Agency TRANSPORTATION DEPT

Contractor University of Minnesota

SWIFT Contract Number B33764/37869

Project Name Develop of Freeway Mgmt & Operational Strategies

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Developing efficient and robust traffic control strategies that can directly be implemented in the existing operational environment is of critical importance in improving the effectiveness of freeway management. Currently the freeway network in the Twin Cites is being managed with the Intelligent Road Information System (IRIS), a computerized operating system developed by Mn/DOT to control the field devices such as ramp meters, variable message signs and loop detectors. This research develops a comprehensive support and development tool for IRIS by integrating it with a microscopic traffic simulator. The resulting IRIS-In-Loop simulation system (ILSS) can be used to emulate and refine various types of freeway operational strategies prior to field implementation. As a first application of ILSS, an alternative ramp metering strategy will be developed in this research and evaluated with ILSS. Further, a computerized process will be developed to estimate a set of traffic condition measures for given freeway corridors with selected time periods. The quantified measures can be used to support different levels of decision making process at Mn/DOT in planning and operating the freeway network.

Project Duration

Start Date Thu, 10/01/2009 - 00:00

Original end date Tue, 05/31/2011 - 00:00

Actual end date Tue, 01/31/2012 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $86000.00

Amendments $0.00

Contract total $86000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Trunk Highway

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Brian Kary

Evaluator Email Address brian.kary@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Overall, the contractor was timely in providing reports and deliverables. Some deliverables were delayed.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Contractor provided quality work that met the needs of the RTMC. The Contractor worked closely with the PM to ensure that project needs were met.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Contractors costs were reasonable for the work completed.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Contractor's performance was very good. Contractor worked closely with PM and other RTMC staff to ensure that the product of the research met the needs of the RTMC Operations. I would certainly work with the Contractor again.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied