Traffic Impact Assessment Using Micro Simulation for Redevelopment Of

SUBMITTED TO VASTUNIDHI ARCHITECTS135, Block B Sector 44, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201303 National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) Project Title: From Traffic Impact assessment using micro simulation for redevelopment of AIIMS West Campus Email: [email protected] Phone: +91-8860283661 Address: 327 RCS, Sector 48-A, Chandigarh-160047 Traffic Impact assessment using micro simulation for redevelopment of AIIMS West Campus 1 Traffic Impact assessment using micro simulation for redevelopment of AIIMS West Campus Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Project Background .................................................................................................................................. 10 1.2 Need of the study .................................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Objective .................................................................................................................................................. 11 1.4 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 Study Outcomes ....................................................................................................................................... 12 1.6 Report Structure ...................................................................................................................................... 12 2. Project Site Assessment ................................................................................................................................ 14 2.1 Project Site ............................................................................................................................................... 15 2.2 Project Area ............................................................................................................................................. 17 2.3 Visual Study .............................................................................................................................................. 19 2.4 Road Inventory ......................................................................................................................................... 20 2.5 Existing Vehicle Routing ........................................................................................................................... 22 2.6 Concern Areas .......................................................................................................................................... 23 2.7 SWOT Analysis.......................................................................................................................................... 25 2.8 Concerned Stakeholders .......................................................................................................................... 26 2.9 Secondary Data ........................................................................................................................................ 26 2.9.1 Redevelopment Plan of East Kidwai Nagar ...................................................................................... 27 2.9.2 Barapullah Elevated Corridor – Phase 2 .......................................................................................... 31 2.10 AIIMS West Campus ............................................................................................................................ 32 3. Data Analysis and Traffic Demand Estimation ............................................................................................... 35 3.1 Primary Traffic Survey .............................................................................................................................. 36 2 Traffic Impact assessment using micro simulation for redevelopment of AIIMS West Campus 3.1.1 Mid-block counts and U-Turn Count Analysis and Vehicle Count Survey ........................................ 36 3.1.2 Passenger Car Equivalency .............................................................................................................. 37 3.1.3 Mid-Block Traffic Volume Count Survey Analysis: Aurbindo Marg near AIIMS West Campus: ....... 38 3.1.4 U Turn Traffic Volume Count Survey Analysis: Aurbindo Marg near AIIMS West Campus: ............. 41 3.1.5 Vehicle In/Out (Entry/Exit) Count Survey at Gate 4 and Gate 5 AIIMS West Campus ..................... 43 3.1.6 Analysis In/out volumes from Gate 4 and Gate 5 ............................................................................ 47 3.1.7 Vehicle In/Out (Entry/Exit) Count Survey at Masjid More Campus ................................................. 49 3.2 Traffic Demand Estimation: Introduction ................................................................................................. 54 3.2.1 Activities Impacting Site Circulation ................................................................................................ 54 3.2.2 Demand Estimation ......................................................................................................................... 56 3.3 Traffic Routing .......................................................................................................................................... 59 4. Evaluation Using Micro Simulation: Base Model Development .................................................................... 63 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 64 4.2 Why use micro simulation? ...................................................................................................................... 64 4.3 Methodology............................................................................................................................................ 66 4.4 Model Parameters ................................................................................................................................... 67 4.4.1 Developing the Base simulation model elements ........................................................................... 67 4.4.2 Coding of Vehicle routes, Conflict areas and reduced speed areas................................................. 69 4.4.3 Global Settings of Simulation Model ............................................................................................... 71 4.4.4 Model Calibration and Validation .................................................................................................... 72 4.4.5 Observations and Calculation from the base model ....................................................................... 74 5. Evaluation Using Micro Simulation: Proposed and Mitigation Options ........................................................ 75 5.1 Developing the Simulation Model with Proposed Option ........................................................................ 76 3 Traffic Impact assessment using micro simulation for redevelopment of AIIMS West Campus 5.1.1 Proposed Model Simulation Parameters and Assumptions ............................................................ 76 5.2 Proposed Scenario 1 Simulation Model Year 2023 .................................................................................. 78 5.2.1 Observations from the proposed Scenario Simulation Model Year 2023 ....................................... 80 5.2.2 Inference from the Simulation analysis of the proposed model option 1 ....................................... 83 5.3 Conceptualizing Mitigation Options ......................................................................................................... 83 5.4 Mitigation option ..................................................................................................................................... 84 5.4.1 Observations from the Mitigation Option ....................................................................................... 85 5.4.2 Inference from the Simulation analysis of the mitigation option .................................................... 86 5.5 Recommendations ................................................................................................................................... 87 5.6 Updated Site Plan..................................................................................................................................... 88 5.7 Comparative analysis of the Proposed plan 1 and Updated Plan............................................................. 89 5.8 References ............................................................................................................................................... 91 List of Figures Figure 1: Site Location Map of AIIMS West Campus, New Delhi ........................................................................... 10 Figure 2: Project Site Location .............................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 3: Project Site Location on Zonal Development Plan (Zone F) ................................................................... 16 Figure 4: Project Site Intervention Area ............................................................................................................... 16 Figure 5: Existing AIIMS West

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