Citation

Haefner LE, Warner JA. Highw. Res. Rec. 1973; 456: 20-27.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1973, National Research Council (U.S.A.), Highway Research Board)

DOI

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present a technique for evaluating traffic control alternatives and resultant performance changes in a complex traffic system. The system can be described as existing in a finite number of states, with some known probability of transition from one state to another in a given time period. Limited field examples from the merging section of the Baltimore Harbor tunnel are presented and analyzed through a multistage optimization process, termed markovian decision theory. The technique prescribes an optimal traffic control alternative for each possible state of the system. Changes in flow-density relationships, employment of traffic cones, and a hypothesized metering example are discussed as preliminary tests of the technique.

Language: en

Keywords

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL