Simulation-Based Optimization for the Operation of Toll Plaza at Car Park Exit with Mixed Types of Tollbooths and Waiting-Time-Dependent Service

Abstract

This study presents an approach of simulation-based optimization to the operation of the toll plaza at the car park exit. We first propose a simulation model, as the representation of the queueing system for the toll plaza with mixed-type customers and servers where the service time is dependent on the waiting time of customer. Then, a simulation-based integer programming model is developed to design more traffic-efficient yet cost-effective operation schemes. It is decomposed by a rolling horizon approach into subproblems which are all solved via the Kriging metamodel algorithm. A numerical example is presented to illustrate the model and offer insight on how to achieve traffic efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Analysis on Lane Capacity for Expressway Toll Station Using Toll Data

“…Te establishment of the electronic toll collection (ETC) system, as it efectively eases trafc congestion and improves toll station capacity, has been a dominant trend in China [6][7][8]. While vigorously promoting the application of ETC, a small number of compound toll lanes, i.e., compound lanes of ETC system and manual toll collection (MTC) system, are retained in toll stations [9,10]. With the coexistence of two kinds of toll lanes becoming the main construction form of expressway toll stations in China, its capacity analysis has been a hot topic for research.…”