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Dar Es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan TECHNICAL REPORT 6 - Traffic Surveys and Analysis No. Dar es Salaam City Council The United Republic of Tanzania Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Technical Report 6 Traffic Survey & Analysis June 2008 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY PACIFIC CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONSULTANTS EI J R 08-009 Dar es Salaam City Council The United Republic of Tanzania Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan Technical Report 6 Traffic Survey & Analysis June 2008 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY PACIFIC CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT CONSULTANTS Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan TECHNICAL REPORT 6 - Traffic Surveys and Analysis Table of Contents Chapter 1 Household Interview Survey 1.1 Scope of Work .......................................................................................................................... 1 - 1 1.1.1 Objective of the HIS .................................................................................................... 1 - 1 1.1.2 Survey Area covered by the HIS ................................................................................. 1 - 2 1.1.3 Work Items .................................................................................................................. 1 - 2 1.1.4 Survey Method ............................................................................................................ 1 - 3 1.1.5 Products ....................................................................................................................... 1 - 8 1.1.6 Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 1 - 8 1.2 Transport Demand Characteristics ........................................................................................... 1 - 10 1.2.1 Socio-economic Profiles .............................................................................................. 1 - 10 1.2.2 Travel Demand and Characteristics ............................................................................. 1 - 20 1.2.3 Origin and Destination of Trips ................................................................................... 1 - 34 Chapter 2 Screen Line Survey 2.1 Scope of Work .......................................................................................................................... 2 - 1 2.1.1 Survey Locations ......................................................................................................... 2 - 1 2.1.2 Survey Duration ........................................................................................................... 2 - 1 2.1.3 Vehicle Classifications ................................................................................................ 2 - 1 2.1.4 Survey Method ............................................................................................................ 2 - 4 2.1.5 Survey Forms ............................................................................................................... 2 - 4 2.1.6 Staffing Indication ....................................................................................................... 2 - 4 2.2 Survey Performance ................................................................................................................. 2 - 6 2.3 Summary of Survey Result ....................................................................................................... 2 - 9 2.3.1 Overall screen line traffic volumes .............................................................................. 2 - 9 2.3.2 Characteristics by Location ......................................................................................... 2 - 10 Appendix-2: Traffic Volumes by Hour and Location ....................................................................... 2 - 16 Chapter 3 Cordon Line Survey 3.1 Scope of Work .......................................................................................................................... 3 - 1 3.1.1 Survey Locations ......................................................................................................... 3 - 1 3.1.2 Survey Hours ............................................................................................................... 3 - 4 3.1.3 Survey Days ................................................................................................................. 3 - 4 3.1.4 Sampling ...................................................................................................................... 3 - 4 3.1.5 Interview Survey Items ................................................................................................ 3 - 4 3.1.6 Vehicle Types for Counting Survey ............................................................................ 3 - 5 3.1.7 Survey Method ............................................................................................................ 3 - 5 i Dar es Salaam Transport Policy and System Development Master Plan TECHNICAL REPORT 6 - Traffic Surveys and Analysis 3.1.8 Survey Forms ............................................................................................................... 3 - 6 3.1.9 Staffing Indications ...................................................................................................... 3 - 6 3.2 Survey Performance ................................................................................................................. 3 - 8 3.3 Summary of Survey Result ....................................................................................................... 3 - 9 3.3.1 Traffic Volume ............................................................................................................ 3 - 9 3.3.2 Average Occupancy ..................................................................................................... 3 - 9 3.3.3 Number of Passengers ................................................................................................. 3 - 11 3.4 Development of Cordon Line OD Matrix ................................................................................ 3 - 12 3.4.1 Methodology ................................................................................................................ 3 - 12 3.4.2 Number of Passengers at Ports .................................................................................... 3 - 12 3.4.3 Establishment of OD Matrix ........................................................................................ 3 - 14 Appendix-3.1: Traffic Volumes by Hour and Location .................................................................... 3 - 16 Appendix-3.2: Zanzibar Ferry Passenger Count ............................................................................... 3 - 31 Chapter 4 Cargo Transport Survey 4.1 Scope of Work .......................................................................................................................... 4 - 1 4.1.1 Survey Area ................................................................................................................. 4 - 1 4.1.2 Survey Days ................................................................................................................. 4 - 1 4.1.3 Survey Contents ........................................................................................................... 4 - 1 4.1.4 Survey Method ............................................................................................................ 4 - 2 4.2 Survey Performances.................................................................................................................. 4 - 3 4.2.1 Sample Ratio and Expansion Factor ............................................................................ 4 - 3 4.3 Survey Results .......................................................................................................................... 4 - 5 4.3.1 Company Profiles ........................................................................................................ 4 - 5 4.3.2 Driver Profiles and Trip Information............................................................................. 4 - 8 Chapter 5 Travel Speed Survey 5.1 Scope of Work .......................................................................................................................... 5 - 1 5.1.1 Survey Routes .............................................................................................................. 5 - 1 5.1.2 Survey Hours ............................................................................................................... 5 - 2 5.1.3 Survey Days ................................................................................................................. 5 - 2 5.1.4 Survey Content ............................................................................................................ 5 - 3 5.1.5 Survey Method ............................................................................................................ 5 - 3 5.1.6 Survey Forms ............................................................................................................... 5 - 4 5.2 Survey Results .......................................................................................................................... 5 - 6 5.2.1 GPS Log and Reason of Stops ..................................................................................... 5 - 6 5.2.2 Average Travel Speed ................................................................................................
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