Research Article
Influence of Expressway Construction Area Information on Drivers’ Route Choice Behaviours
Table 1
Characteristics’ levels for scenarios.
| Attribute | Definition | Characteristics’ level |
| Availability of traffic information | The provision stage of traffic information | Two characteristics’ levels defined as | Pretrip | On-trip |
| Weather | Weather conditions of the expressway | Two characteristics’ levels defined as | Sunny | Snowy/Foggy/Rainy |
| Time | Travel time | Two characteristics’ levels defined as | Morning and evening peak hours | Other hours |
| Day | Travel dates | Two characteristics’ levels defined as | Nonworking days | Workdays |
| Length of construction area (km) | The length of construction areas | Continuous variable |
| Destination distance (km) | The distance between the construction area and the destination | Continuous variable |
| Number of lanes (km) | The number of lanes occupied by construction areas | Continuous variable |
| Length information release | Whether to release length information of the construction areas | Two characteristics’ levels defined as | Yes | No |
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