Title

Estimating magnitude and duration of incident delays

Abstract

Traffic congestion is a major operational problem on urban freeways. In the case of recurring congestion travelers can plan their trips according to the expected occurrence and severity of recurring congestion. However, nonrecurring congestion cannot be managede without real-time prediction. Evaluating the efficiency of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies in reducing incident effects requires developing models that can accurately predict incident duration along with the magnitude of nonrecurring congestion. This paper provides tow statistical models for estimating incident delay and a model for predicting incident duration. The incident delay models showed that up to 85% of variation in incident delay can be explained by incident duration, number of lanes affected, number of vehicles involved, and traffic demand before the incident. The incident duration prediction model showed that 81% of variation in incident duration can be predicted by number of lanes affected, number of vehicles involved, truck involvement, time of day, police response time, and weather condition. These findings have implication for on-line applications within the context of advanced traveler information systems (ATIS).

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Publication Title

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volume

123

Issue

6

Number of Pages

459-466

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1997)123:6(459)

Socpus ID

1842729655 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/1842729655

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