Work zone road user costs: Concepts and applications

J Mallela, S Sadavisam - 2011 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
This document presents a detailed discussion of the key components of WZ RUC, input
needs, and available tools. Step-by-step procedures to derive unit costs for monetary RUC …

Estimating capacity and traffic delay in work zones: An overview

J Weng, Q Meng - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the approaches to estimating the work zone operational
issues: capacity and traffic delay in work zones. It first explores the factors affecting work …

Review of methods for estimating construction work zone capacity

AH Mashhadi, M Farhadmanesh… - Transportation …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Road reconstruction and the resulting work zones are considered as a major source of traffic
congestion and delays on freeways. The roadway capacity is decreased as a result of a …

Predicting Freeway Work Zone Capacity Distribution Based on Logistic Speed‐Density Models

C Lu, J Dong, A Sharma, T Huang… - Journal of Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Speed‐volume‐density relationship and capacity are key elements in modelling traffic
operations, designing roadways, and evaluating facility performance. This paper uses a …

Decision tree–based model for estimation of work zone capacity

J Weng, Q Meng - Transportation research record, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The ability to estimate work zone capacity accurately is imperative because accurate
estimates are a key input to estimates of queue length and traffic delay in work zones. This …

Innovative work zone capacity models from nationwide field and archival sources

C Yeom, A Hajbabaie, BJ Schroeder… - Transportation …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Freeway work zone capacity has been the focus of significant research, but most studies
were limited to specific geographic regions or work zone configurations or both. To date, no …

Ensemble tree approach to estimating work zone capacity

J Weng, Q Meng - Transportation research record, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Accurate estimation of work zone capacity is necessary for successful traffic control
management at work zones. This study uses an ensemble tree approach to estimate work …

Incorporating work zone configuration factors into speed‐flow and capacity models

J Weng, Q Meng - Journal of advanced transportation, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to develop work zone speed‐flow and capacity models, which incorporate
work zone configuration factors including the number of work zones, geometrical alignment …

Quantifying non-recurrent traffic congestion caused by freeway work zones using archived work zone and ITS traffic data

Y Chung, H Kim, M Park - Transportmetrica, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Non-recurrent traffic congestion has been estimated using the capacity and the number of
closed lanes in work zones and the upstream traffic demand of work zones. However, the …

Probability distribution‐based model for work zone capacity prediction

J Weng, X Yan - Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to develop a truncated lognormal distribution model to predict work zone
capacity. The distribution model parameters are formulated as linear functions of road type …