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Estimation of Road Capacity at Two-Lane Freeway Work Zones Considering the Rate of Heavy Vehicles

중차량 비에 따른 편도 2차로 고속도로 공사구간 도로 용량 추정

  • Ko, Eunjeong (Dept. of The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School for Green Transportation, KAIST) ;
  • Kim, Hyungjoo (Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology) ;
  • Park, Shin Hyoung (Dept. of Transportation Engineering, Keimyung University) ;
  • Jang, Kitae (Dept. of The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School for Green Transportation, KAIST)
  • 고은정 (한국과학기술원 조천식녹색교통대학원) ;
  • 김형주 (차세대융합기술연구원 경기도자율주행센터) ;
  • 박신형 (계명대학교 도시학부 교통공학전공) ;
  • 장기태 (한국과학기술원 조천식녹색교통대학원)
  • Received : 2020.01.20
  • Accepted : 2020.03.23
  • Published : 2020.04.30

Abstract

The objective of this study is to estimate traffic capacity based on the heavy-vehicle ratio in a two-lane freeway work zone where one lane is blocked by construction. For this, closed circuit television (CCTV) video data of the freeway work zone was collected, and the congestion at an upstream point was observed. The traffic volume at a downstream point was analyzed after a bottleneck was created by the blockage due to the upstream congestion. A distribution model was estimated using observed-time headway, and the road capacity was analyzed using a goodness-of-fit test. Through this process, the general capacity and an equation for capacity based on the heavy-vehicle ratio passing through the work zone were presented. Capacity was estimated to be 1,181~1,422 passenger cars per hour per lane (pcphpl) at Yeongdong, and 1,475~1,589pcphpl at Jungbu Naeryuk. As the ratio of heavy vehicles increased, capacity gradually decreased. These findings can contribute to the proper capacity estimation and efficient traffic operation and management for two-lane freeway work zones that block one lane due to a work zone.

본 연구는 2개 차로 중 1개 차로를 차단하고 공사를 시행하는 고속도로 공사구간의 중차량비에 따른 도로 용량을 추정하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 영동고속도로와 중부내륙고속도로 공사구간의 CCTV 영상자료를 수집하고, 고속도로 상류부 지점의 정체를 관찰하였다. 상류부 정체 이후 차로차단으로 인해 생성되는 병목구간의 통과 교통량을 측정하는 방법을 활용하여 고속도로 하류부 지점의 통과 교통량을 분석하였다. 공사구간의 도로 용량 추정을 위해 관찰된 차두간격을 활용하여 이론적인 차종별 차두간격의 확률분포를 추정하고 적합성 검정을 통해 도로 용량을 산정하였다. 이를 통해 공사구간을 통과하는 중차량 비에 따라 적합한 용량 값과 추정식을 제시하였다. 추정된 도로 용량은 영동고속도로의 경우 중차량의 비에 따라 1,181~1,422pcphpl, 중부내륙고속도로의 경우 1,475~1,589pcphpl로 산정되었으며 중차량의 비가 증가할수록 도로 용량이 점차 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 연구 결과는 편도 2차로 차단 공사를 수행하는 공사구간에 대한 적합한 도로 용량 추정과 효율적인 교통운영 및 관리에 기여할 수 있다.

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