Local Ramp Metering Strategy ALINEA: Microscopic Simulation Based Evaluation Study on Istanbul Freeways

Transportation Research Procedia

Volumn 22, Issue , 2017, Pages 598-606

  Abuamer, Ismail M ^a   Celikoglu, Hilmi Berk ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

congestion; microscopic simulation; ramp metering

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019468777     PISSN: 23521457     EISSN: 23521465     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trpro.2017.03.050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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