Project Highway: Ramp Metering Isaac Quaye Junior Jared Sagaga Junior Emma Hand Sophomore

Project Outline What are ramp meters? - Traffic controls that regulate traffic flow entering a highway - Reduce congestion, travel time, accidents - Increase freeway speeds around on-ramp - Two ramp meters on I-74 - Minnesota 1

Project Outline Goals  Gain background knowledge and training for research project  Investigate  Effectiveness of ramp meter placements  Number of installations needed on highway  Successfully run simulations on VISSIM  Present completed project and findings 2

Project Outline Tasks  Equipment training and VISSIM use  Attend workshops and seminars  Read materials  Complete progress reports 3

Project Outline Timeline Week 1-2: Ramp metering training, learning VISSIM, methods of evaluation and setting up research structure Week 3: Gather data, process and analysis Week 4: Use acquired data to develop PowerPoint, poster, and reportsr Week 5- 6: Create and run ramp metering simulation model in VISSIM Week 7: Complete final presentation, report, and summary 4