Quantifying the impact of adverse weather conditions on road network performance

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  • Maaike Snelder TNO and Delft University of Technology
  • Simeon Calvert TNO and Delft University of Technology

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https://doi.org/10.18757/ejtir.2016.16.1.3118

Abstract

Adverse weather conditions regularly lead to severe congestion and large travel time delays on road networks all over the world. Different climate scenarios indicate that in the future adverse weather conditions are likely to become more frequent, last longer and will be more extreme. Although climate mitigation measures are being taken, it remains important to investigate how adverse weather events will affect the performance of the road network in the future. The main objective of this paper is to give an overview of how the impact of adverse weather conditions and adaptation measures on road network performance can be quantified. A literature review has been performed to show what is empirically known about the impact of adverse weather conditions on the road network performance. Furthermore, available methods to quantify the impact of adverse weather conditions and adaptation measures on the road network performance for future situations are reviewed. As an example, a case study for the municipality of Rotterdam has been carried out that shows how a combination of models can be used to analyse which links in the road network are most vulnerable for increasingly severe local weather related disturbances. The results of the case study allow local authorities to decide whether or not they need to take adaptation measures.

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2016-01-01

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Snelder, M., & Calvert, S. (2016). Quantifying the impact of adverse weather conditions on road network performance. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.18757/ejtir.2016.16.1.3118

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