CASE STUDIES FOR SIMULATION OF ROADWAY AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS USING CORSIM
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2001
Subject Area
operations - traffic
Keywords
U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Traffic simulation, Traffic relationships, Traffic operations, Traffic models, Traffic engineering, Traffic corridors, Road transportation, Road engineering, Motorways, Highway transportation, Highway traffic, Highway operations, Highway engineering, Highway corridors, Freeways, Freeway operations, CORSIM (Traffic simulation model), Controlled access highways, Computer programs, Case studies
Abstract
CORSIM, which stands for CORridor SIMulation, is a microscopic simulation program created by the Federal Highway Administration for simulation of traffic operations on freeways and surface streets on a network basis. This paper presents 2 projects that were conducted in Florida using CORSIM. The first involved modifications to an existing interchange; this project used Highway Capacity Software (HCS) and CORSIM simultaneously to evaluate the interchange configuration. A comparison of the HCS and CORSIM results is presented. The second project involved a light-rail system that ran in the median of an existing surface street; this project used CORSIM to develop a model that can assess the traffic impact of light rail on the surface-street traffic. The method of how the light rail is modeled in CORSIM is also presented here. Due to space constraints, the detailed analysis of the light-rail CORSIM model is not included.
Recommended Citation
Luh, J. (2001). CASE STUDIES FOR SIMULATION OF ROADWAY AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS USING CORSIM. ITE Journal, Volume 71, Issue 7, p. 34-40.
