FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE ROAD NETWORK FOR HAMBANTOTA DEVELOPMENTPLAN (RNHDP) Volume I Final Report Department of Transport & Logistics Management, University of Moratuwa December 2010 UniversityofMoratuwa RoadNetworkforHambantotaDevelopmentPlan UniversityofMoratuwa RoadNetworkforHambantotaDevelopmentPlan Table of Contents Volume I Final Report Study Team ______________________________________________________xi Executive Summary ____________________________________________________ xii CHAPTER 1 Background ___________________________________________ 1-1 1.1 Objectives of the Study _________________________________________ 1-1 1.2 Study Area of the Proposed Project _______________________________ 1-2 1.3 Scope of Work ________________________________________________ 1-3 1.4 Reporting ____________________________________________________ 1-6 CHAPTER 2 Data Collection ________________________________________ 2-1 2.1 Maps _______________________________________________________ 2-1 2.2 Reports _____________________________________________________ 2-1 2.3 Traffic and Transport Data_______________________________________ 2-2 2.4 Social Assessment ____________________________________________ 2-3 2.5 Preliminary Field Observation ____________________________________ 2-4 CHAPTER 3 Project Impact Area_____________________________________ 3-1 3.1 Geography & Climate __________________________________________ 3-1 3.2 Population ___________________________________________________ 3-1 3.3 Land use Pattern in the area _____________________________________ 3-2 3.4 Economic Activities ____________________________________________ 3-3 3.5 Greater Hambantota Development Plan ____________________________ 3-6 3.6 Current Status of Development ___________________________________ 3-8 3.7 Industrial Zones ______________________________________________ 3-21 3.8 Urban Development Centres ____________________________________ 3-22 i UniversityofMoratuwa RoadNetworkforHambantotaDevelopmentPlan CHAPTER 4 Stakeholder Meetings ___________________________________ 4-1 4.1 Hambantota Meeting ___________________________________________ 4-1 CHAPTER 5 Final Road Network_____________________________________ 5-1 5.1 Introduction __________________________________________________ 5-1 5.2 Definition of Transport Functionalities ______________________________ 5-3 5.3 Road Network Proposed by RDA _________________________________ 5-5 CHAPTER 6 Geometric Design ______________________________________ 6-1 6.1 Geometric Design Criteria _______________________________________ 6-1 6.2 Number of Lanes & Staged Construction ___________________________ 6-2 6.3 Lane Width___________________________________________________ 6-5 6.4 Shoulders and Centre Median____________________________________ 6-6 6.5 Service Corridor_______________________________________________ 6-6 6.6 Grade_______________________________________________________ 6-7 6.7 Design Speed ________________________________________________ 6-7 6.8 Operating Speed ______________________________________________ 6-7 6.9 Cross Sections_______________________________________________ 6-10 6.10 Intersections ________________________________________________ 6-12 6.11 Intersection Control ___________________________________________ 6-14 CHAPTER 7 Traffic Analysis ________________________________________ 7-1 7.1 Inter- Regional Connectivity______________________________________ 7-1 7.2 Design Parameters of Road Network ______________________________ 7-2 7.3 Traffic Forecasting_____________________________________________ 7-9 7.4 Scenarios for Benefit Cost Analysis_______________________________ 7-15 7.5 Generated Traffic_____________________________________________ 7-17 7.6 Port Based Traffic ____________________________________________ 7-26 ii UniversityofMoratuwa RoadNetworkforHambantotaDevelopmentPlan 7.7 Network Performance _________________________________________ 7-28 7.8 Analysis of Scenarios _________________________________________ 7-30 7.9 Traffic Levels ________________________________________________ 7-33 7.10 Level of Service ______________________________________________ 7-33 CHAPTER 8 Public & Non-Motorised Transport _________________________ 8-1 8.1 Introduction __________________________________________________ 8-1 8.2 Field Observation______________________________________________ 8-2 8.3 Livable Compact City for Hambantota______________________________ 8-3 8.4 Population and Transit Demand __________________________________ 8-3 8.5 Public Transport_______________________________________________ 8-4 8.6 Public Transport Network _______________________________________ 8-5 8.7 Non-Motorised Transport_______________________________________ 8-10 8.8 Public Transport