Analysis of Interrelated Network Improvement Alternatives
This proposed project will develop simulation and optimization methods for analyzing, selecting, and scheduling interrelated improvement alternatives for transportation networks. The interrelations may arise from changes in network flows and resulting user benefits, from constraints affecting multiple projects, and from various possible synergies. The methods will jointly analyze different types of alternatives, including new construction, post-disruption restoration, maintenance, operations, and pricing. The methods will analyze and seek to coordinate alternatives implemented by different agencies and jurisdictions, from different funding pools. They will consider funding mechanisms and constraints, equity factors, agency priorities, and uncertainties regarding demand growth, costs, budgets and implementation times. These methods are expected to improve the ability of various transportation agencies to efficiently allocate their limited resources, coordinate their development plans, deal with disruptions, and improve the capacity, service quality and overall performance of transportation systems.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $120000
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Contract Numbers:
69A43551747123
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Urban Mobility & Equity Center
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD United States 21251 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Maryland, College Park
3112 Lee Building
College Park, MD United States 20742Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
3500 Transportation Research Plaza
Blacksburg, VA United States 24061 -
Principal Investigators:
Rakha, Hesham
Schonfeld, Paul
- Start Date: 20211001
- Expected Completion Date: 20230228
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Improvements; Maintenance management; Networks; Optimization; Simulation
- Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01776747
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Urban Mobility & Equity Center
- Contract Numbers: 69A43551747123
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Jul 20 2021 8:40PM