Long-Distance-Commuter (LDC) Lane: A New Concept for Freeway Traffic Management

Qu, X; Wang, S

Long-Distance-Commuter (LDC) Lane: A New Concept for Freeway Traffic Management

Qu, X

Wang, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2015, 30 (10), pp. 815 - 823
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Qu, X https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-3756	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wang, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2015, 30 (10), pp. 815 - 823	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1093-9687	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/119174
dc.description.abstract	©2015 Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. Many freeways connect two major cities (e.g., Gold Coast to Brisbane) in Australia. A great portion of commuters travel between these two cities whereas the number of commuters taking the on-ramps and off-ramps in between is comparatively small. Enlightened by this observation, we propose a novel and practical concept for freeway traffic management: long-distance-commuter (LDC) lane. The LDC lane is a dedicated lane that only commuters traveling between the two major cities can use. Since there is no or only minor disturbance from forced lane-changing of vehicles from other lanes, the LDC lane admits a much higher capacity. Our preliminary case study based on the freeway between Gold Coast and Brisbane demonstrates that using the LDC lane significantly increases the average speed as well as overall capacity.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/mice.12102	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Civil Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Long-Distance-Commuter (LDC) Lane: A New Concept for Freeway Traffic Management	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	10	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	30	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CRIN - Realtime Information Networks
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©2015 Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. Many freeways connect two major cities (e.g., Gold Coast to Brisbane) in Australia. A great portion of commuters travel between these two cities whereas the number of commuters taking the on-ramps and off-ramps in between is comparatively small. Enlightened by this observation, we propose a novel and practical concept for freeway traffic management: long-distance-commuter (LDC) lane. The LDC lane is a dedicated lane that only commuters traveling between the two major cities can use. Since there is no or only minor disturbance from forced lane-changing of vehicles from other lanes, the LDC lane admits a much higher capacity. Our preliminary case study based on the freeway between Gold Coast and Brisbane demonstrates that using the LDC lane significantly increases the average speed as well as overall capacity.

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