Congestion management through redesigning of intersection to improve los
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Date
2020
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UMT.Lahore
Abstract
Traffic in Lahore is rapidly increasing because of population and migration of
peoples to urban areas. Demand is greater than the supply because the rate of provision of transport facilities. For this purpose, effort has been made to
investigate the factors of traffic congestion in Mughalpura Intersection located in Lahore City. Lahore city is a main business and education hub of the province so there is rapid growth of population. Due to this advancement of traffic, pollution f the city is getting worse day by day. This study determined the causes of the traffic congestion at this intersection and proposed solution for solving the problem.This research analyses the problem of traffic congestion at Mughalpura intersection. Traffic data and road geometry were collected from the field. Primary
data was collected through traffic counts. Traffic volume for peak hour was
calculated through traffic counts on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday on peak hours. Traffic volume for peak hour was calculated through manual counting of vehicles.Sidra Intersection simulation software was used for analysis. Simulations for different possible traffic conditions with their counter measures were run and an optimal cycle length of traffic signals was calculated. Counter measures suggested includes proper traffic signalization plan, enforcement of pre signalization and lane closure