Delivering resources to save time, lives, and money

SR 520 Eastbound Morning Ramp Metering Three Month Study

Overview

This document is a report on the operation of ramp meters at two locations joining eastbound SR 520. These meters were recently activated to be in use during the morning commute to alleviate congestion and increase the safety of travelers.  The results between the two locations and multiple times varied. All results are included in the report. 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations Area of Practice

    Access Management
    Corridor and Arterial Traffic Management
    Ramp Metering
    Integrated ITS Deployment
    Detection Systems
    Real Time Traveler Information
    Standards and Specifications
    Data Acquisition, Support and Hosting
    Travel Demand Forecasting
    Planning for Operations
    Decision Criteria for ITS Device Type and Location

Organizational Capability Element

    Performance Management
    System Architecture / Engineering
    Standards and Interoperability
    Freeway Operations
    Project Systems Engineering
    Traveler Information
    Testing, Verification & Validation (V&V)
    Arterial Traffic Control Device Operations

Content Type

Case Studies & Lessons Learned

Role in Organization

Transportation Planner
Senior Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Engineer
Senior Manager

Publishing Organization

State DOTs

Document Downloads

Author
Paul Neel,
Jason Gibbens
Issue Date