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Analysis of Traffic Operation Characteristics and Calculation Model of the Length of the Connecting Section between Ramp and Intersection

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  • Fu Wang

    (School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Dengjun Gu

    (School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Anqi Chen

    (Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre, School of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK)

Abstract

Many cities have built expressways to alleviate traffic congestion, among which elevated expressways are the most common form. However, traffic congestion still occurs frequently in the connecting section between the ramp of expressway and the ground intersection. Based on the field traffic survey data, the traffic operation characteristics of vehicles in the connecting section and the main factors affecting the length of the connecting section are analyzed. A combined model for calculating the length of the connecting section between ramp of urban expressway and intersection is proposed. VISSIM is used to simulate the traffic flow under the current and calculated length of the connecting section. The comparison results show that under the calculation length, the travel time, average delay, parking time and queue length are reduced to varying degrees, which verifies the rationality of the calculation model.

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  • Fu Wang & Dengjun Gu & Anqi Chen, 2022. "Analysis of Traffic Operation Characteristics and Calculation Model of the Length of the Connecting Section between Ramp and Intersection," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:629-:d:719278
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    1. Bingsheng Huang & Fusheng Zhang, 2022. "Analysis of Traffic Oversaturation Based on Multi-Objective Data," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-21, July.
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    3. Tianjun Feng & Yusong Liu & Chun Chen & Keke Liu & Chongjun Huang, 2024. "Traffic Safety Evaluation of Downstream Intersections on Urban Expressways Based on Analytical Hierarchy Process–Matter-Element Method," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-14, August.
    4. Abdelhalim Azam & Fayez Alanazi & Mohamed Ahmed Okail & Mohamed Ragab, 2023. "Operational and Environmental Assessment of Weaving Section for Urban Roads: Case Study, Aljouf Region, KSA," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-13, February.

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