Delaware River Port Authority VISSIM Presentation Presented by: Michael Howard P.E. Senior Engineer Delaware River Port Authority
What is the Delaware River Port Authority? Bridges PATCO Riverlink Ferry Cruise Terminal
Benjamin Franklin Bridge Opened Traffic Lanes (Reversible) Barrier Toll Plaza - NJ Walt Whitman Bridge Opened Traffic Lanes (Reversible) Barrier Toll Plaza - Pa
Commodore Barry Bridge Opened Traffic Lanes (Reversible) Barrier Toll Plaza - NJ Betsy Ross Bridge Opened Traffic Lanes (Divided) Barrier Toll Plaza - NJ
Traffic Flow Improvements 1992 – Implementation of One-Way Toll Collection December 1999 – Implementation of E-ZPass 50% Total Traffic (24 hours) 60% Rush Hour Traffic (6-9am) 2001 – Movable Barrier Installation
VISSIM Traffic Modeling Toll Plaza and E-ZPass Operations Study McCormick, Taylor, and Associates, Inc. Study Questions: 1)Software to model traffic flow through toll lanes 2)Optimum Placement of E-ZPass Dedicated Lanes? 3) Impact to traffic when addressing violations
VISSIM Traffic Modeling Question 1: Software to model traffic flow through toll plaza?
VISSIM Traffic Modeling Question 2: Are the existing E-ZPass lanes in the optimum location?
VISSIM Traffic Modeling Question 3: Impact to traffic when addressing toll violations?
VISSIM Traffic Modeling Post Toll Plaza Evaluation - DRPA License and Training - Base models expanded to run additional modeling - Lane outage evaluation - Bridge Lanes - Toll Plaza Lanes - Eastbound traffic flow modeling - Incorporation of signalized intersections on/near bridge approaches - Construction pattern evaluation - Additional Toll Plaza investigation - Hi-Speed E-ZPass Evaluation
VISSIM Traffic Modeling Future VISSIM Usage - Benjamin Franklin Bridge, West Side Mitigation - Commodore Barry Bridge, ramp construction - Traffic Evaluation