Practical benefits analysis of travel time reliability from automated detection

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2115, 2009, Pages 119-126

  Rafferty, Peter ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAVEL TIME;

AUTOMATED DETECTION; BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS; BENEFITS ANALYSIS; CAPACITY EXPANSION; CONDITION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; OPERATION EFFICIENCIES; OPERATION MANAGEMENT; ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE; TRAVEL TIME RELIABILITY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 76149144018     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2115-15     Document Type: Article

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