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Traffic Flow Management of State Street-Bayfront Parkway Intersection: A Simulation Case Study

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia

Publication Date

March 28, 2025

Start Date

March 28, 2025

End Date

March 29, 2025

Page Count

10

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https://peer.asee.org/54693

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Jayed Pasha

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Junayed Pasha Gannon University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0003-3717-3135

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Junayed Pasha, Ph.D. is the Director of the Industrial and Robotics Engineering program at Gannon University. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Systems Engineering at the university. Prior to joining Gannon University, he served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. He obtained Ph.D. and M.Eng. degrees from Florida State University in Civil Engineering with concentration on Operations Research and Transportation. He also holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology. Dr. Pasha’s research interests include, but are not limited to, operations research, optimization, simulation modeling, supply chain management, transportation systems, transportation safety, transportation economics, and natural hazard preparedness. He is actively involved with several committees of the Transportation Research Board, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, and American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Ikechukwu P Ohu

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Ikechukwu Ohu is an assistant professor of industrial engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. He works on projects relating to the (physical and cognitive) ergonomic support of grocery store workers and healthcare providers, robotics, and computer int

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Abstract

Traffic congestion at intersections is a common cause of wasted time, increased fuel consumption, environmental pollution, etc. It is a major challenge faced by almost all busy urban societies. Significant congestion at the State Street-Bayfront Parkway intersection is such an issue faced by the City of Erie in Pennsylvania. In order to mitigate this issue, this study aims to analyze and improve traffic flow at this intersection, which would assist with reducing travel time as well as congestion and with improving the overall traffic fluidity. A simulation model, replicating real-world traffic conditions at the State Street-Bayfront Parkway intersection, is developed under this study. The model incorporates several factors, including traffic control strategies, queue lengths, traffic volume, etc. As referenced by real-world data, the simulation model indicates moderate traffic congestion eastbound and heavy traffic congestion northbound at the intersection. It is revealed that adjusting traffic light times without increasing congestion on one street or the other is infeasible. Hence, a second left turn lane is recommended to be added for State Street. A second left turn lane at State Street would facilitate a reduction in traffic, which in turn would allow for the red times to be decreased by 5-10 seconds for Bayfront Parkway. Thus, congestion would decrease at the State Street-Bayfront Parkway intersection. The recommendations from this study are expected to assist with achieving better traffic fluidity on both State Street and Bayfront Parkway.

Pasha, J., & Pasha, J., & Ohu, I. P. (2025, March), Traffic Flow Management of State Street-Bayfront Parkway Intersection: A Simulation Case Study Paper presented at 2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia. https://peer.asee.org/54693

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