Microscopic Simulation and Calibration of Integrated Freeway and Toll Plaza Model

The development of a microscopic simulation model of the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTPK) using Paramics microscopic simulation software is presented in this paper. The model is validated/calibrated using the detailed vehicle-by-vehicle toll data at each toll plaza in the NJTPK. The dataset includes the entry toll plaza, exit toll plaza, entry and exit times, entry and exit lanes, etc. for each vehicle. This dataset is used to extract the origin-destination demand matrices and individual vehicle travel times between each interchange. Toll plazas are one of the most important components of the NJTPK. However, the default toll plaza model in Paramics cannot fully model the complex lane changing and lane choice behavior at toll plazas. It is shown that the Application Programming Interface (API) of Paramics is required for this purpose. The detailed data are also used to validate the developed toll plaza model.

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