Operational Performance Measures for Two-lane Roads: An Assessment of Methodological Alternatives

Ghosh, Indrajit; Chandra, Satish; Boora, Amardeep

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.11.137

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“…Another compound measure that was proposed in the literature is percent impeded (PI). This measure was originally proposed by Al-Kaisy and Freedman ( 33 ), and was later investigated by Hashim and Abdel-Wahed ( 8 ), Ghosh et al ( 34 ), and Moreno et al ( 9 ). PI is defined as the percentage of vehicles impeded by slower-moving vehicles in a directional traffic stream measured at a point location.…”

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Traffic Operations on Rural Two-Lane Highways: A Review on Performance Measures and Indicators

Al-Kaisy

Jafari

Washburn

et al. 2018

Transportation Research Record

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Two-lane highways constitute a large proportion of the highway system in the US, particularly in rural areas. Performance evaluation on those highways is the basis for planning, upgrade and improvement programs. Such evaluations are conducted using performance measures that should ideally be correlated to performance determinants on those highways. Unlike other highway facilities, two-lane highway performance is notably affected by the platooning phenomenon, which is believed to be a function of traffic level and passing opportunities. Over the last couple of decades, several studies have addressed performance measures on two-lane highways, and are mainly driven by the reported limitations of the current measures used by the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM).

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Section: Review Resultsmentioning

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Traffic Operations on Rural Two-Lane Highways: A Review on Performance Measures and Indicators

Al-Kaisy

Jafari

Washburn

et al. 2018

Transportation Research Record

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“…This measure was originally proposed by Al-Kaisy and Freedman (2011) and was later investigated by Hashim and Abdel-Wahed (2011), Ghosh et al (2013), andMoreno et al (2014). PI is defined as the product of PF and the probability of desired speeds being greater than the average speed of platoon leaders.…”

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Improved Analysis of Two-Lane Highway Capacity and Operational Performance

Washburn

Al-Kaisy

Luttinen³

et al. 2018

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“…Semeida (2013) explored the relationship between road geometric characteristics and percentage of heavy vehicles, and level of service and road capacity. Ghosh et al (2013) summarized the evolution of research on determining the level of service of two-lane roads and identified some future directions to enhance Indian mixed traffic situation. Jadhav and Attar (2014) emphasized on the role of build-operate-transfer models on Indian road infrastructure development, and examined the details of road section and traffic volume study.…”

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A state-wise performance appraisal of the Indian roads using PROMETHEE-GIS approach

Chakraborty

Ranjan

Mondal

2018

BIJ

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Purpose A road network provides arterial arrangement to facilitate business, transport, social integration and economic progress of any nation. During the last seven decades after independence, road transport infrastructure in India has expanded manifold, both in terms of spread (total length and density of road) and capacity (number of on-road registered vehicles, and volume of passenger and freight traffic handled). But, with the enrichment of road transport network in India, the number of traffic accidents and total cost for maintaining the road infrastructure also keeps on increasing. It becomes necessary to evaluate state-wise performance of the Indian roads using some mathematical tools. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, using preference ranking organization method for enrichment of evaluations (PROMETHEE) and geometrical analysis for interactive aid (GAIA) approaches, an attempt is made to appraise the state-wise performance of Indian roads based on 12 critically important criteria. A geographic information system method and a hue-saturation-value color coding scheme are also employed to identify the influence of individual criterion on the overall rank of 29 Indian states. Findings It is observed that amongst all the considered states, the road conditions in the states of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh are really satisfactory, whereas Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the lagging states requiring governmental intervention and support to enhance their road network infrastructure. Practical implications This analysis would help the decision makers to identify the strengths and deficiencies of each Indian state with respect to its road conditions so that proper promotional and growth actions can be implemented. Originality/value From the review of the existing literature, it is quite evident that till date, no research work has been conducted in order to evaluate the performance of roads, and their conditions and characteristic features in the Indian context. In this paper, the state-wise performance of the Indian roads is appraised based on several identified parameters using a combined PROMETHEE-GAIA approach.

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Operational Performance Measures for Two-lane Roads: An Assessment of Methodological Alternatives

Cited by 11 publications

References 10 publications

Traffic Operations on Rural Two-Lane Highways: A Review on Performance Measures and Indicators

Traffic Operations on Rural Two-Lane Highways: A Review on Performance Measures and Indicators

Improved Analysis of Two-Lane Highway Capacity and Operational Performance

A state-wise performance appraisal of the Indian roads using PROMETHEE-GIS approach

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