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Impact of Providing Real-Time Traffic Information on No-Notice or Short-Notice Evacuation Efficiency – A Case Study

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  • Xie Yuanchang
  • Arsava Tugba
  • Zhang Chao

    (Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1 University Avenue, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA)

Abstract

Today’s travelers are able to access real-time traffic information through a variety of options, such as variable message signs and in-vehicle global positioning systems that can receive real-time traffic information. It is important to take into account this technological improvement in modeling emergency evacuations. This research focuses on investigating no-notice or short-notice emergency evacuations necessitated by nuclear power plant accidents. Different from previous studies, the impact of providing real-time traffic information and en-route drivers’ rerouting behavior is explicitly modeled in this research. A case study is conducted that considers various traffic information dissemination strategies. The results suggest that real-time traffic information can play an important role in expediting the evacuation process.

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  • Xie Yuanchang & Arsava Tugba & Zhang Chao, 2013. "Impact of Providing Real-Time Traffic Information on No-Notice or Short-Notice Evacuation Efficiency – A Case Study," Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, De Gruyter, vol. 10(2), pages 411-431, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:10:y:2013:i:2:p:411-431:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2012-0049
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