Evaluation of Ramp Metering Impacts on Travel Time Reliability and Traffic Operations through Simulation

Table 6

Throughput and percentage change of throughput for the three control scenarios.

Control Scenario	St.	Southwest Blvd.	St.	St.
High Congestion Level Throughput (veh/h/ln)
No control	1,536	1,592	1,648	1,794
ALINEA	1,604 (4.4%)	1,624 (2.0%)	1,724 (4.6%)	1,776 (-1.0%)
HERO	1,612 (4.9%)	1,640 (3.0%)	1,728 (4.9%)	1,830 (2.0%)
Medium Congestion Level Throughput (veh/h/ln)
No control	1,600	1,508	1,648	2,104
ALINEA	1,600 (0%)	1,632 (8.2)%	1,696 (2.9%)	2,180 (3.6%)
HERO	1,600 (0%)	1,700 (12.7)%	1,660 (0.07%)	2,160 (2.7%)
Low Congestion Level Throughput (veh/h/ln)
No control	1,600	1,536	1,596	2,336
ALINEA	1,600 (0%)	1,604 (4.4%)	1,688 (5.8%)	2,048 (-12.3%)
HERO	1,600 (0%)	1,604 (4.4%)	1,608 (0.8%)	2,280 (-2.4%)