Travel Impacts and Adjustment Strategies of the Collapse and the Reopening of the I-35W Bridge

Shanjiang Zhu, Nebiyou Tilahun, David Levinson and Xiaozheng He

No 68, Working Papers from University of Minnesota: Nexus Research Group

Abstract: Major network disruptions have significant impacts on local travelers. Understanding the behavioral reactions to such incidents is crucial for traffic management and planning. This study investigates travelers' reaction to both the collapse and reopening of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Web-based surveys conducted at residences in several communities across the metropolitan area supplement hand-out/mail-back paper-based surveys distributed to workers in areas around the bridge collapse (downtown Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota). Findings from the four surveys highlight differences in travel impacts and behavioral reactions after the unplanned bridge collapse and the planned bridge reopening.

Keywords: Network disruption; travel behavior; web-based survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C99 D83 R41 R48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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Published in Network Reliability in Practice Edited by David Levinson, Henry Liu, and Michael Bell. pp. 21-36.

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Chapter: Travel Impacts and Adjustment Strategies of the Collapse and the Reopening of the I-35W Bridge (2012)
Working Paper: Travel Impacts and Adjustment Strategies of the Collapse and the Reopening of the I-35W Bridge (2008)
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