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Effects of Major Transportation Incidents and Disruptive Events

项目名称：	Effects of Major Transportation Incidents and Disruptive Events
摘要：	During the last five years, the Northern Virginia transportation system has experienced several major incidents and disruptive events including a Metrorail train collision, an earthquake, and a collapsed crane. The magnitudes and sources of these incidents are different from the more common vehicle collisions. This study will compare and contrast the impacts of the three major events with the more common vehicle collisions in terms of demand changes, network performance, and the applicability of congestion mitigation strategies. The overall goal of this project is to better understand the similarities and differences between extraordinary disruptive events and more common incidents and the traffic mitigation strategies that are effective in these situations. The associated objectives include (1) identifying similarities and difference among the major incidents and major and more common incidents; (2) determining the network performance under major incident and disruptive event conditions; (3) determining the network performance under more common incident conditions; and (4) identifying and evaluating traffic mitigation strategies for applicability to the different event conditions. The study's outcomes will help the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and other departments of transportation plan for unusual events of different types and evaluate the benefits of implementing traffic mitigation strategies in the different scenarios.
状态：	Active
资金：	61328.00
资助组织：	Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center<==>Research and Innovative Technology Administration
执行机构：	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
开始时间：	20120901
实际结束时间：	20131231
主题领域：	Design；Planning and Forecasting；Security and Emergencies；Transportation (General)