1. Delaware River Port Authority VISSIM Presentation Presented by: Michael Howard P.E. Senior Engineer Delaware River Port Authority

2. What is the Delaware River Port Authority? Bridges PATCO Riverlink Ferry Cruise Terminal

4. Benjamin Franklin Bridge Opened 1926 7 Traffic Lanes (Reversible) Barrier Toll Plaza - NJ Walt Whitman Bridge Opened 1957 7 Traffic Lanes (Reversible) Barrier Toll Plaza - Pa

5. Commodore Barry Bridge Opened 1974 5 Traffic Lanes (Reversible) Barrier Toll Plaza - NJ Betsy Ross Bridge Opened 1976 6 Traffic Lanes (Divided) Barrier Toll Plaza - NJ

6. 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

7. VISSIM Traffic Modeling 2002-03 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

8. VISSIM Traffic Modeling Question 1: Software to model traffic flow through toll plaza?

9. VISSIM Traffic Modeling Question 2: Are the existing E-ZPass lanes in the optimum location?

10. VISSIM Traffic Modeling Question 3: Impact to traffic when addressing toll violations?

11. 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

12. VISSIM Traffic Modeling Future VISSIM Usage - Benjamin Franklin Bridge, West Side Mitigation - Commodore Barry Bridge, ramp construction - Traffic Evaluation