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International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research

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01-05-2011

Examining the Effect of Connecting Auxiliary Lanes on Mitigation of Expressway Traffic Congestion

Authors: Hisanaga Sato, Jian Xing, Shinichiro Tanaka, Kazuteru Morikita

Published in: International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research | Issue 2/2011

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This paper examines the effects produced by connecting and changing the line of auxiliary lanes on lane utilization, bottleneck capacity and mitigation of traffic congestion on the expressway. It was found that the longitudinal utilization of the auxiliary lane increased in the range of 2–9% after continuous connection compared to that before. The average breakdown flow at the inbound bottleneck increased by 6% (190 vph) and at the outbound bottleneck increased by 3% (100 vph). Finally, the total delay was reduced by 24% in the inbound direction, 62% in the outbound direction, and on average 33% in both directions, consequently reducing the total delay caused by traffic congestion.

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Title: Examining the Effect of Connecting Auxiliary Lanes on Mitigation of Expressway Traffic Congestion
Authors: Hisanaga Sato
Jian Xing
Shinichiro Tanaka
Kazuteru Morikita
Publication date: 01-05-2011
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 1348-8503
Electronic ISSN: 1868-8659
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13177-011-0031-3

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