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CE 351, L9, Traffic Control Devices

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CE 351: Transportation Planning and

Traffic Engineering
Lecture 9: Traffic Control Devices
Course Teacher: Saurav Barua
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, DIU
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01715334075
Content of the Lecture

General requirements for Color convention for road


traffic control devices marking

Regulatory, warning and


Warrants for a traffic signal
informatory signs

Fixed and variable time traffic


Advantages of road marking signals

Pavement marking and object Webster’s method of traffic


marking signal design

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Variable message sign (VMS)
Variable message signs (VMS) are permanently-installed or
portable electronic roadside signs operated remotely by traffic
management centers (TMC) to post
• traveler information messages to inform drivers of incidents,
• travel times,
• detours,
• special events, and
• other useful road conditions or
• travel information.
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When to use VMS
•Improves traveler decision making, which can improve
safety, reduce congestion and travel delay, and decrease
traveler frustration
•Reduces collisions by alerting drivers to slowed or
stopped traffic ahead
•VMS improves driver compliance with posted speeds
because drivers are more likely to obey the speed limits
when they are aware of the reason for the reduced
speed.
•As compared with other technologies used to provide
traveler information—such as in-vehicle navigation
devices and mobile apps—VMS it is widely accessible,
easily comprehended, and less likely to cause driver
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Problem 3.4: User equilibrium (UE) and system optimal (SO)
assignment for route choice

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Link performance function = unit
delay (delay per flow)
So, total delay = flow x unit delay

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Problem 3.5: Logit model with dummy variable (mode choice)

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U (auto) = -1 x C + 5 x (0)

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Total trips = Tij

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