Travel Time Information on Signalized Arterials

Travel time information has become an essential component of everyday commuting. Without such information, schedule delays would increase, leading to inevitable losses in traveler utility. In Korea, dedicated short-range communication transponders that identify vehicles have been installed along sig...

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Main Author: Jinhwan Jang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/7/1977
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description Travel time information has become an essential component of everyday commuting. Without such information, schedule delays would increase, leading to inevitable losses in traveler utility. In Korea, dedicated short-range communication transponders that identify vehicles have been installed along signalized arterials to collect travel time data. By matching vehicle identifications at consecutive points, travel times can be measured. However, for travel time information to be effective, two types of data processing techniques are required: outlier filtering and travel time prediction. This study proposes algorithms to address both challenges. An outlier filtering algorithm based on the median-based confidence interval was developed, taking into account the travel time characteristics on suburban arterials with frequent entry and exit points. Additionally, a travel time prediction algorithm that integrates Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), referred to as LSTM-CNN, was developed to capture both long-term trends and local patterns in travel time data. The implementation of these algorithms resulted in a 2.2% reduction in error rates under congested conditions compared to current practices. At the 4 km study site, the annual benefits from this error reduction could amount to USD 135,200.
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spelling doaj-art-ce53196663954191b60797560bedea2e2025-08-20T03:03:21ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-03-01257197710.3390/s25071977Travel Time Information on Signalized ArterialsJinhwan Jang0Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang 10223, Republic of KoreaTravel time information has become an essential component of everyday commuting. Without such information, schedule delays would increase, leading to inevitable losses in traveler utility. In Korea, dedicated short-range communication transponders that identify vehicles have been installed along signalized arterials to collect travel time data. By matching vehicle identifications at consecutive points, travel times can be measured. However, for travel time information to be effective, two types of data processing techniques are required: outlier filtering and travel time prediction. This study proposes algorithms to address both challenges. An outlier filtering algorithm based on the median-based confidence interval was developed, taking into account the travel time characteristics on suburban arterials with frequent entry and exit points. Additionally, a travel time prediction algorithm that integrates Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), referred to as LSTM-CNN, was developed to capture both long-term trends and local patterns in travel time data. The implementation of these algorithms resulted in a 2.2% reduction in error rates under congested conditions compared to current practices. At the 4 km study site, the annual benefits from this error reduction could amount to USD 135,200.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/7/1977travel timeDSRCoutlier filteringpredictionCNNLSTM
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Travel Time Information on Signalized Arterials
Sensors
travel time
DSRC
outlier filtering
prediction
CNN
LSTM
title Travel Time Information on Signalized Arterials
title_full Travel Time Information on Signalized Arterials
title_fullStr Travel Time Information on Signalized Arterials
title_full_unstemmed Travel Time Information on Signalized Arterials
title_short Travel Time Information on Signalized Arterials
title_sort travel time information on signalized arterials
topic travel time
DSRC
outlier filtering
prediction
CNN
LSTM
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/7/1977
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