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For years, the $56.7 million project on a 5-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield and Westport has caused lane closures and traffic delays. As the project enters its next phase, commuters c…MoreTraffic Delay
Cost Benefit: Wichita Eases Workzone Congestion (Publication)
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Delays in work zones have caused about 10% of highway congestion in the US. The lack of accessible real-time traffic information to help motorists is a major contributor. One effective solution is the…MoreModeling Drivers’ Travel Behavior Changes Caused by Highway Work Zones (Publication)
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It is critical to understand the impacts that work zones have on travel behavior and tripmaking, as more are implemented across the national highway system each year. For example, despite much recogni…MoreWork Zone Traffic Management in Rehabilitation of M-2 (Publication)
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Pakistan has a population of over 199 million and total road network of approximately 264,400 kilometers that serve about 16.2 million vehicles of all types. According to WHO estimates, there were app…MoreOptimizing Work-Zone Schedule with Floating Car Data Considering Traffic Diversion and Managed Lanes (Publication)
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Work zones have become the second largest contributor to the nonrecurring delay disruptions of traffic on US highways. The development of a sound model to minimize the total cost (i.e., road user…MoreToronto Safe Work Zone Pilot Brings Highway Safety Concept to City (Publication)
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Highway drivers have become accustomed to bold signs in work zones, advising them about lane reductions and travel delays. The City of Toronto is testing a similar concept as part of its Smart Work Zo…MoreODOT to Impose Stiffer Fines on Contractors After Long Traffic Delay due to Construction on I-480 (Publication)
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The failure of contractors in meeting the contract requirements of having all lanes open by 6 am has caused construction-related morning delays for area commuters several times. Ohio Department of T…MoreEffect of Road Construction Projects on Travel Time Reliability (Publication)
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Road construction projects have a significant effect on the operational performance of the roads (say, freeways) leading to an increase in congestion and delay during the construction period. The oper…MoreModeling Highway Performance Under Various Short-Term Work Zone Configurations (Publication)
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Federal rules mandate state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to measure and report on the performance of highways within their jurisdictions. Those rules support a…MoreImpact on Traffic flow Due to Construction on Roadside: A Case Study of Thaltej Gam to Vijay Cross Road (Publication)
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The historic city Ahmedabad is the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. The population of Ahmedabad in 2016 is over 7 million people in the city and approximately 8 million in the urban agglom…MoreOptimization of Work Zone Segments on Urban Roads Using Cellular Automata Model in Mixed Traffic (Publication)
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Increased delays and reduced speeds in work zones leads to congestion. This can be improved by optimizing the work zone length. The focus of this study is to model work zones using cellular automa…MoreTemporary Traffic Control Strategy Optimization for Urban Freeways (Publication)
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Temporary traffic control (TTC) strategies have been widely adopted to maintain traffic flow while ensuring TTC costs remain a reasonable portion of construction budgets. As travel demand approaches t…MoreMulticontextual Machine-Learning Approach to Modeling Traffic Impact of Urban Highway Work Zones (Publication)
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Impact assessments of highway construction work zones (CWZs) are mandated for all federally funded highway infrastructure improvement projects. However, most existing approaches are ad hoc or project …MoreFeasibility of Lane Closures Using Probe Data (Publication)
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To develop an adequate traffic operations management and congestion mitigation plan for every roadway maintenance and construction project requiring lane closures, transportation agencies need accurat…MoreEvaluation of Traffic Control Options in Work Zones (Publication)
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Lane closures for work zones along freeways produce bottlenecks. These bottlenecks are problematic due to loss of capacity and excessive lane changes, which impact the facility performance represented…MoreOptimizing the Planning of Highway Work Zones to Maximize Safety and Mobility (Publication)
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Highway work zones create potential risks for both traffic and workers in addition to traffic congestion and delays that result in increased road user delay, traffic crashes, and vehicle emissions. Th…MoreA Smart Highway Work Zone Merge System Enabled by Connected Vehicles (Publication)
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Typical traffic control and operations at work zones usually are not very effective in mitigating the work zone bottleneck. A major reason is that the common early merge behaviors limits utilizing the…MoreVariable Speed Limit Control for Delay and Crash Reductions at Freeway Work Zone Area (Publication)
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Improving operational efficiency and safety on freeway segments has long been recognized as a priority in traffic communities. This study presents a comprehensive variable speed limit (VSL) control mo…MoreUser Costs as One of Main Advantages of Precast Concrete Application in Highway Construction (Publication)
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Road user cost primarily refer to the monetized components of road (re)construction impacts, such as the user delay costs, vehicle operating costs, crash costs and emission costs. Objective of this pa…MorePredicting Freeway Work Zone Delays and Costs with a Hybrid Machine-Learning Model (Publication)
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A hybrid machine-learning model, integrating an artificial neural network (ANN) and a support vector machine (SVM) model, is developed to predict spatiotemporal delays, subject to road geometry, numbe…MoreWork Zone Impact Assessment Methods and Applications (Publication)
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Two work zone impact assessment methods were developed and their applicability was illustrated with data from recent construction projects on the I-35 Central Texas corridor. The first method was deve…MoreAnalysis of Loss of Time Value During Road Maintenance Project (Publication)
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Lane closure is frequently performed in the execution of the road maintenance project. It has a negative impact on road users such as the loss of vehicle operating costs and the loss of time value. Ne…MoreWork Zone Traffic Management Analysis Using Analytical Methods (Training)
The course provides hands-on training on basic analytical methods (sketch planning methods) to compute work zone performance measures (WZPM). The WZPM includes the following factors: capacity, speed, … More
Data-Driven Traffic Impact Assessment Tool for Work Zones (Publication)
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Traditionally, traffic impacts of work zones have been assessed using planning software such as Quick Zone, custom spreadsheets, and others. These software programs generate delay, queuing, and other …MoreWork Zone Impact Assessment Methods and Applications (Publication)
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Two work zone impact assessment methods were developed and their applicability was illustrated using recent construction projects and actual data from the I-35 Central Texas corridor. The first method…MoreArtificial Neural Network Model for Estimating Temporal and Spatial Freeway Work Zone Delay Using Probe-Vehicle Data (Publication)
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Highway lane closures due to road reconstruction and the resulting work zones have been a major source of nonrecurring congestion on freeways. It is extremely important to calculate the safety and cos…More