Microsimulation Analysis of Traffic Operations at Two Diamond Interchange Types
Joint Authors
Yue, Rui
Yang, Guangchuan
Tian, Zong
Xu, Hao
Lin, Dongmei
Wang, Aobo
Source
Journal of Advanced Transportation
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The operational performance of standard Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) and Tight Diamond Interchange (TDI) has already been widely studied.
In general, SPUI is more efficient than a TDI in terms of increased capacity and decreased traffic delays even though building a SPUI generally incurs a higher cost.
However, due to right-of-way constraints, a standard SPUI may not be implementable at locations with restricted land use; thus, the variations of SPUI are usually considered.
Currently, there is no established methodology or guideline available on the performance evaluation of variations of SPUI.
This paper aims to investigate the operational efficiency of SPUI with frontage roads (SPUI-F, a variation of SPUI).
Based on a field case, the performance of SPUI-F was investigated using microsimulation.
An analytical model for capacity estimation, which considered early return and discharge flow rate, was also established and validated based on microsimulation.
Multiple traffic scenarios were analyzed and their performance measures were compared against the equivalent TDI design.
Simulation results revealed that TDI outperformed SPUI-F in terms of average delay, speed, and queue length, and the proposed analytical model can be used for reliable capacity and delay estimation.
The findings from this study can aid the decision-makers choosing an appropriate interchange type for achieving the best benefit-cost ratio.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yue, Rui& Yang, Guangchuan& Tian, Zong& Xu, Hao& Lin, Dongmei& Wang, Aobo. 2019. Microsimulation Analysis of Traffic Operations at Two Diamond Interchange Types. Journal of Advanced Transportation،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170050
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yue, Rui…[et al.]. Microsimulation Analysis of Traffic Operations at Two Diamond Interchange Types. Journal of Advanced Transportation No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170050
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yue, Rui& Yang, Guangchuan& Tian, Zong& Xu, Hao& Lin, Dongmei& Wang, Aobo. Microsimulation Analysis of Traffic Operations at Two Diamond Interchange Types. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170050
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1170050