Network Accessibility-Based Framework for Prioritization of Infrastructure Projects
Publication: International Conference on Transportation and Development 2021
ABSTRACT
The implementation of transportation infrastructure projects plays a vital role in maximizing network accessibility and optimizing system users’ mobility. In this study, a network-accessibility-based project prioritization framework was developed. Candidate infrastructure projects were prioritized based on their importance to network accessibility considering stakeholders’ preferences for candidate road projects. The case study results showed that the spatial locations of LVR projects in the network affect their contribution to the overall network accessibility. The projects’ ranking was affected by the degree of preferences of transportation stakeholders to the candidate projects. Therefore, infrastructure investment decision-makers should consider all transportation stakeholders and their preferences for candidate projects in the investment decision-making process. The simulation results also showed that network accessibility could increase after network disruption events due to the implementation of LVR roadway projects. Therefore, the proposed framework could help transportation planners reduce the network accessibility impacts of natural and human-made network-disruption events.
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