Kandy Transport Improvement Program (Ktip) Final Report
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SRI LANKA STRATEGIC CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (SCDP) KANDY TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (KTIP) FINAL REPORT 27th May 2014 Submitted to: Ministry of Defense and Urban Development, Sri Lanka Prepared by Prof. Amal S. Kumarage University of Moratuwa UNIC0NSULTANCY SERVICES Serving the Nations through Technology Transfer in Architecture, Engineering and IT. Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................... 6 Public Transport Strategy for Kandy ........................................................................................................ 7 Traffic Management Strategy for Kandy .................................................................................................. 9 Overview of Proposed actions for Public Transport and Traffic Management ...................................... 10 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 12 1.1 Study Team ................................................................................................................................. 13 2 Transport Supply Characteristics ................................................................................................... 13 2.1 Road Network ............................................................................................................................. 13 2.2 Rail Network ............................................................................................................................... 16 2.3 Bus Transport .............................................................................................................................. 18 3 Features of Demand for Transport ................................................................................................. 20 3.1 Demography and Geography ...................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Passenger Movement Patterns .................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Land Use and Trip Purposes ....................................................................................................... 21 3.4 Vehicle Ownership and Traffic Flow .......................................................................................... 21 3.5 Origin-Destination of Traffic Movements .................................................................................. 23 3.6 Traffic Management .................................................................................................................... 24 3.7 Parking ........................................................................................................................................ 25 3.8 Travel Speed and Traffic Congestion ......................................................................................... 26 4 Main Issues ........................................................................................................................................ 26 5 Interventions Proposed ..................................................................................................................... 28 5.1 Goals and Objectives: ................................................................................................................. 28 5.2 Strategic Interventions ................................................................................................................ 29 5.3 Strategic Plan .............................................................................................................................. 30 6 Selection of Projects .......................................................................................................................... 31 6.1 Technical Assistance to Develop Integrated Functional Design & Operations Plans ................ 31 6.2 Public Transport Infrastructure Improvements ........................................................................... 32 6.3 Traffic & Parking Management .................................................................................................. 32 6.4 Preliminary Listing of Projects (Long List) ................................................................................ 32 6.5 Selection of Projects(Short List) ................................................................................................. 35 6.6 Sequencing of Projects ................................................................................................................ 38 7 Project Briefs for Short List of Projects ......................................................................................... 40 7.1 TA1: Public Transport Development and Operations Management Plan .................................. 40 2 | Page 7.2 TA2: Strategic Traffic Demand Management Plan .................................................................. 43 7.3 PT1:Design, Construction and Operation of Kandy Multimodal Transport Terminal (KMTT) 46 7.4 PT1.1: Multi Modal Terminal Operating System ....................................................................... 50 7.5 PT 3.1 Design, Construction and Operation of New Bus Terminal at Getambe ........................ 53 7.6 PT 2.2 Design, Construction and Operation of New Bus Terminal at Nittawela ....................... 57 7.7 PT 2.3 Design, Construction and Operation of New Bus Terminal at Tennekumbura ............... 60 7.8 PT 4: Upgrade of Railway Stations and improving access ......................................................... 63 7.9 TM1: Improve capacity and traffic management measures on major access roads .................... 64 7.10 TM2: Improve capacity and speed of by-pass roads ................................................................... 65 7.11 TM4: Improving the traffic management system and on-street improvements within the CBD 65 7.12 TM5: Improving off-street parking facilities .............................................................................. 66 8 Summary of Costs and Economic Analysis .................................................................................... 69 8.1 Project Outcomes and Measurements of Benefits ...................................................................... 69 8.2 Cost of Interventions ................................................................................................................... 70 8.3 Calculation of Benefits................................................................................................................ 71 8.4 Benefit Cost Analysis.................................................................................................................. 72 9 Environmental Screening ................................................................................................................. 73 9.1 Assessment Methodology ........................................................................................................... 73 9.2 Existing Environment ................................................................................................................. 74 9.3 Other Environmental Features .................................................................................................... 79 10 Social Screening ................................................................................................................................ 86 10.1 The current difficulties in Kandy transport system ..................................................................... 86 10.2 The positive and negative implications of the proposed interventions ....................................... 88 10.3 Proposal to improve the transport system in the vicinity of the town ......................................... 91 Appendix A: Terms of Reference for Transport Improvement Project .............................................. 93 Appendix B: Figures ................................................................................................................................. 97 B1. Bus Flows at CBD ............................................................................................................................ 97 B2. Bus Passenger Flows at CBD ........................................................................................................... 97 B3. Pedestrian Arrivals at Bus Terminals ............................................................................................... 97 B4. Bus Arrivals by Terminal ................................................................................................................. 97 B5. On-Street Bus Parking within CBD ................................................................................................. 98 B6. Parking at Tomlin Park Precincts ..................................................................................................... 99 List of Tables Table 2-1: Road Distance through City Centre between Nodes (km)......................................................... 14 Table 2-2: Main Road Distance through City Centre between Nodes (km) ............................................... 14 Table 2-3: Alternative By-pass Routes ....................................................................................................... 15 Table 2-4: Rail Accessibility to Kandy (2014) ..........................................................................................