Combination design method of tandem intersections with contraflow left-turn lane

SONG Lang; AN Shi; YU Shan-chuan; WANG Jian

doi:10.19818/j.cnki.1671-1637.2025.01.021

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SONG Lang, AN Shi, YU Shan-chuan, WANG Jian. Combination design method of tandem intersections with contraflow left-turn lane[J]. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 2025, 25(1): 295-310. doi: 10.19818/j.cnki.1671-1637.2025.01.021

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SONG Lang, AN Shi, YU Shan-chuan, WANG Jian. Combination design method of tandem intersections with contraflow left-turn lane[J]. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 2025, 25(1): 295-310. doi: 10.19818/j.cnki.1671-1637.2025.01.021

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Combination design method of tandem intersections with contraflow left-turn lane

doi: 10.19818/j.cnki.1671-1637.2025.01.021

SONG Lang^{1, 2},
AN Shi^{1
,
,},
YU Shan-chuan²,
WANG Jian¹

1.
School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, Heilongjiang, China
2.
China Merchants Chongqing Communications Technology Research and Design Institute Co., Ltd., Chongqing 400067, China

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 52272332

Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0387

Chongqing Technological Innovation and Application Development Special Key Project CSTB2022TIAD-KPX0104

Chongqing Construction Science and Technology Plan Project Chengke 2024 No.6-8

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Corresponding author: AN Shi(1968-), male, professor, PhD, anshi@hit.edu.cn
Received Date: 2023-11-07
Publish Date: 2025-02-25

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Due to fixed lane configurations, the conventional intersection (CI) performed well only in specific traffic scenarios after being transformed into contraflow left-turn lane (CLL) or tandem intersection (TI). To overcome this problem, a combination design method was proposed by integrating CLL and TI to expand the design concept. Lane-based traffic lights and reversible lane signs were used to flexibly divide the usage function of each lane during operation to form a mixed usage area (MUA), and each leg can be adjusted to CI, CLL, TI, or CLL combined with TI design. A mixed integer linear programming model was developed for collaborative optimization of design scheme selection, lane assignment, and signal timing. The operational performances were compared among intersection design schemes such as combination design, existing CI4(CI on four legs), CLL4 (CLL or CI on four legs with at least one CLL-formed leg), and TI4 (TI or CI on four legs with at least one TI-formed leg) through case and sensitivity analysis. Research results show that through the combination design method, the dynamic switching of a total of 4⁴=256 design schemes for the 4 legs at the intersection is achieved, and the number of lanes used in each traffic movement can be adjusted. Compared to CI4, CLL4, and TI4, the average delay was reduced by 42.96%, 39.43%, and 11.73% at peak hours, respectively, therefore the combination design demonstrates a bigger advantage in alleviating traffic congestion. The effectiveness of the combination design in enhancing the capacity of CI4 is positively related to the proportion of left-turn movements, and the enhancement ratio is presented as a shape of an initial increase followed by a decrease as the length of MUA increases. The length of the MUA for the combination design was recommended to be set between 50-70 m. In various traffic flow scenarios, the maximum increase in traffic capacity of the combination design compared to CI4, CLL4, and TI4 can reach 58.37%, 46.10%, and 11.94%, respectively, while the minimum value is not less than 0. This indicates that the combination design can consistently enhance intersection capacity with a more flexible lane assignment to better accommodate practical traffic operation needs.
- traffic control,
- combination design,
- contraflow left-turn lane,
- tandem intersection,
- unconventional arterial intersection design

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