IJSTE - International Journal of Science Technology & Engineering | Volume 3 | Issue 09 | March 2017 ISSN (online): 2349-784X
Evaluation of Traffic Impact on Road Network due to New Commercial Development Omkar Sharad Khade PG Student Department of Civil Engineering G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur (India)
Dr. B. V. Khode Professor Department of Civil Engineering G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur (India)
Prof. V. K. Bhakhtyapuri Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur (India)
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. Keywords: Traffic impact, Traffic Assignment, Traffic volume, Level of service, Residual capacity ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I.
INTRODUCTION
In urban areas rapidly increase the new construction development and its new development produced and attract traffic around the road network, this traffic produced negative impact on current urban transportation. Both developed and developing countries one of the major causes of traffic congestion is more because of lack of traffic planning and Provision. The study of traffic impact analysis means to analyze current traffic condition around the road network and possible mitigation measure in to the integrated land use and transportation planning for the new development area. A Traffic Impact Analysis is a study carried out to predict, the magnitude and effects of new proposed development. And Project generated traffic will have on the transportation network. In these project we analyze the traffic impact of proposed development commercial business park affected on surrounding traffic and Determine the improvement that are necessary to accommodation the new development of anticipated traffic. Its Help to ensure safe and reasonable traffic conditions i.e. volume, flow, capacity etc. on around streets after the development is completed also Reduce negative impacts created by developments it’s helping to ensure that the transportation network can accommodate the development The site of project in Mumbai region which is one of the biggest cities in India, thus the different types of transportation facilities are provided but these facilities cannot fulfill existing traffic condition. Also the growth of population and new construction development is increase, thus more traffic related problems are arises. In this project we study the traffic impact on new development which is constructing in existing corporate park this corporate park already generate and attract large scale of traffic volume. To determine traffic impact analysis on this new development surrounding road network and search to shows that traffic impact can help to forecast the activity of traffic volume in future. The goal of this research is to determine projected traffic condition for planning process as to decrease the traffic problems after the completion of this new commercial development; to provide the improved traffic facilities. In this project we study the factors of traffic impact on roadway network i.e. capacity of road, signalized intersection, and existing traffic on roads in term of hourly vehicle and hourly PCU and the traffic distribution according to residual capacity of surrounding road network. Determine traffic impact on LOS of roads with respect to v/c ratio. All rights reserved by www.ijste.org
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