A Decision Support Tool to Assess the Importance of Transportation Facilities

Abstract:

The objective of this project is to develop a model that assesses the importance of different transportation facilities using travel time as a measure of performance. This model will have potential applications in incident management and contingency planning of road works, and the impact of reduced capacity on links due to factors such as lane closures, accidents and external threats. It is anticipated that such a tool will be beneficial for government agencies such as NYSDOT, NYMTC and other private agencies.