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The traffic weighted multi-maps (TWM) method has been proposed as an efficient mechanism for congestion mitigation that enables differential traffic routing and path diversity by strategically distributing different network views (maps) to the drivers. Previous works have focused on TWM generation by creating optimal edge weights, but the complexity exponentially increases with the network size and traffic group diversity. This work describes how congestion and emissions can be addressed using TWM maps based on the k-shortest paths for the traffic flows (instead of individuals) that are optimally assigned and distributed to the components of the traffic flow. The map allocation strategies optimal TWM (OTV), optimal TWM per path flow with linear constraints (LCTV), and its variant unconstrained optimal TWM per path flow (UCTV) are described. They use maps generated from the k-shortest paths of the traffic flows (kSP-TWM). The heuristic solution obtained is compared with the theoretical static traffic assignment estimation baseline with different configurations, regarding congestion reduction, total travel time enhancement, and pollutant emissions. Experiments are developed using a synthetic traffic grid network scenario with a mesoscopic simulation. They show that the solution provided is adequate for its proximity to the theoretical equilibrium solutions and can generate minimum emissions patterns. 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