Multiple Perspectives on Improving the Robustness of a National Motorway Network – a Case Study for the Netherlands
conference paper
A robust road network contributes to reliable travel times for road users and prevents large delays due to disturbances like incidents, road works and infrastructure and system failures. This paper gives an overview of three methods that have been applied in the Netherlands to assess the robustness and resilience of the motorway network. Each method offers a different perspective on robustness and interventions that are possible to improve the robustness of road sections and the entire network. The results consist of several indicators that are mapped on the national motorway network. The largest total extra travel times due to disturbances occur on road sections with high traffic volumes, low spare capacity and spillback to other roads. The longest detours occur on road segments in rural areas with very few alternative routes. Based on the results, the paper discusses how the different indicators can be used to take interventions in road design, traffic management and incident management that improve the robustness of the network.
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TNO Identifier
885098
Source title
6th International symposium on Highway Geometric Design (28 June – 1 July 2020
Pages
1-15
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