Question: For a network with two alternative roads connecting A and B , below figure shows the average travel time - based user equilibrium ( indicated

For a network with two alternative roads connecting A and B, below figure shows the average travel time-based user equilibrium (indicated by a triangle) and marginal travel timebased system optimal (indicated by a star). The detailed outcomes of the user equilibrium and system optimal also show as below.
System Optimal Solution
Q1=2094 veh/hr; Q2=3906 veh/hr:
t1=41.9min,t2=61.9min
Total Travel Time =329.646min
User Equilibrium Solution
Q1=2764 veh ?hr;Q2=3236 veh ?hr
t1=t2=58.2min
Total Travel Time =349,134min
To drive the network from user equilibrium to system option, a toll will be imposed on one of the roads. On which road the toll should be imposed? Draw the average travel time curve of the road after imposing the toll. (6 points)
If the optimal toll is equivalent to 20 minutes of travel time and the average value of time of travelers using the roadway system is $30 per hour, what is the dollar amount of the toll? (2 points)
For 5000 travelers going from A to B, answer the following questions by comparing before and after imposing the toll,
a. After imposing the toll, how many travelers switch from Road 1 to Road 2?(1 point)
b. For switched travelers, what is the increased travel time that they spend for going from A to B?(1 point)
c. For travelers taking Road 2, what is the travel time difference before and after imposing the toll? (1 point)
d. What is the monetary value of total increased travel time of travelers taking Road 2?(1 points)
e. How many travelers continue staying on Road 1 after imposing the toll? (1 point)
f. For those stayed on Road 1, how much travel time each travers can save? (1 point)
g. What is the total saved travel time of travelers taking Road 1?(1 point)
h. What is the monetary value of saved travel time? (1 point)
i. What is the saved travel time of all travelers? (1 points)
j. What is the monetary value of saved travel time? (1 point)
k. What is the revenue collected from imposing the toll? Number 3No
For a network with two alternative roads

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