Avissawella Town Development Project
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AVISSAWELLA TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS Presentation of Findings Transportation Engineering Division University of Moratuwa March 2000 PRESENT TRANSPORT ISSUES ° Railways underutilised ° Insufficient Parking in Town Centre ° Excessive Circulation of Buses in Town ° Inadequate Facilities for Pedestrians ° Poor Layout of Bus Terminals ° Poor Mobility from Rural Communities ° Flooding on Major Roads Performance of Railways Travel Fa r e Daily Pax Tim e (mts) (R s.) Boardings Railways 150 16.00 50 Buses 90 10.50 7,780 Insufficient Parking in Town Road Network 6 Police Station Average Hourly Parking Demand Survey (12 Junction Hour Average) 40 Bus Stand Junction 4 18 3 12 5 BC Junction 18 17 Bo Statue Junction 2 15 Rest House Junction 1 10 0 Kudagama Road Junction 6 Police Station Excessive Circulation of Buses Junction Bus Stand Junction 4 3 5 BC Junction CTB Stand Bo Statue Junction 2 Rest House 1 Junction 0 Kudagama Road Junction Inadequate Facilities for Heavy Pedestrian Flows Weekly Pola at Talduwa Junction 6 Police Station Average Hourly Pedestrian Flow (12 Hour) Junction 11,244 Bus Stand Junction 4 5,220 3 9,504 5 BC Junction 15,576 15,504 Bo Statue Junction 2 6,264 Rest House 1 Junction 2,856 0 Kudagama Road Junction Poor Layout of Bus Terminal ° Daily Passenger Movements - 55,500 ° Daily Bus Movements - 1,200 ° Transfer Passengers - 30% PPP rrr eee sss eee nnn ttt B uuu s RRR ooo uuu ttt eee sss Travel Time Parameters for Industrial Estate Employees Distance Travel Time Speed (kms) (mts.) km/hr Walk Only 1.5 24.2 3.8 Bicycle Only 2.3 13.8 10.0 Bus 10.6 44.3 14.4 Van 9.4 34.2 16.5 Total 9.7 58.2 10 Comparison of Travel related Costs for Employees (mean values) Boarders Others One-way Distance 4.2 kms 10.5 kms One-way Travel Time 38.5 mts. 58.7 mts. Monthly Travel Rs. 87 Rs. 380 Expenditure Additional Living Rs. 1822 N/a Expenses Estimates of Travel to Work for SIE Boarders Others Total Percentage of Employees 25% 75% 100% Number of Employees 7,500 21,750 29,000 Walk to Work (%)/Number (20%) 1,500 (10%) 2,175 3,675 Bicycle to Work (%)/Number (10%) 750 (10%) 2,175 2,925 Bus to Work (%)/Number (60%) 4,500 (60%) 13,050 17,550 Van/Other to Work (%)/Number (10%) 750 (20%) 4,350 5,100 Traffic Generation from SIE & Associated Developments To SIE To Total Avissawella Town Travel Pedestrians 2,535 1,140 3,675 to Work Bicycles 2,050 925 2,975 Buses 400 150 500 Vans/Other Vehicles 450 200 650 Other Small Pax. Vehicles 500 250 750 Traffic Trucks 120 60 180 Containers 25 0 25 C o m m u t e r C a t c h m e n t Flooding Locations Impacts on Transport Due to SIE Present Future w/o SIE 1998/99 With SIE 2000/1 Population of A’wela Town 22,000 27,500 Jobs in A’wela Town 3,000 32,000 Vehicles in Hanwella DSD 5,821 9,000 Peak hr. Bus Movement 120 250 Peak hr. Traffic Flow at 1,460 to 2,470 3,400 to 5,000 Junctions Hourly Pedestrian Movements 2,205 3,500 to 12,000 Hourly Parking Demand 130 spaces 200 spaces Traffic Speeds in Town 15 to 20 kms/hr. 5 – 10 kms/hr. Issue for Growth & Sustainability ° A’wella located as the central transport node between Colombo, R’pura and Kegalle ° Reasonable Access due to rehabilitated trunk road system ° But SIE located within urban limits.........