Traffic Queueing Analysis on Chord Road, Vijayanagar, Bengaluru using PTV Vissim Software

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GRD Journals- Global Research and Development Journal for Engineering | Volume 1 | Issue 9 | August 2016 ISSN: 2455-5703

Traffic Queuing Analysis on Chord Road, Vijayanagar, Bengaluru using PTV Vissim Software Ramkrishna P Jagali M. Tech Student (Transportation Engineering) Department of Civil Engineering RITM, Bengaluru, India

Mr. Rahul L Kadam Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering RITM, Bengaluru, India

Abstract Urban advancement is a noteworthy issue in metropolitan domains in the country, with enormous impact on economy, travel conduct, land utilize, and purpose behind uneasiness for some drivers. Bangalore today is a standout among the most taken care of urban communities in the country with the great improvement in the IT business and the increase in the amount of openings for work in the city. With the expansion in populace, there is a relating increase in number of vehicles in the city and enormous increment in the interest in area. In Bangalore there is a problem in extension for streets development and the need to utilize existing streets for smooth development of vehicles. These problems get to be compulsory for the organization to assure better parking facilities. Due to increase in the traffic, the waiting time at the signalized intersections increases. In order to minimize the waiting time, the PTV Vissim software is used and models were developed and proposals were made. Keywords- Traffic volume, Traffic queue, Queue length, Queue delay, Signalized intersection, PTV Vissim

I. INTRODUCTION The growth in urban traffic has been recognized as serious problem in metropolitan areas in the country, with significant effect on economy, travel behavior, land use and cause of discomfort for millions of motorists. Bangalore today is obviously one of the most sought after cities in the country what with the rapid growth in the IT industry and the rise in the number of job opportunities in the city. With the rising population there is also a corresponding increase in number of vehicles in the city and huge increase in the demand in land. What adds to the traffic pressure in Bangalore in particular is that there is very little scope for expansion of roads and the need to use existing roads for smooth movement of vehicles is even more pronounced. It thus becomes mandatory for the administration to ensure better parking facilities. So far, the government and the BBMP have not taken this issue seriously and now the situation is such that it needs to be addressed seriously and effectively. According to BTRAC-2010 website rapid population growth because of IT and other associated industries in Bangalore has led to an increase in the vehicular population to about 1.5 million, with an annual growth rate of 7-10%.With the increase in population and the expansion of the city, the problem of connectivity of the populace has arisen. Quite obviously personalized modes of transport have grown at a tremendous rate and two wheelers along with the cars almost comprise 90% of the total registered vehicular population in the city. Two wheelers constitute more than 70% of the total volume, while cars comprise 15%, autos 4% and the remaining 8% includes other vehicles such as buses, vans and tempos.

II. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY       

To measure the degree of significance of typical behavior of Indian drivers and effect of heterogeneous traffic conditions on Intersection control delays To Understand the driver behavior by measuring the Discharge speed in the field To Understand the effect of heterogeneous traffic on saturation flow by measuring the proportion of classified vehicles (volume count) and their effect on control delays To measure saturation flow of the approaches. To obtain the PCU values at selected intersections. To compare the delays obtained using micro simulation software, VISSIM with the observed field delays. Finally to establish correlation between traffic heterogeneity with saturation flow.

III. STUDY AREA CHARACTERISTICS Numbers of intersections were selected in Bangalore City, for the analysis. All intersections selected are actuated signals. The intersections are selected considering the intersection geometry and accessibility of higher structures near the intersection. Since

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