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Integrated Corridor Management Analysis, Modeling,
and Simulation
Experimental Plan for the Test Corridor

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March 2008
FHWA-JPO-08-035
EDL 14415

Federal Highway Administration
Office of Transportation Management (HOTM)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
www.fhwa.dot.gov

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Table of Contents

Notice and Quality Assurance Statement

Technical Report Documentation Page

SI Conversion Factors

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Modeling Approach

3.0 Analysis Scenarios and ICM Strategies

4.0 Model Calibration

5.0 Performance Measures

6.0 Summary

List of Tables

Table 3.1  Determining High-Volume Scenario from VMT for Caltrans District 4

Table 3.2  Test Corridor – Summary of Analysis Settings

Table 3.3  Percentages of Days in the Year Categorized by Incident and Demand Levels

Table 3.4  Test Corridor Analysis Scenarios

Table 4.1  Calibration Criteria for the Test Corridor AMS

Table 4.2  Travel Time Calibration Southbound – AM

Table 4.3  Travel Time Calibration Northbound – AM

List of Figures

Figure 2.1  Test Corridor

Figure 2.2  Test Corridor AMS Framework

Figure 2.3  Alameda County Travel Demand Model

Figure 2.4  Mesoscopic Simulation Network for the Test Corridor

Figure 2.5  Microscopic Simulation Network for the Test Corridor

Figure 2.6  Pivot Point Mode Choice Model Application

Figure 2.7  Pivot Point Mode Shift Model – Work Flow

Figure 3.1  Key Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Impacts May Be Lost If Only “Normal” Conditions Considered

Figure 3.2  Sources of System Variation – Classifying Frequency and Intensity

Figure 3.3  Demand Variation on the Test Corridor

Figure 3.4  Incident Locations/Frequency – Test Corridor NB

Figure 3.5  Incident Locations and Frequency on Test Corridor – Southbound

Figure 3.6  Incident Frequency in the Test Corridor – Southbound

Figure 3.7  Highest Frequency Incident Location in the Test Corridor

Figure 3.8  Incident Duration from PeMS

Figure 3.9  Incident Duration on the Test Corridor

Figure 4.1  DynaSmart-P Calibration – Observed versus Simulated Volumes

Figure 4.2  DynaSmart-P Calibration – Error in Link Volumes

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