On the capacity of highway checkpoints: Models for unconventional configurations

Weihua Gu, Michael J. Cassidy and Yuwei Li

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2012, vol. 46, issue 10, 1308-1321

Abstract: Widening a highway toll plaza, border crossing or other checkpoint by adding travel lanes and vehicle-processing stations in parallel fashion can be expensive, and sometimes even infeasible. Rather than expanding laterally, checkpoint capacities can be increased by branching or staggering the vehicle-processing stations, or by placing them in tandem. Analytical models are formulated to estimate the vehicle-processing capacities achievable via these layouts. The models indicate that tandem designs tend to produce the highest capacities among the three alternatives. Other insights are unveiled as well.

Keywords: Checkpoint capacity; Toll plaza; Border crossing; Tandem queueing system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2012.08.006

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