Guidelines for Evaluation of Ramp Signaling Deployments in a Real-Time Operations Environment

The objectives of this project are to: (1) Develop warrants for use to support the off-line selection of the locations for ramp signaling based on traffic flow dynamics assessed utilizing data from multiple source; (2) Develop warrants for real-time activation and deactivation of ramp signaling considering traffic flow operations at recurrent bottlenecks; (3) Develop warrants for real-time activation of ramp signaling considering non-recurrent events; (4) If determined to be feasible and useful, implement the developed warrants in a web-based tool and demonstrate its use to support ramp signaling decisions in one district.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $200000
• Contract Numbers:

  BDV29 977-25

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  605 Suwannee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Ponnaluri, Raj

• Performing Organizations:

  Florida International University

  10555 W. Flagler Street
  Room 3602
  Miami, FL  United States  33172
• Principal Investigators:

  Hadi, Mohammed

• Start Date: 20160125
• Expected Completion Date: 20170815
• Actual Completion Date: 20170930

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bottlenecks; Guidelines; Location; Ramp metering; Real time control; Traffic flow; Warrants (Traffic control devices); Web applications
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01590057
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BDV29 977-25
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 9 2016 3:22PM