EVALUATION OF MANAGED LANE FACILITIES IN A CONNECTED VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different CV lane configurations and various market penetration rates on the safety and operation of the MLs network. Additionally, work will be done for studying the lower levels of automated vehicles (Level 1/Level 2) in a CV environment in the MLs network and determining the optimal market penetration rates of automated vehicle in the network under CV environment. This ongoing project is composed of four sections. Chapter 2 provides a brief review of previous studies of MLs, studies related to microsimulation and analyzing traffic conflicts, and studies related to connected and automated vehicles. Chapter 3 describes the microsimulation process for the studied corridor, which mainly included network building, calibration and validation, and CV scenario design. It also presents results and findings. Chapter 4 provides a description of the impact of dedicated lanes for CV platooning on expressways.