TTI Research and Implementation

(1)

The University of Texas at El Paso ‐Engineering In Practice Seminar

TTI

Research

and

Implementation

in

the

El

Paso

Region

l

(2)

Agenda

 Overview of TTI and TTI’s El Paso Presence

 TxDOT El Paso District Projects

 Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research

Projects

 Local, Federal and International Projects

(3)

Building

on

a

Strong

Legacy

•

Texas

Highway

Department

and

Texas

A&M

research

since

1917

E

bl d b 1949 St t L i l ti

•

Enabled

by

1949

State

Legislation

•

Established

in

1950

by

First

TAMUS

Chancellor,

,

Gibb

Gilchrist

•

Initially

the

research

arm

of

the

Texas

Highway

Department

‐

strongly

supported by Dewitt C Greer Texas

supported

by

Dewitt

C.

Greer,

Texas

State

Engineer

•

A

State

Agency

(4)

A

State

Agency

and

Member

of

The

Texas

A&M

University

System

Board of Regents Chancellor

Prairie View A&M Tarleton State Vice Chancellor Engineering Presidents – Texas Engineering Experiment Station – Texas Transportation Institute – Texas Engineering Tarleton State

Texas A&M International Texas A&M

TAMU-Central Texas

C Texas Engineering_{Extension Service}

Vice Chancellor Agriculture & Life

TAMU-Commerce TAMU-Corpus Christi TAMU-Kingsville

TAMU-San Antonio Agriculture & Life

Sciences

– Texas AgriLife Research

– Texas AgriLife Extension S i

TAMU-Texarkana

Texas A&M Health Science Center

West Texas A&M

Service

(5)

Our

vision

is

to

be

a

premiere

higher

‐

education

‐

affiliated

transportation

research

institute

sought

out

by

organizations

from

all

over

the

world

TTI Mi i

g

to

solve

transportation

problems.

TTI

Mission

• To

solve

transportation

problems

th

h

• To

transfer

technology

and

knowledge

through

research

• To

develop

diverse

human

resources

to

meet

the

transportation

challenges

of

(6)

The

Largest

and

One

of

the

Finest

Transportation Resear h Or ani ations

Transportation

Research

Organizations

Affiliated

with

Higher

Education

TTI – 2009 - $46.5 M

(7)

Center for

CIITR

Center for International Intelligent

Transportation T Center for t ti AAR

DYNA3D

TMIP

National

Transportation Research Transportation Safety AAR Rail Lab Transportation C t ti l

DYNA3D

Travel Model

TMIP

Pipeline Safety & Operations Int’l Center Computational Mechanics Travel Model Improvement Research Center for Aggregates Research University University Transportation Transportation Center for Center for Mobility Mobility SW U i

S

trategic

S

olutions _Mobility_Mobility

SW Univ. Transportation

Center

(8)

A

Multimodal,

Multidisciplinary Program

Multidisciplinary

Program

Systems Planning

Pipeline

Materials & Pavements

(9)

Statewide

Research

Network

ff Statewide Offices  Arlington  Austin  Dallas  El Paso  Bryan



College Station Galveston  Houston San Antonio  Lamar University

 Prairie View A&M University

Regional Divisions

 Prairie View A&M University

 Texas A&M International University  Texas A&M University – Commerce Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi  University of Texas – El Paso

Texas A&M University – Galveston  Texas A&M University – Kingsville Pecos Center for  Texas A&M University Kingsville

 Texas Southern University  West Texas A&M University Pecos Center for

(10)

TTI Presence in Texas Urban Areas

TTI

Presence

in

Texas

Urban

Areas

 Daily Contact with Implementing Agencies

 Fosters Local Agency Cooperation

 Helps Assure “Real World,” Implementable

Research

– Identification of Research Needs

– Data CollectionData Collection

– Implement and Evaluate Research

 Professional Development/Education

Opportunities

 Input to Decision Making

(11)

The

Center

for

International

Intelligent

Transportation

Research

– TTI

El

Paso

 The CIITR was established through the 79th state legislature in

September 2005 to conduct research in three areas: border

crossings, traffic management and air quality MISSION

Conduct innovative research, develop technological solutions, and

develop policies that will enhance: develop policies that will enhance:

– Mobility in the El Paso region

– The efficient, safe and secure movement of people and goods

across the US/Mexico border

Facilitate implementation of research results and technology transfer Collaborate with local, regional, and state agencies and universities

(12)

TxDOT District Projects

TxDOT District

Projects

(13)

Interstate

10

Corridor

Improvement

Analysis

using

a

Multi

‐

Resolution

Simulation

Approach

 Zaragoza/I‐10 Interchange

experiences extremely high

congestion during peak hours

 Determine if additionalDetermine if additional

diamond interchanges will

help alleviate congestion

– Pendale DrPendale Dr

(14)

Interstate

10

Corridor

Improvement

Analysis

using

a

Multi

‐

Resolution

Simulation

Approach

 TTI used a Multi‐Resolution

Modeling (MRM)

methodology to analyze traffic

conditions in future years

– Mesoscopic model‐

determine how traffic

redistributes given

lt ti ti alternative routing

– Microscopic‐ analyze

sections at higher level of

fidelity fidelity

(15)

Development

of

Strategic

Plan

to

Deploy

ITS

on

State

Highway

Corridors

in

the

El

Paso

County

Region

 Assess expansion of ITS

deployments within the region

based on future mobility needs;

