Operational analysis of the contraflow left-turn lane design at signalized intersections in China

J Wu, P Liu, ZZ Tian, C Xu - Transportation research part C: emerging …, 2016 - Elsevier
The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the impacts of an unconventional left-turn
treatment called contraflow left-turn lane (CLL) on the operational performance of left-turn …

Safety evaluation of intersections with dynamic use of exit-lanes for left-turn using field data

J Zhao, Y Liu - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2017 - Elsevier
As a newly proposed unconventional intersection design, the exit-lanes for left-turn (EFL)
intersection is found to be effective in increasing the intersection capacity with high level of …

Optimal Traffic Control for a Tandem Intersection With Improved Lane Assignments at Presignals

J Wan, C Wang, Y Bie - IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article focuses on the optimal traffic control strategy for a tandem intersection with
presignals. First, the impact of a lane assignment scheme at presignals on the operational …

Estimating queue length for contraflow left-turn lane design at signalized intersections

P Liu, J Wu, H Zhou, J Bao, Z Yang - Journal of Transportation …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
An unconventional left-turn treatment called contraflow left-turn lane (CLL) design has been
increasingly used in China to relieve traffic congestion associated with left-turn movements …

Analysis of a signalized intersection with dynamic use of the left-turn lane for opposite through traffic

Y Zheng, X Hua, W Wang, J Xiao, D Li - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
For signalized intersections with a quantitative imbalance between the approach and exit
lanes, this study proposes a method for the dynamic use of the left-turn lane for opposite …

Cellular automaton simulation of vehicles in the contraflow left‐turn lane at signalised intersections

Q Chen, J Yi, Y Wu - IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To improve the capacity of signalised intersections for left‐turn vehicles, an unconventional
left‐turn design named the contraflow left‐turn lane is applied at intersections in several …

Robust signal control of exit lanes for left-turn intersections with the consideration of traffic fluctuation

K Chen, J Zhao, VL Knoop, X Gao - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traffic throughput at intersections can be improved by using exit lanes for left-turning (EFL),
tidal flow lanes near an intersection, which has been recently introduced. This paper …

Optimization of signal timing for the contraflow left-turn lane at signalized intersections based on delay analysis

B Feng, M Zheng, Y Liu - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exit-lanes for a left-turn (EFL) is an unconventional method of organizing traffic for left-
turns at signalized intersections. In this paper, we propose a nonlinear optimization model to …

[HTML][HTML] Signal timing and geometric design at contraflow left-turn lane intersections

R Guo, J Liu, Q Zhao, Y Qi - International journal of transportation science …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a type of innovative intersection, Contraflow left-turn lane (CLL) intersection, has been
increasingly implemented at the signalized intersections for increasing the leftturn capacity …

Modeling the operation of left-turn vehicles at exit lanes for left-turn intersections

Q Liu, X Zhou, J Zhao - Journal of transportation engineering, Part A …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
This study aimed to describe the operation of left-turn vehicles under the impact of exit lanes
for left-turn (EFL) control. A microscopic traffic flow model was proposed, in which a …