Research Article
Optimal Signal Control Design for Isolated Intersections Using Sample Travel-Time Data
Table 5
Percent comparison of
relative to Webster’s design across different degrees of saturation.
| v/c | Cycle | Optimal delay (veh-sec) | Webster’s delay (veh-sec) | Average delay reduction (%) | Optimal queue (m) | Webster’s queue (m) | Average queue reduction (%) |
| 0.35 | 1 | 4034.3 | 7164.7 | 21.85 | 711.6 | 1158.5 | 17.47 | 2 | 4734.5 | 5097.6 | 832.8 | 873.0 | 3 | 3876.5 | 4546.2 | 676.2 | 745.1 |
| 0.65 | 1 | 4881.0 | 5898.7 | 6.81 | 838.3 | 990.5 | 5.82 | 2 | 7820.1 | 7964.7 | 1314.1 | 1324.9 | 3 | 7524.1 | 7626.9 | 1269.6 | 1286.1 |
| 0.85 | 1 | 9625.9 | 10263.0 | 9.50 | 1622.8 | 1706.1 | 7.99 | 2 | 10609.3 | 10808.1 | 1782.8 | 1798.8 | 3 | 6516.2 | 8190.6 | 1125.3 | 1375.7 |
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