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Citation

Gu W, Cassidy MJ, Li Y. Transp. Res. B Methodol. 2012; 46(10): 1308-1321.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.trb.2012.08.006

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Widening a highway toll plaza, border crossing or other checkpoint by adding travel lanes and vehicle-processing stations in parallel fashion can be expensive, and sometimes even infeasible. Rather than expanding laterally, checkpoint capacities can be increased by branching or staggering the vehicle-processing stations, or by placing them in tandem. Analytical models are formulated to estimate the vehicle-processing capacities achievable via these layouts. The models indicate that tandem designs tend to produce the highest capacities among the three alternatives. Other insights are unveiled as well.

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