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Chris Lee, an assistant professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, received a five-year, $96,500 grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to identify factors associated with traffic delay and accident risk on urban streets with interrupted traffic flow and heavy truck volume.
Dr. Lee says he expects his study to provide insight into improving traffic flow and reducing collisions through intelligent traffic management.
"The objectives of my research are to better understand how traffic flow is disrupted and how accident risk elevates due to various factors, such as delays in the border screening process and a higher than normal proportion of truck traffic," he said.
"I also hope to suggest potential strategies to reduce delay and accident risk."
Lee says traffic delay at the border crossing causes significant loss to the economy and damage to the environment. He is optimistic that his research could have an impact on promoting international trade between Canada and the U.S., as well as improving the productivity of Canada"s export industry by reducing delayed shipments. He says he also hopes his findings will reduce negative effects on air quality and health.
Lee"s grant was one of 44 UWindsor research projects announced by NSERC. The university received more than $4.5 million in funding from the agency.
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