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The Effects of Weather on Freeway Traffic
Flow
Meead Saberi K.Priya Chavan
Robert L. BertiniKristin Tufte
Alex Bigazzi2009 ITE Quad Conference , Vancouver,
B.C.
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Objectives
Precipitation
Visibility
Wind Speed
Speed
Flow
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Study Area
I-5 NB Freeway
Portland, ORMP 302.5MP 305.12MP 307.9
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Traffic Data
Data Source: Portland Oregon Regional Transportation Archive Listing (PORTAL)
Data Characteristics:Weekdays 2005, 2006 and 2007 (14,965 hours)Hourly aggregated dual-loop detector dataIncident free hours
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Weather Data
Data Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Weather Station:Portland International Airport (PDX)Hourly rainfall, visibility and wind speed
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Precipitation (0.01 inch/hour)
Freq
uenc
y (h
ours
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Weather Categorization
Rainfall Classification: 1) No rain 2) Very light rain (0-0.01 in/hr) 3) Light rain (0.02-0.04 in/hr) 4) Moderate rain (0.05-0.16 in/hr) 5) Heavy rain (>0.16 in/hr)
Total N = 14,965N(1) = 13,389N(2) = 602N(3) = 572N(4) = 371N(5) = 31
Note: ‘No rain’ data excluded from plot
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Visibility (mile)
Freq
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ours
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Weather Categorization
Visibility Classification: 1) High visibility (>5 mi) 2) Low visibility (≤5 mi)
Total N = 14,965N(1) = 14,084N(2) = 881
Note: measurement maximum of 10 mi
(excluded from plot)
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Wind Speed (mph)
Freq
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Weather Categorization
Wind Speed Classification: 1) High wind speed (>15 mph) 2) Low wind speed (≤15 mph)
Total N = 14,965N(1) = 531N(2) = 14,434
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Effects of Rainfall on Speed
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ph)
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ph) No Rain Very Light Light Moderate
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Statistical SignificanceNon-Parametric Kruskal-
Wallis Test
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Effects of Rainfall on Mean Speed
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Probabilistic Approach
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Average Speed (mph)
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istr
ibut
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(%) No Rain
Rainy
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Effects of Rainfall on Mean Flow
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Statistical SignificanceNon-Parametric Kruskal-
Wallis Test
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Effects of Rainfall on Mean Flow
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Probabilistic Approach
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Average Flow (vph)
1 - C
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istri
butio
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nctio
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)No RainRainy
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Effects of Visibility on Speed
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rage
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ph)
Low Visibility High Visibility
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Statistical SignificanceNon-Parametric Mann-
Whitney Test
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Effects of Visibility on Mean Flow
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Effects of Wind Speed
Wind speed effects on speed and flow were similar to visibility effects
High winds corresponded with low visibility
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/hr)
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Conclusions We observed traffic changes with rain at
these locations; amount varied with intensity and hour of daySpeeds up to 7 mph lower when
raining Flows up to 230 vph lower when
raining Effects not always statistically significant
– relationship with congestion is unclear Unknown seasonal influences Unknown sensitivity to weather
categorization
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Conclusions We observed traffic changes with
visibility at these locations; amount varied with hour of daySpeeds up to 5 mph lower with low
visibilityFlows up to 150 vph lower with low
visibility Effects not always statistically significant Unknown categorization sensitivity Unknown seasonal influences Possible correlation with rainfall effects
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Conclusions We observed traffic changes with wind
speed at these locations; amount varied with intensity and hour of daySpeeds up to 6 mph lower with high
windsFlows up to 170 vph lower with high
winds Effects not always statistically significant Unknown categorization sensitivity Unknown seasonal influences Possible correlation with rainfall effects
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Next Steps
Work with higher resolution weather and traffic data (5-min aggregated weather data are also available)
Look at more sites Sensitivity analysis of weather
classification
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Questions?Questions?
Thank you!