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Study on the Adequacy and Improvement of the Threshold Speed of Expressway Congestion

고속도로 정체 기준 속도의 적정성 검토 및 개선 연구

  • Lee, Sujin (The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Green Transportation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techology) ;
  • Ko, Eunjeong (The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Green Transportation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techology) ;
  • Jang, Kitae (The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Green Transportation, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techology) ;
  • Park, Sungho (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Ajou University) ;
  • Park, Jaebeom (Transportation Research Div., Korea Expressway Corporation Research Institute) ;
  • Yun, Ilsoo (Dept. of Transportation Eng., Ajou University)
  • 이수진 (한국과학기술원 조천식녹색교통대학원) ;
  • 고은정 (한국과학기술원 조천식녹색교통대학원) ;
  • 장기태 (한국과학기술원 조천식녹색교통대학원) ;
  • 박성호 (아주대학교 건설교통공학과) ;
  • 박재범 (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원 교통연구실) ;
  • 윤일수 (아주대학교 건설교통공학과)
  • Received : 2020.08.11
  • Accepted : 2020.10.02
  • Published : 2020.10.31

Abstract

Much time has passed since Korea's expressway congestion-threshold speed was revised in 2011. In the meantime, various expressway environments have changed owing to improved performance of vehicles, expanded operations of transport competition (i.e., the KTX), and increased speed limits along some expressway sections. In addition, the speed that expressway users expect to travel at is also increasing. Therefore, through a survey, this study investigates expressway users' perceptions of congestion, and reviews the adjustment of the expressway speed congestion threshold by analyzing expressway traffic flow. One result of the survey confirms that the threshold speed expressway users consider to be congestion has slightly increased. Analyzing traffic and speed data through a K-means algorithm found that the threshold speed for congestion is 60 km/h. In addition, assuming the congestion threshold speed increase from 40 km/h to 50 km/h and 60 km/h, frequently congested expressway sections are identified, determining that 50 km/h is appropriate as a congestion threshold for proper expressway mobility management.

2011년에 고속도로 정체 기준 속도가 개정된 후 많은 시간이 경과함에 따라 차량의 성능 개선, 경쟁 관계에 있는 고속열차 운행 확대, 고속도로 일부 구간의 제한속도 상향 등 다양한 고속도로 주행환경 변화가 발생하였고 고속도로 이용자의 이동 신속성에 대한 기대수준 또한 증가하는 추세이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 설문조사를 통해 고속도로 이용자의 정체에 대한 인식을 조사하고, 고속도로 교통류 분석을 통해 고속도로 정체 기준 속도의 재설정을 검토하고자 한다. 설문조사 결과, 고속도로 이용자들이 인식하는 정체 기준 속도가 다소 높아진 것을 확인하였다. K-means 알고리즘을 통해 교통량 및 속도 자료를 분석한 결과, 서행과 정체의 분류 기준은 60km/h 수준인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 정체 기준 속도를 50km/h와 60km/h로 상향하는 것을 가정하여 고속도로 정체잦은구간을 산정해본 결과, 50km/h가 고속도로 이동성 관리를 위한 정체 기준 속도로 적절한 것으로 판단된다.

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