Abstract
Adoption of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) lanes alongside Manual Toll Collection (MTC) lanes at toll collection stations has become more popular, however in many cases the toll collection stations' average delay times have risen as a result. This unexpected result can be attributed to lack of proper scientific study. This paper addresses this research gap by conducting a thorough analysis of traffic characteristics to investigate their influence on the efficiency of different ETC lane allocations in a toll collection station. Based on the analysis, a micro simulation method is adopted to study different ETC lane allocation schemes, with Hangzhou arterial toll collection station selected as an example. The simulation results shows that a particular number of ETC lanes can determine the maximum capacity of the whole station, and that allocation of ETC lanes to the middle of the station gives a superior outcome compared with outer and inner lane allocation.
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