Evaluation of Traffic Impact on Road Network due to New Commercial Development

Author(s):

Omkar Sharad Khade , G .H Raisoni college of Engineering,Nagpur.; Dr. B. V Khode, G .H Raisoni college of Engineering,Nagpur.; V. K. Bhakthyapuri, G .H Raisoni college of Engineering,Nagpur.

Keywords:

Traffic impact, Traffic Assignment, Traffic volume, Level of service, Residual capacity

Abstract:

In metropolitan cities, rapidly increased new construction development activities and every new development has its own traffic impact which can be affect the surrounding road network. In this research we study the systematic method to analyze traffic impact of a new construction development which can generate and attract traffic demand around the road network according to survey and analysis of existing traffic condition. To analyze, Regression method is used; evaluation of traffic growth rate is done according to past traffic data and forecast future traffic condition after development in terms of Level of service (LOS) of road. The distribution of traffic volume orderly to make sure the balance of the project won’t affect the existing traffic condition. The traffic impact analysis can help to forecast the traffic volume activities for later on years, basically to investigate the different traffic elements having sway on movement conditions after improvement. Traffic assignment is involving the pattern, which is generated traffic will be distributed on according to residual capacity of surrounding roads. The traffic impact research can help to detect projected traffic condition, thus planning is made to provide facilities to minimize the traffic problems after complete commercial developments. An attempt has been done to reduce the traffic impact be mitigated by staggered office timing and carpooling 30% reduced generation and attraction traffic of Corporate Park, Carpooling introducing some AC buses and transportation facilities. Due to staggered office timing and carpooling have been observed and the traffic volume will be diverted to the proposed transportation amenities constructed which is front of study area thus the traffic condition will be reduced and LOS will be improved.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV3I9221
Published in	:	Volume : 3, Issue : 9
Publication Date	:	01/04/2017
Page(s)	:	493-498

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