Traffic Simulation in Regional Modeling: Application to the Interstate Infrastructure near the Toledo Sea Port. Final Report.

摘要

A small team of university-based transportation system experts and simulation experts has been assembled to develop, test, and apply an approach to assessing road infrastructure capacity using micro traffic simulation supported by publically available data in partnership with personnel of the Toledo Sea Port, the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments, and the Ohio Department of Transportation. Application activities previously focused on the arterial road infrastructure connecting the Toledo Sea Port to the interstate highway system via Interstate 280 and now focus on capacity on Interstate 75 in Toledo near Anthony Wayne Trail and Nebraska Avenue. Data was gathered from the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments and the Ohio Department of Transportation. A micro traffic simulation model was developed using the commercial software product AIMSUN. Simulation experiments were conducted to assess traffic bottlenecks caused by a construction project to add one additional lane in each direction to I-75. The road infrastructure was seen to have sufficient capacity to support the construction activity without traffic delays.