Stations_______________________________________ 8-13 CHAPTER 9 Social Analysis ________________________________________ 9-1 9.1 Background __________________________________________________ 9-1 9.2 Methodology of the Assessment of Potential Impacts__________________ 9-1 9.3 Populations Served along the Road Commands______________________ 9-2 9.4 Agricultural Land Use Pattern ____________________________________ 9-3 9.5 Real Estates Market of the Road Vicinity ___________________________ 9-4 9.6 Local Economic Centres Served by the Roads _______________________ 9-6 9.7 Nature of Built Up Area Affected and the Likelihood Negative Impacts on Houses, Shops and Public Buildings ____________________________________ 9-7 9.8 Public Places Served by Proposed Candidate Roads__________________ 9-8 9.9 The Significant Religious and Other Public Centres Connected to Roads __ 9-9 9.10 Connectivity Impacts of the Proposed Roads _______________________ 9-10 iii UniversityofMoratuwa RoadNetworkforHambantotaDevelopmentPlan CHAPTER 10 Economic Benefits_____________________________________ 10-1 10.1 Vehicle Operating Cost Savings:_________________________________ 10-1 10.2 Travel Time Savings __________________________________________ 10-3 10.3 Socio-Economic (Regional) Development__________________________ 10-5 10.4 Summarised Benefits for all Scenarios ____________________________ 10-6 CHAPTER 11 Economic Costs ______________________________________ 11-1 11.1 Land Acquisition & Resettlement_________________________________ 11-1 11.2 Resettlement Costs ___________________________________________ 11-1 11.3 Earth works _________________________________________________ 11-2 11.4 Drainage ___________________________________________________ 11-3 11.5 Road Works_________________________________________________ 11-3 11.6 Structures (Bridges and Culverts) ________________________________ 11-4 11.7 Elephant Underpasses ________________________________________ 11-5 11.8 Roadway Facilities____________________________________________ 11-6 11.9 Lighting & Safety _____________________________________________ 11-7 11.10 Rehabilitation in 2021 (after 10 years) ___________________________ 11-7 11.11 Routine Maintenance ________________________________________ 11-8 11.12 Summary of the BOQ________________________________________ 11-8 CHAPTER 12 Economic Benefit Cost Analysis __________________________ 12-1 12.1 Assumptions in Analysis _______________________________________ 12-1 12.2 Benefit Analysis for Stage II Construction Over 3 Years _______________ 12-2 12.3 Sensitivity Analysis ___________________________________________ 12-3 12.4 Stepwise construction as Stage I and Stage II ______________________ 12-5 CHAPTER 13 Conclusions__________________________________________ 13-1 iv UniversityofMoratuwa RoadNetworkforHambantotaDevelopmentPlan Annex 1: Preliminary Field Observations Annex 2: List of Participants for the Stakeholder Consultation Program Volume II Appendices to Final Report Appendix 1 Road Network Proposed by RDA Appendix 2 Final Road Network Proposed by Study Team Appendix 3 Typical Cross Sections Used for Roads Proposed Appendix 4 Estimated Traffic Levels (ADT) on Project Roads (2012, 2022 & 2032) Appendix 5 Forecasted Level of Service (LOS) on Project Roads (2012, 2022 & 2032) Appendix 6 Public Transport & Non-Motorized Corridors in Road Network Appendix 7 Proposals for Reducing Accidents involving Elephants & Other Wild Life v UniversityofMoratuwa RoadNetworkforHambantotaDevelopmentPlan List of Tables Table 1-1: List of Roads Proposed by RDA _________________________________ 1-3 Table 2-1: Traffic Survey Program________________________________________ 2-2 Table 2-2: Summary of Flow of Traffic Counts_______________________________ 2-3 Table 3-1: Population of Greater Hambantota Area (2001) _____________________ 3-2 Table 3-2: Projections for Population______________________________________ 3-2 Table 3-3: Land Use in the Area _________________________________________ 3-3 Table 3-4: Land Use for Development of Hambantota Port_____________________ 3-9 Table 3-5: Estimated Traffic at Port of Hambantota__________________________ 3-12 Table 3-6: GDP and Industrial Contribution in Sri Lanka 1970-2005_____________ 3-13 Table 3-7: Aviation Demand Forecast for the Proposed Weerawila Airport________ 3-17 Table 3-8: Floor Area Allocation of Proposed Administrative Complex ___________ 3-18 Table 3-9: Proposed Land Use Distribution under City Centre Development ______ 3-20 Table 5-1: RDA List of Road Links Identified in Hambantota Development Plan ____ 5-6 Table 5-2 : Details of the Traces for the 4 New Roads ________________________ 5-7 Table 5-3: HR19: Connection between A018 and Sooriyawewa-Mirijjawila Road (HR16) ___________________________________________________________________