… ....................will its success be its downfall? Transport Related Problems for Growth & Sustainability ° Increases Congestion in Town Centre ° Quality of Bus Services Inadequate to attract employees for SIE ° High walking distance for SIE employees ° Breakdown of transit facilities for bus passengers at A’wela town centre ° Occasional flooding and its impacts PROPOSED SOLUTIONS #1: Two Gates to SIE & Shuttle Bus Service # 2 : New Bridge & By Pass Hatton Road By Pass & New Bridge (with New Bus Terminal) 6 Police Station Junction Bus Stand Junction 4 3 Private Bus Stand Talduwa BC Junction Junction CTB Stand Buddha Statue Junction 2 SIE #3: New Bus Terminal Rest House 1 for Junction New Town/Hospital/SIE Hospital Bus Terminal 0 Kudagama Road Junction 6 Police Station Junction Bus Stand Junction 4 3 Private Bus Stand Talduwa BC Junction Junction CTB Stand Buddha Statue Junction 2 SIE #4: Improved Bus Transit Rest House 1 Terminal at Town Centre Junction (with new access) Hospital Bus Terminal 0 Kudagama Road Junction #5: Improve Traffic Circulation in Town Centre ° Widen Colombo Road to 4 lanes between Kudagama Road Jct. and Rest House Jct. ° Signalise Kudagama Road Junction ° Signalise Rest House Junction ° Channelise Bo Tree Junction ° Channelise BoC/Sathosa Junction (acquisition) ° Improve Turning at Bus Stand Jct. (acquisition) ° Improve Safety at Police Station Junction To Ratnapura Kudagama (Junction # 02) Junction Proposed 4 lane road upto Junction # 02 3 m widening 3 m widening 50 m 50 m 3 m widening From Colombo PROPOSED SIGNALIZED JUNCTION 3 m widening Rest House Aviisawella Town (Junction Junction #05) Ratnapura (Junction #6) PROPOSED 2 Colombo φ Signalized (Junction # 01) Junction Buddha Statue Junction # Bus Junction 30 m 05 Stop # 04 Junction No parking 30 m No Parking Chanalised Two Through lanes 30 m No Parking Junction # 02 Chanellise Bank of Ceylon Junction Proposed Parking Lane To Yatiyantota Canalized Reduce the To sharpness Junction # From (Increase 05 Junction # curvature) 03 To Improve Turning Ratnapura (Junction # 6) Radius of Bus 6 m widening Stand Junction c From Junction # 5 To Junction # 3 Junction to Police Station Station Police to Improvements Improvements Safety Safety 3 m 2 # Junction To widening 3 m m 40 widening m 40 Ratnapura To n o i t e a t c i l S o P To Junction No. Junction To 05 Police Station Junction Bus Stand Junction BC Talduwa Junction Junction Channelised Bo Statue Junction Traffic Improvements in Avissawella Town Rest House Junction Signalised Kudagama Road Junction #6: Reduce/Eliminate On-Street Parking at Town Centre ° By providing 6 Nos. Taxi Stands of 10 spaces each 6-10 Nos. Public Car Parks totaling 100 spaces By providing more pedestrian spaces (at least 3m on each link) Redesign of Present Bus Terminal & Proposed Parking Areas #7: Improve Regional Access & Mobility ° Road Improvements ° Bus Service Improvements Roads Recommended for Improvement Anguruwella – Warakapola Anguruwella – Galigomuwa Ruwanwella – Waharaka Amithirigala – Kirindiwela Puwakpitiya – Labugama Getahetta – Nambapana Eheliyagoda – Kiriella Avissawella – Parakaduwa (via Maniyamwatte) Dehiowita – Digowa (via Deraniyagala) Dehiowita – Eheliyagoda Bus Service Improvement ° Avissawella-Colombo ° Avissawella- Ratnapura ° Avissawella-Eheliyagoda ° Avissawella-Warakapola ° Avissawella-Yatiyantota ° Avissawella-Hatton ° Avissawella- Kegalle (via Hettimulla) ° Avissawella-Galigomuwa ° Avissawella-Waharaka ° Avissawella –Urapola (via Amithirigala) ° Avissawella – Kirindiwela (via Amithirigala) ° Avissawella – Pugoda Ferry ° Avissawella – Pugoda (via Hanwella) ° Avissawella – Labugama (via Puwakpitiya) ° Avissawella - Nambapana (via Kalatuwawa) ° Avissawella - Kiriella (via Eheliyagoda) ° Avissawella – Parakaduwa (via Maniyamwatte) ° Avissawella – Deraniyagala ( and Digowa) ° Dehiowita – Eheliyagoda ° Avissawella- Hanwella Cachement Area defined by UDA UDA UoM 6 Police Station Junction #8: Redesign of Roads in New Town Centre Bus Stand Junction 3 Private Bus Stand 4 Talduwa Junction BC Junction CTB Stand ° By considering New By-pass to Hatton Rd. Buddha Statue Junction 2 New Bus Terminal Shopping Complex SIE Employees of SIE Rest House 1 Junction Hospital Hospital Bus Terminal 0 Kudagama Road Junction .