Joint road toll pricing and capacity development in discrete transport network design problem

Meng Xu (), Guangmin Wang (), Susan Grant-Muller () and Ziyou Gao ()
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Meng Xu: Beijing Jiaotong University
Guangmin Wang: China University of Geosciences
Susan Grant-Muller: University of Leeds
Ziyou Gao: Beijing Jiaotong University

Transportation, 2017, vol. 44, issue 4, No 5, 752 pages

Abstract: Abstract The paper demonstrates a method to determine road network improvements that also involve the use of a road toll charge, taking the perspective of the government or authority. A general discrete network design problem with a road toll pricing scheme, to minimize the total travel time under a budget constraint, is proposed. This approach is taken in order to determine the appropriate level of road toll pricing whilst simultaneously addressing the need for capacity. The proposed approach is formulated as a bi-level programming problem. The optimal road capacity improvement and toll level scheme is investigated with respect to the available budget levels and toll revenues.

Keywords: Toll pricing; Road development; Discrete network design problem (DNDP); Bilevel programming; Relaxation algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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