Evaluation of On Ramp Metering on Hanshin Expressway Using Traffic Simulator(HEROINE)

Recently, because of progress in technologies around the road network, the needs for practical use of an on-ramp metering control model are getting higher and higher. This study attempts to propose an on-ramp control model, which is more reasonable, efficient, and available for actual application. Proposed methods such as on-ramp metering control were evaluated be using a traffic simulation model (HEROINE). As a result of evaluation, the proposed “On-Ramp Metering Control Method” was proved to be more effective than the “On-Ramp Closure and Booth Restriction Control Method” now in use, and was able to manage the traffic condition more reasonably. In the future, not only the development of the concrete on-ramp control technique but also the application as a social experiment for making social agreement is required.