A Signal Timing Method to Reduce the Emissions in Arterials (Case Study: Enghelab Avenue in Ahvaz)
Omid Rezvan1 * , Seyed Abbas Tabatabaei1 and Marziyeh Yoosefi1
1
Department of Civil Engineering,
Shahid Chamran University,
Ahvaz,
Iran
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.10.Special-Issue1.03
Actuated signal control is very efficient for isolated intersections, but along arterials it lacks the means to synchronize signals, leading to high delays and frequent stops which produce high emissions and fuel consumption. This research aims to use new paradigms based on actuated control that can lead signals to synchronize with their neighboring intersections resulting in reduction of emissions, fuel consumption and travel time in the arterials. In this research, traffic signal coordination software Synchro 8 was used to coordinate the signals on closely spaced intersections in Enghelab avenue in Ahvaz. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed control logic, a simulation test bed was developed in the traffic simulation model SimTraffic 8 and 3D viewer 8.The Proposed logic resulted in total travel time, emissions and fuel consumption reductions of up to 25.6 %, 12.61% and 16.4% respectively compared to current condition logic in Enghelab avenue.
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Rezvan O, Tabatabaei S. A, Yoosefi M. A Signal Timing Method to Reduce the Emissions in Arterials (Case Study: Enghelab Avenue in Ahvaz). Special Issue of Curr World Environ 2015;10(Special Issue May 2015). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.10.Special-Issue1.03
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Rezvan O, Tabatabaei S. A, Yoosefi M. A Signal Timing Method to Reduce the Emissions in Arterials (Case Study: Enghelab Avenue in Ahvaz). Special Issue of Curr World Environ 2015;10(Special Issue May 2015). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=10
