Recommended Citation
LaBreche, T. M., R. B. Jacko, B. K. Partridge, W. H. Schneider, and A. S. Soliman. Effectiveness of the Borman Expressway ITS Program on Local Air Quality. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2002/05. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 2002. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284313198DOI
10.5703/1288284313198
Abstract
Particulate Matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), and meteorological parameters were monitored at 10 second averaging intervals adjacent the Borman Expressway in Northwestern Indiana before and during the implementation of an Intelligent Transportation System. Traffic data was collected from sensors on the expressway. The high-resolution data permitted the expressway contribution to local air quality to be separated from background components of local air quality and significant correlations were made between pollutant flux and traffic flow and pollutant flux and highway occupancy. Traffic incidents (accidents / congestion) were shown to have a rapid impact on local air quality. In many examples, during-incident pollution flux increased 2 to 3 times pre-incident levels. Oversaturated traffic operating conditions deleteriously affected local air quality and if avoided by ITS or other methods would significantly improve local air quality.
Report Number
FHWA/IN/JTRP-2002/05
Keywords
ITS, Intelligent, Transportation, Systems, Environmental, Air, Pollution, Database, PM2.5, CO, Fine, Particulate, Matter, Carbon, Monoxide, Borman, Expressway, Ambient Monitoring, SPR-2338
SPR Number
2338
Project Number
C-36-67ZZ
File Number
9-10-51
Performing Organization
Joint Transportation Research Program
Publisher Place
West Lafayette, IN
Date of this Version
2002