PURPOSES : The purpose of this study was to select recurring congested sections through an objective and reasonable method using intelligent transportation system (ITS) collection data as the first phase for controlling recurring congested sections. The selection is meant to enhance the utilization of national highway ITS collection data that are just managed as statistical data focusing on real-time traffic information or not satisfactorily used.
METHODS : Hourly statistical data were obtained using travel speed with a 5-min frequency per information-providing section stored in the database server. The travel speed data were collected from field equipment in general national highway sections (793.8 km in 380 sections of 16 lines in 2017) in the Seoul Metropolitan Area through a literature review of congestion standards. Subsequently, the congested sections were drawn by dividing a month into weekdays and weekends, and the status of the monthly change and characteristics of the congested sections were analyzed. Based on the monthly data on the congested sections, monthly mean congested days and hours were calculated to select the significant recurring congested sections in 2017 and applied to the congestion frequency standard.
RESULTS : Recurring congested sections occurred in seven sections (33.9 km) in three lines — in five sections (24.8 km) of two lines during the weekdays and in two sections (9.1 km) of one line during the weekends. The recurring congested sections selected based on the congested days and the recurring congested sections selected based on the congested hours were found to be the same. The recurring congested sections during the weekdays and weekends were not mutually duplicated and were divided. More congestion occurred during the weekdays than on weekends.
CONCLUSIONS : In the seven sections selected as recurring congested sections, congestion occurred for more than six months during one year, indicating that congestion is concentrated in specific months, albeit continuously and repeatedly occurring over the long term. The recurring congestion section selection standard and method used in this study are considered to be objective and reasonable. If recurring congested sections are selected using the standard and method presented in this study using ITS collection data targeting general national highways nationwide in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, it is necessary to determine whether the standard and method reflect actual congestion situations satisfactorily. According to the result, a further study considering congestion speed and congestion frequency standards is needed.

ABSTRACT
1. 서론
2. 기존문헌 고찰
3. 연구의 범위 및 방법
4. 상습정체구간 선정 결과
    4.1. 월별 정체구간 현황
    4.2. 상습정체구간 현황
5. 결론
REFERENCES

• 윤영민(한국건설기술연구원 ITS성능평가센터 수석연구원) | Yoon, Youngmin Corresponding author