Evaluation of Ramp Metering Effectiveness Along the I-35 Corridor in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area

The major objective of this research is to evaluate the ramp metering operations along the I-35 corridor (both directions) in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, and also provide recommendations to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) on the implementation and specifications of the ramp metering algorithm.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $59983
• Contract Numbers:

  K-TRAN: KU-16-4

  RE-0696-01

  C2071

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754
• Managing Organizations:

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kansas, Lawrence

  1530 West 15th Street
  Lawrence, KS  United States  66045
• Principal Investigators:

  Kondyli, Alexandra

  Schrock, Steven

• Start Date: 20151001
• Expected Completion Date: 20230228
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Highway operations; Ramp metering; Specifications; Traffic control devices; Traffic flow
• Identifier Terms: Kansas Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Kansas City Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01593496
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Kansas Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: K-TRAN: KU-16-4, RE-0696-01, C2071
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 11 2016 5:27PM