Evaluation of Pre-emption and Transition Strategies for Northern Virginia Smart Traffic Signal Systems (NVSTSS)

Evaluation of Pre-emption and Transition Strategies for Northern Virginia Smart Traffic Signal Systems (NVSTSS)
Author: Byungkyu Park
Publisher:
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2008
Genre: Electronic traffic controls
ISBN:

Modern traffic signal control systems provide emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) capabilities by utilizing advanced sensors and communication technologies. EVP strategies are widely implemented by urban transportation management agencies. One of the challenges of implementing EVP under coordinated-actuated signal systems is selecting the best coordination recovery strategy at the end of preemption such that disruptions to the normal traffic signal operations are minimized. Similarly, time-of-day (TOD) traffic operations also produce such disruptions while transitioning between TOD modes and require returning to coordination. This report presents the evaluation results of various EVP recovery and TOD transition strategies in an urban corridor including four coordinated-actuated signals along Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in Chantilly, Virginia. Since field testing of various preemption and TOD transition strategies is impractical, the study was performed using hardware-in-the-loop simulation, which consisted of a well-calibrated VISSIM microscopic simulation model, four traffic controllers, and four controller interface devices. The study results showed that advanced controllers (e.g., 2070 and ASC/3) have advantages over the 170 controller for the EVP recovery strategies, while the 170 controller's TOD transition strategies outperformed those of the newer controllers.

Performance Measures of Operational Effectiveness for Highway Segments and Systems

Performance Measures of Operational Effectiveness for Highway Segments and Systems
Author: Terrel Shaw
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2003
Genre: Roads
ISBN: 030906953X

The Transportation Research Board's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 311: Performance Measures of Operational Effectiveness for Highway Segments and Systems examines the use of performance measures for the monitoring and operational management of highway segments and systems.

Traffic Signal Timing Manual

Traffic Signal Timing Manual
Author: U.s. Department of Transportation
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2015-02-20
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781508557173

This report serves as a comprehensive guide to traffic signal timing and documents the tasks completed in association with its development. The focus of this document is on traffic signal control principles, practices, and procedures. It describes the relationship between traffic signal timing and transportation policy and addresses maintenance and operations of traffic signals. It represents a synthesis of traffic signal timing concepts and their application and focuses on the use of detection, related timing parameters, and resulting effects to users at the intersection. It discusses advanced topics briefly to raise awareness related to their use and application. The purpose of the Signal Timing Manual is to provide direction and guidance to managers, supervisors, and practitioners based on sound practice to proactively and comprehensively improve signal timing. The outcome of properly training staff and proactively operating and maintaining traffic signals is signal timing that reduces congestion and fuel consumption ultimately improving our quality of life and the air we breathe. This manual provides an easy-to-use concise, practical and modular guide on signal timing. The elements of signal timing from policy and funding considerations to timing plan development, assessment, and maintenance are covered in the manual. The manual is the culmination of research into practices across North America and serves as a reference for a range of practitioners, from those involved in the day to day management, operation and maintenance of traffic signals to those that plan, design, operate and maintain these systems.