Traffic Analysis Toolbox Volume VIII:
Work Zone Modeling and Simulation - A Guide for Decision-Makers

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Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Notice / Quality Assurance Statement
• Technical Report Documentation Page
• SI* (Modern Metrics) Conversion Factors Table
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Work Zone Impacts
• 3.0 Decision Making in the Project Life Cycle
  • 3.1 Planning
  • 3.2 PE/Design
  • 3.3 Construction
  • 3.4 Decisions are Interdependent
• 4.0 Transportation Analysis Approaches
  • 4.1 Sketch-Planning Tools and Analytical/Deterministic Tools (HCM Methodologies)
  • 4.2 Travel Demand Models
  • 4.3 Traffic Signal Optimization Tools
  • 4.4 Macroscopic Simulation Models
  • 4.5 Mesoscopic Simulation Models
  • 4.6 Microscopic Simulation Models
• 5.0 Synthesis and Implementation
  • 5.1 Work Zone Modeling Spectrum
  • 5.2 Work Zone Analysis Process and Checklist
  • 5.3 Summary
• Resources
• References

Table of Figures

• Figure 1. Work Zone Analysis Strategies Decision-Making Engine
• Figure 2. Decision-Making Engine within the Analysis Framework
• Figure 3. Decision-Making Engine in the Planning Stage
• Figure 4. Decision-Making Engine in the PE/Design Stage
• Figure 5. Decision-Making Engine in the Construction Stage
• Figure 6. Work Zone Decision-Making Engine Process
• Figure 7. Work Zone Modeling Spectrum

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