 Identify state highway segmentsIdentify state highway segments

without prior ITS deployments

and recommend new

deploymentsp y to manageg

congestion, incidents etc.;

 Recommend improvements of

existing ITS deployments on existing ITS deployments on

state highways; and

 Assess need for additional

physical space and operational

staff at TRANSVISTA

(16)

Center for International Intelligent Transportation

Center

for

International

Intelligent

Transportation

(17)

Paso Del Norte Regional Mobility Information System

Paso

Del

Norte

Regional

Mobility

Information

System

 Demonstrate benefits of archiving ITS data

– Build a centralized repository of transportation data, provide

ability to monitor regional and cross‐border mobility

– Provide archived data user service to stakeholders and

advanced traveler information to motorists

 Data warehouse maintained and operated by TTI

 Receives vehicle detector data and other ITS data from TransVista

http://www.eptraffic.com/

(18)

Paso

Del

Norte

Regional

Mobility

Information

System

Amber Alerts Weather Alerts ffi Traffic Incidents Airport Info Traffic Images DMS Messages Border Crossing Vehicle Sensors Highway Speed g

(19)

Regional Mobility Information System

Regional

Mobility

Information

System

(20)

Regional Mobility Information System

Regional

Mobility

Information

System

TransVista IH-10 at Executive

Wireless Ethernet TxDOT Fiber ~ 20 miles Ethernet Switch Wireless TTI Offices _Wireless Ethernet TTI Offices

(21)

Border

wait

time

measurement

projects

‐

El

Paso

(BOTA),

Nogales

(Mariposa),

Pharr

‐

Reynosa,

and

Laredo

 Automated measurement of

border crossing and delay times

of northbound commercial

vehicles at U.S.‐Mexico land

t f t ports of entry.

– Performance monitoring of

land ports of entry

– Traveler information

 Radio Frequency Identification

(RFID) based system (RFID) based system

– Re‐identifies transponders

carried by trucks

Measures crossing times

– Measures crossing times

between fixed stations

(22)

Border

wait

time

measurement

projects

‐

El

Paso

(BOTA),

Nogales

(Mariposa),

Pharr

‐

Reynosa,

and

Laredo

El Paso Nogales El Paso Laredo Pharr Central Controller at

(23)

Border

wait

time

measurement

projects

‐

El

Paso

(BOTA),

Nogales

(Mariposa),

Pharr

‐

Reynosa,

and

Laredo

C t T k C i

http://bordercrossing.tamu.edu

> 60 min

Current Truck Crossing

Time at BOTA

p

g

30 min – 60 min

(24)

Multi

‐

Resolution

Simulation

Assignment

Modeling

Methods

and

CIITR

Proprietary

Software

Tools

 Model integration takes the strengths of all models

– TDM gives blueprint of network and provides O/D

– DTA model provides region‐wide estimation of traffic

redistribution

– Micro‐ local operational analysis (individual car/lane)

 TTI developed two simulation integration tools in the process of

b i i li d b PTV A i being commercialized by PTV America

– DynusT‐VISSIM Converter (DVC)

(25)

Multi

‐

Resolution

Simulation

Assignment

Modeling

Methods

 DynusT‐VISSIM Converter

(DVC)

– Takes sub‐area cuts from

mesoscopic DTA model

and converts to

microscopic counterpart

– Time‐dependent paths and

(26)

Multi

‐

Resolution

Simulation

Assignment

Modeling

Methods

 VISUM‐DynusT Converter

– Converts regional travel demand models to mesoscopic

(27)

Local Agency Federal and International Projects

Local

Agency,

Federal

and

International

Projects

(28)

City

of

El

Paso

transit

corridors

alternatives

analysis

–

ridership forecast user benefit and traffic movement

ridership

forecast,

user

benefit

and

traffic

movement

analysis

 Estimation of weighted

travel time benefits to

existing transit users existing transit users

 Ridership forecast on the

corridor and on the

d BRT li proposed BRT lines

 Microscopic simulation of

(29)

City

of

El

Paso

Transportation

Reinvestment

Zones

(TRZ)

No.

1,

No.

2,

and

No.3

 Conducted a GIS and risk

analysis‐based definition of

boundaries and revenue

forecast for TRZ No.1

 Re‐calibrated for TRZs No. 2

and No. 3.

(30)

El

Paso

County

Secure

Border

Trade

(SBT)

Demonstration

Project

 One central control facility

equipped with software and

h d h l

hardware technology to

track and monitor trucks in

real‐time

 Three designated “secure”

maquiladora sites with

surveillance devices and

established procedures for

loading of goods

 30 designated FAST‐

Maquiladora 2 g

registered tractors and

trailers with GPS‐based

electronic locking system

Maquiladora 1

(31)

International projects

International

projects

 Macedonia

Strategy for the Bunardzik Free Economic and Logistics Zone

– Strategy for the Bunardzik Free Economic and Logistics Zone

 Philippines

– Development of Guidelines to Structure Public‐Private Partnership for

Transportation Infrastructure Transactions

 Mexico

– Economicco o c a d and Financiala c a eas b ty ssess e t o t e Feasibility Assessment of the Expansionpa s o o t e of the

San Luis Potosi International Airport Runway

– Business Strategy for the Hidalgo State Logistics Zone

 Brazil

– Integration Strategy and Feasibility Study for the Belo Horizonte ITS

 Kosovo

– Capacity Building Program for Road Engineering and Construction firms