Impact of a Dedicated Lane on the Capacity and the Level of Service of an Urban Motorway

J Princeton (1) , S Cohen (1)

1 IFSTTAR/GRETTIA - Génie des Réseaux de Transport Terrestres et Informatique Avancée

The impact of managed lanes on motorway capacity is an increasing topic of interest. A trial of a dedicated lane on an urban motorway is described in this paper. The assessment of the operation is carried out ex post, based on a before after comparison between the do noting case and the new implemented scheme. When the dedicated lane is implemented, capacity remains stable upstream and downstream. The level of service is significantly degraded upstream and slightly improved downstream. The length of the recurring morning peak increases. Other changes concerning travel time and traffic volumes are also analyzed.

Mots clés: AUTOROUTE; CAPACITE DES ROUTES; NIVEAU DE SERVICE

Domaines: Autre

J Princeton, S Cohen. Impact of a Dedicated Lane on the Capacity and the Level of Service of an Urban Motorway. 6ème International Symposium on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service, Jun 2011, France. pp 196-206, ⟨10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.442⟩. ⟨hal-00908201⟩