摘要: |
This test plan describes the methodologies that will be used to evaluate the effects of the Advantage I-75 Mainline Automated Clearance System (MACS) on weigh stations along the Interstate 75/Highway 401 corridor between Kingston, Ontario and Fort Meyers, Florida. The purpose of this test plan is to determine the nature and extent of benefits in weigh station productivity, vehicle safety, and reduced congestion for state enforcement officials, participating motor carriers, and the traveling public as a result of increased weigh station efficiency generated by the MACS project. The goal of this test plan is to serve as a basis for estimating the expected benefits of future deployments of electronic clearance systems on a national scale. This document consists of two test plans, the Weigh Station Throughput Test Plan and the Simulation Modeling Test Plan. Each of the two tests is prepared in accordance with the Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Operational Test Evaluation Guidelines. The test plans include ten major sections consisting of test descriptions, test schedules, test activities, and data reduction and analysis techniques. The weigh station throughput test describes the procedures that will be used to determine the effect of the MACS project on commercial vehicle travel time and the nature and extent of vehicle inspection and processing that occur at I-75 corridor weigh stations. The simulation modeling test describes the procedures that will be used to determine the effect of the MACS project on unauthorized weigh station bypasses, queue length, and if possible, merges and lane changes in the vicinity of I-75 corridor weigh stations. |