Alternative intersections/interchanges: informational report (AIIR)

W Hughes, R Jagannathan, D Sengupta, J Hummer - 2010 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
Today's transportation professionals are challenged to meet the mobility needs of an
increasing population with limited resources. At many highway junctions, congestion …

Evaluating operational features of three unconventional intersections under heavy traffic based on CRITIC method

B Pan, S Liu, Z Xie, Y Shao, X Li, R Ge - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conventional four-legged intersections are inefficient under heavy traffic requirements and
are prone to congestion problems. Unconventional intersections with innovative designs …

Optimal operation of displaced left-turn intersections: A lane-based approach

J Zhao, W Ma, KL Head, X Yang - Transportation Research Part C …, 2015 - Elsevier
Displaced left-turn (DLT) intersections that resolve the conflict between left-turn and
opposing-through movements at the pre-signal are probably the most extensively used …

Analysis of unconventional arterial intersection designs (UAIDs): state-of-the-art methodologies and future research directions

M El Esawey, T Sayed - Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The use of unconventional arterial intersection designs (UAIDs) has been advocated as a
novel solution that can efficiently enhance the operational and safety performance of at …

A continuous-flow-intersection-lite design and traffic control for oversaturated bottleneck intersections

W Sun, X Wu, Y Wang, G Yu - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2015 - Elsevier
Oversaturation has become a severe problem for urban intersections, especially the
bottleneck intersections that cause queue spillover and network gridlock. Further …

Pedestrian crossing design and analysis for symmetric intersections: Efficiency and safety

L Tang, Y Liu, JL Li, R Qi, S Zheng, B Chen… - … research part A: policy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Traffic engineers are making efforts to mitigate congestion and to improve efficiency at
intersections. The symmetric intersection (SI) can increase the capacity of intersections and …

Increasing signalized intersection capacity with unconventional use of special width approach lanes

J Zhao, Y Liu, T Wang - Computer‐Aided Civil and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy traffic volume coupled with insufficient capacity due to limited space cause most of
traffic congestion at urban signalized intersections. This article presents an innovative …

Traffic signal control with partial grade separation for oversaturated conditions

Q He, R Kamineni, Z Zhang - Transportation research part C: emerging …, 2016 - Elsevier
Increasing individual vehicular traffic is a major concern all around the world. This leads to
more and more oversaturated intersections. Traffic signal control under oversaturated …

Simulation modeling of pedestrian performance in the new synchronized and Milwaukee B interchanges versus existing designs

A Mehrara Molan, JE Hummer - Transportation research …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Most US highway agencies recognize the importance of designing safe, short, and
comfortable paths for pedestrians. Providing such an acceptable condition for pedestrians …

Evaluation and analysis of CFI schemes with different length of displaced left-turn lanes with entropy method

B Pan, S Luo, J Ying, Y Shao, S Liu, X Li, J Lei - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
As an unconventional design to alleviate the conflict between left-turn and through vehicles,
Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) has obvious advantages in improving the sustainability …