Identify Best Locations for New Flex-Route Projects Throughout the State of Michigan
Travel demand variation is one of the main sources of traffic congestion. Managed lane strategies are proposed as a viable approach for addressing the traffic congestion issue. The US-23 Flex-Route construction project is an example of a successful application for managing lanes in the state of Michigan. It is essential to study state-wide congestion distribution to identify the best locations for assigning the highest priority project candidates for future flex-routes or other managed lane strategies. Financing these projects at the same time might be financially challenging. This proposed research will also investigate developing a viable project rollout strategy that would support increasing the number of managed lanes, including temporary shoulder use, throughout the state.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
-
Sponsor Organizations:
Michigan Department of Transportation
Van Wagoner Building
425 W. Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI United States 48909 -
Performing Organizations:
Michigan State University, East Lansing
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Institute for Community Development
East Lansing, MI United States 48824-1226 -
Principal Investigators:
Savolainen, Peter
- Start Date: 20230515
- Expected Completion Date: 20250614
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Congestion management systems; Construction projects; Location; Managed lanes; Transportation planning
- Geographic Terms: Michigan
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01889386
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Michigan Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jul 31 2023 11:43AM