1. Analysis of Alternatives for Accommodating Trucks on Urban Freeways in Southern Nevada Vinod Vasudevan, Alexander Paz, Naveen Veeramisti, Pankaj Maheswari & Majrooh James Transportation Research Center University of Nevada, Las Vegas Presentation prepared for The Monthly Advisory Committee Meeting April 08, 2010 1

2. Las Vegas NetworkLas Vegas Network 2

3. Alternatives –Truck Only Lanes –Truck Restricted Lanes –Truck Only Toll Lanes –Truck Bypass –Truckways with Toll 3

4. System Components Freeways, arterials, collectors, interchanges 215 Beltway - 53 mi I-15 - 42 mi US-95 - 42 mi TAZ’s - 696 (initially 1,646) Nodes - 9129 Links - 16582 Control - 791 (Actual Signal timings) 4

5. Input data Network Origin Destination Control Demand – TDM: 547,709 for 7 – 9 AM – After Calibration: 560,448 for 7 – 9 AM – ( 2.3 % increase in demand ) 5

6. 6 Preliminary Calibration Results Base Case Scenario AM Peak Period

7. One Month Progress 9 March 2010 – 791 actual signalized intersections – actual signal timings – 49 actual counts (FAST) – Avg. Travel Time: 14.37 min (before calibration) – 26 / 49 of link counts within the 15% range (53 % within range) preliminary calibration 8 April 2010 – 791 actual signalized intersections – actual signal timings – 62 actual counts (FAST) – Avg. Travel Time: 11.18 min (after calibration) – 52 / 62 of link counts within the 15% range (84 % within range) after Calibration 7

8. 8 53 % of link counts are within the 15% range. FHWA requires 85% 8

9. 9 84 % of link counts are within the 15% range. Acc. To FHWA Primer Vol. III, > 85% 9

10. 10 +15% -15% Slide 10

11. Global StatisticsGlobal Statistics Before Calibration: – Average Travel Time – 14.3689 min – Total Network Travel Time – 129,269.9609 hrs – Average trip Distance – 8.2226 miles – Total Trip Distance(VMT) – 4,438,463.0000 miles After Calibration – Average Travel Time – 11.1831 min – Total Network Travel Time – 105,508.7812 hrs – Average trip Distance – 7.0413 miles – Total Trip Distance(VMT) – 3,946,283.0000 miles 11

12. Truck Restricted Lane Truck only Lane Truck Only Toll 12 Alternatives for Accomadating Trucks

13. Truck Bypass 13

14. Acknowledgements RTC, Southern Nevada Nevada DOT USDOT - RITA 14

15. Questions? Thank you! 15