Method and apparatus for adaptivbe engagement of temporary traffic control measures and navigation response

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of traffic reports corresponding to individual road segments of an interconnected road network of road segments. The processor is also configured to determine a mitigation strategy, utilizing one or more temporary traffic controls existing for the individual road segments, designed to minimize overall traffic congestion on the road network and send control instructions for the one or more temporary traffic controls, instructing control in accordance with the determined mitigation strategy.

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technical field [0001] The illustrative embodiments relate generally to methods and apparatus for adaptively employing temporary traffic control measures and navigational responses. Background technique [0002] Traffic congestion is a growing problem in areas of growing population. When public transportation is limited, or when people are spread out over large areas that are not easily serviced, the usual incentive is to drive their own vehicles. Lanes that were once wide enough must accommodate new traffic patterns without planning the road network to accommodate the current population, a near-impossible task. [0003] One solution is to widen the road or add additional arterials, but this is not always a reasonable solution and almost always a very expensive one. Another option is to add additional traffic signals, which are also expensive, and even though they help alleviate traffic at some times, they may have the unintended consequence of generating traffic at other ...

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[0003] One solution is to widen the road or add additional arterials, but this is not always a reasonable solution and almost always a very expensive one

Another option is to add additional traffic signals, which are also expensive, and even though they help ease traffic at some times, they may have the unintended consequence of generating traffic at other times

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