Question: Problem 4 . Use a queueing diagram to analyze the following situation. When a concert ends at the Moody Center, traffic builds up at the

Problem 4. Use a queueing diagram to analyze the following situation. When a concert ends at the Moody Center, traffic builds up at the traffic signal where MLK Blvd. intersects the I-35 frontage road. For this approach, the signal is green for 30 seconds, and red for 90 seconds; and the capacity during a green light is 1800 vehicles per hour. While the concert is in progress, vehicles arrive at the signal at a rate of 100 vehicles per hour. Vehicles leaving the concert first arrive at the signal at 11 PM, right as it turns red. For the next 5 minutes, the demand jumps to a rate of 600 vehicles per hour, before falling back to 120 vehicles per hour.
What is the greatest number of vehicles in queue at this signal?
What is the longest any vehicle has to wait?
At what time does the queue finally clear?
What is the total delay experienced at the signal, from 11 PM until the queue clears?
Problem 4 . Use a queueing diagram to analyze the

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