lanes from mileposts 128.1 to 119.6. The results of the analysis indicate that all three scenarios produce savings in travel time; energy; HC, CO, and CO2 emissions; and crash savings relative to the base do-nothing scenario. These benefits increase as the travel demand grows from the base year of 2004 to the horizon year of 2035. A benefit-cost analysis was conducted, and the results demonstrate that the most cost-effective upgrade is to add a third lane to section 2 (benefit-cost ratio of 5.35) followed by the addition of a single lane to sections 1 through 3 (benefit-cost ratio of 2.30). The addition of a fourth lane to section 2, together with an extra lane in sections 1 through 3, still offers advantages with a benefit-cost ratio of 1.60.
Starting Page	1025
Ending Page	1032
File Size	518621
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424476572
ISSN	21530017
e-ISBN	9781424476596
DOI	10.1109/ITSC.2010.5625022
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-09-19
Publisher Place	Portugal
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Vehicles Computational modeling Software Traffic control Fuels Acceleration
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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