  Transitions between two lanes often have a significant impact on various
forms of road traffic. To address this problem, we have developed a two-lane
asymmetric simple exclusion process model and two hypothetical traffic control
strategies, to simulate a futuristic scenario where the timing and location of
transitions between two lanes are highly controlled. Various scenarios were
proposed to study the effectiveness of these control strategies. An optimized
control strategy, whose parameters were determined through an optimization
algorithm, is confirmed to effectively maximize the average traffic flow.
Consequently, we may identify suitable road sections and the corresponding
timings of transitions to resolve congestion in this model.
