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Toll Policies for Mitigating Hazardous Materials Transport Risk

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  • Patrice Marcotte

    (Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, and CIRRELT, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada)

  • Anne Mercier

    (Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, and CIRRELT, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada)

  • Gilles Savard

    (École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, and GERAD, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada)

  • Vedat Verter

    (McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 1G5, Canada, and CIRRELT, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada)

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate toll setting as a policy tool to regulate the use of roads for dangerous goods shipments. We propose a mathematical formulation as well as a solution method for the hazardous materials toll problem. Based on a comparative analysis of proposed mathematical models, we show that toll policies can be more effective than the popular network design policies that identify road segments to be closed for vehicles carrying hazardous materials. We present a summary of computational experiments on a problem instance from Western Ontario, Canada.

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  • Patrice Marcotte & Anne Mercier & Gilles Savard & Vedat Verter, 2009. "Toll Policies for Mitigating Hazardous Materials Transport Risk," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 43(2), pages 228-243, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:43:y:2009:i:2:p:228-243
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1080.0236
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