Simulation-based investigation on high-occupancy toll lane operations for washington state route 167

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 677-686

  Zhang, Guohui ^a   Yan, Shuming ^b   Wang, Yinhai ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided simulation; High occupancy vehicles; Toll roads; Traffic assignment; Washington

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SIMULATION; HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLES; TOLL ROADS; TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT; WASHINGTON;

CHANNEL CAPACITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ROADS AND STREETS; STEEL BRIDGES; TOLL HIGHWAYS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; VEHICLES;

SIMULATORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; ROAD PRICING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 70349540735     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2009)135:10(677)     Document Type: Article

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