OverFlowLight: Real-Time Gridlock Prevention and Traffic Signal Optimization for Urban Intersections

arXiv:2606.27381v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Queue overflow, a severe consequence of urban traffic congestion, occurs when vehicle queues exceed intersection capacity, obstructing upstream traffic and triggering cascading gridlocks. Prevailing traffic signal control (TSC) algorithms, primarily optimized for throughput, often fail to address overflow during peak hours, exacerbating congestion and creating safety hazards. We propose OverFlowLight, a real-time framework designed to preemptively ...