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Determination of Base Capacity Values for Short-Term Freeway Work Zone

고속도로 단기공사구간 기본용량 결정에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Sang Gu (Department of Logistics and Transportation, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Hong, Gil Seong (Department of Logistics and Transportation, Chonnam National University)
  • 김상구 (전남대학교 물류교통학전공) ;
  • 홍길성 (전남대학교 물류교통학전공)
  • Received : 2012.11.12
  • Accepted : 2013.02.11
  • Published : 2013.02.28

Abstract

Lane closure in freeway work zone due to maintenance and repair of freeway facilities results in abrupt change of traffic flow. Sudden change of traffic flow results strong interactions among vehicles, and reduces capacity compared to the ordinary traffic condition. Such capacity reduction is likely to cause congestion, traffic queues, and economic loss cost. This study aims to determine the base capacity for a short-term freeway work zone that can be used to establish a work zone schedule in advance without any traffic impact. First, the research collected detector data and schedule data of road works on all freeways in Korea. Second, the research determined 23 study sites finding the capacity values of work zone after matching two kinds of data. All study sites had varying characteristics regarding traffic flow being adjacent to work zone during road works. The capacity values were reviewed in terms of lane closure configuration, the types of work, and design speed. Finally, research proposed capacity values for a short-term freeway work zone with the design speeds of 100 kph, 120 kph and 1,700 pcphpl, 1,750 pcphpl, respectively.

고속도로 시설의 유지보수 관련 도로점용공사는 차로폐쇄로 인해 병목구간이 생기고 급격한 교통류 변화가 발생하게 된다. 이 때, 급격한 교통류 변화는 병목구간에서 합류로 인한 차량간 마찰을 키우고 이로 인해 정상적인 교통상황에서보다 용량이 더 낮게 나타나게 된다. 이러한 공사구간의 용량감소는 지정체를 발생시키고 상류부로 대기행렬을 형성시킴으로써 교통사고 발생 가능성도 높아지는 등 경제적인 손실비용 또한 증가시키게 된다. 따라서, 본 연구는 고속도로를 대상으로 단기 도로점용공사 작업 계획시 공사구간의 원활한 교통처리에 활용될 수 있는 공사구간 기본 용량 결정을 목적으로 수행되었다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 고속도로 검지기 자료와 공사현황 자료를 수집하여 두 자료의 매칭과정을 수행한 후 공사구간 검지기 자료를 1차적으로 선정하였다. 또한, 차로점용공사로 인해 교통류가 급격하게 변화되는 분석대상지점을 선정하여 용량분석을 수행하였다. 선정된 분석지점을 대상으로 공사유형, 차로감소유형, 설계속도별 등 다양한 유형별로 용량을 분석하였으며, 최종적으로 공사구간 기본용량을 설계속도 100, 120kph별로 각각 1,700, 1,750pcphpl로 제시하였다.

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