Title

A New Stochastic Discrete-Event Micro Simulation Model For Evaluating Traffic Operations At Electronic Toll Collection Plazas

Keywords

Automatic Vehicle Identification; Electronic Toll Collection; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Simulation; Toll Plazas

Abstract

This article presents a discrete-event stochastic microscopic simulation model specifically developed to evaluate the operational performance of toll plazas. The model has been calibrated, validated, and applied to toll plazas equipped with Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) in Orlando, Florida. Traffic behavior is represented using a set of mathematical and logic algorithms that control the conflicts among vehicles within the toll plaza area. Modified versions of Car-Following and Lane-Changing Algorithms and a new Toll-Lane Selection Algorithm are integrated into this new model to simulate traffic operation at toll plazas. The model output includes Measures of Effectiveness that can be used to evaluate the performance of existing and future individual toll lanes and the entire toll plaza system. Real-life data collected at the busiest toll plaza in the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (OOCEA) system was compared with the model output to validate the developed model. Statistical tests indicated that there is no significant difference at the 95% confidence level between Measures of Effectiveness obtained from the model and those collected in the real world. Copyright © Taylor and Francis Inc.

Publication Date

10-1-2005

Publication Title

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems: Technology, Planning, and Operations

Volume

9

Issue

4

Number of Pages

205-219

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/15472450500240084

Socpus ID

27644509577 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/27644509577

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