Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data
Toll stations are bottlenecks in the traffic flow of expressways, and the evaluation of their capacity is essential for the operation of the expressway. Traditional capacity studies are mostly based on theoretical modelling of traffic engineering or simulation, with a focus on parameter tuning and i...
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| author | Haolin Wang Fumin Zou Junshan Tian Feng Guo Qiqin Cai |
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| description | Toll stations are bottlenecks in the traffic flow of expressways, and the evaluation of their capacity is essential for the operation of the expressway. Traditional capacity studies are mostly based on theoretical modelling of traffic engineering or simulation, with a focus on parameter tuning and idealized hypotheses, resulting in poor reliability. In view of the coexistence of electronic toll collection lanes and compound toll collection lanes at toll stations of expressways in China, the present study analyses the capacity of entrance and exit lanes of toll stations under mixed traffic conditions using a real toll data-driven approach. Firstly, the service time of a single vehicle during the saturation period was taken as the starting point for the capacity estimates. Secondly, the variation in service time for multiple categories of vehicles is modelled using lognormal distribution. Finally, the capacity of the two types of toll lanes at the designated toll station is determined. The important outcome of this study is the calculation of authentic capacity at the toll stations and the discussion of individual special toll lanes. Accordingly, it contributes to the development of appropriate policies to manage the operation of the toll plaza effectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af1d6ab3a3454e8385e120e3350c49662024-11-02T23:52:20ZengHindawi-WileyJournal of Advanced Transportation2042-31952022-01-01202210.1155/2022/9277000Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll DataHaolin Wang0Fumin Zou1Junshan Tian2Feng Guo3Qiqin Cai4Fujian Key Laboratory of Automotive Electronics and Electric DriveFujian Key Laboratory of Automotive Electronics and Electric DriveFujian Expressway Science & Technology Innovation Research Institute Co. Ltd.College of Mathematics and Computer ScienceCollege of Mechanical Engineering and AutomationToll stations are bottlenecks in the traffic flow of expressways, and the evaluation of their capacity is essential for the operation of the expressway. Traditional capacity studies are mostly based on theoretical modelling of traffic engineering or simulation, with a focus on parameter tuning and idealized hypotheses, resulting in poor reliability. In view of the coexistence of electronic toll collection lanes and compound toll collection lanes at toll stations of expressways in China, the present study analyses the capacity of entrance and exit lanes of toll stations under mixed traffic conditions using a real toll data-driven approach. Firstly, the service time of a single vehicle during the saturation period was taken as the starting point for the capacity estimates. Secondly, the variation in service time for multiple categories of vehicles is modelled using lognormal distribution. Finally, the capacity of the two types of toll lanes at the designated toll station is determined. The important outcome of this study is the calculation of authentic capacity at the toll stations and the discussion of individual special toll lanes. Accordingly, it contributes to the development of appropriate policies to manage the operation of the toll plaza effectively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9277000 |
| spellingShingle | Haolin Wang Fumin Zou Junshan Tian Feng Guo Qiqin Cai Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data Journal of Advanced Transportation |
| title | Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data |
| title_full | Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data |
| title_fullStr | Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data |
| title_short | Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data |
| title_sort | analysis on lane capacity for expressway toll station using toll data |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9277000 |
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