Dynamic Allocation Model for Reversible Lanes in the Intelligent Vehicle Infrastructure Cooperative System

The real-time dynamic control of reversible lanes is an effective measure to alleviate the traffic congestion caused by the directional imbalance of the traffic flow and improve the utilization rate of urban road resources. This paper proposes a dynamic allocation model for reversible lanes for road sections and intersections in the intelligent vehicle infrastructure cooperative system (IVICS). The dynamic lane allocation model for the road sections is constructed based on the Bureau of Public Road (BPR) function, in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into stages, the traffic volume and road impedance of each stage are obtained, and their product is integrated over time. Finally, the plan with the least delay in each stage is selected as the optimal solution. The dynamic lane control model for intersections is built according to the Highway Capacity Manual 2000 (HCM2000) delay model. With the minimum average delay of vehicles at the intersection as the objective function, the average delay of different lane combinations under different traffic conditions is analyzed to find the optimal combination of reversible lanes and ordinary lanes. The model is verified by case analysis and MATLAB calculations. The results show that the reversible lane dynamic control model can effectively allocate road resources and reduce driving delays.