Question: Problem 1 : Incident Impact Analysis ( Shock wave analysis ) On a section of freeway, an accident occurs at 1 0 : 0 0

Problem 1: Incident Impact Analysis (Shock wave analysis)
On a section of freeway, an accident occurs at 10:00am at point B. First, both lanes are blocked, then after 15 minutes, one lane is cleared.
Traffic Sensor Data:
A: q=2700vph,u=55mih
B: one-lane open with q=1500vph,u=4.5mih
B: two-lane open with q=3600vph,u=40mih
kjam=480vehmi
Question
By what time (T3) must the second lane be cleared to avoid the impact from the accident extending to A?
Please answer questions 5 and 6 as shown in the image
Problem 1 : Incident Impact Analysis ( Shock wave

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