Published by : International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) http://www.ijert.org ISSN: 2278-0181 Vol. 6 Issue 01, January-2017 Traffic Impact Study of Kalasipalyam Traffic and Transit Management Centre Chetan C Patil Shilpa H S Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering AVN Institute of Engineering & Technology, AVN Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana Hyderabad, Telangana Abstract—Any development causes severe changes in the circulation pattern and flow on the surrounding roadway traffic conditions in the adjoining areas of the proposed segments due to the increase in vehicular traffic. development. Its effects have to be analyzed before the proposed development is implemented to check its severity on traffic conditions for public transport, private vehicles and pedestrians. The goal of a traffic impact study is to assess the potential impact of traffic generated by a proposed development or re- development and to identify the road way improvements required to ensure that the road network will operate safely and efficiently upon completion of t he development. A TTMC is proposed to develop at the existing Kalasipalyam bus stand, as the existing road networks do not have sufficient width and already congested the proposed development will definitely have an impact on the existing roadway networks. To address this impact the volume counts will be done and estimate the amount Fig 1. Location of the Project Site of traffic to be generated by a development. The collected data was analyzed to identify the Roadway Segments capacity and 1.1 Objectives of the Study: Level of Service (LOS), based on the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) standards sourced from Guidelines for Capacity of Urban To review the existing traffic conditions of the study Roads in Plain Areas IRC 106-1990. Whereas, the delay and road networks. queue lengths at the intersections are estimated using a micro simulation based software and the required mitigation measures To estimate the potential traffic generation due to the will be identified for the better traffic operation condition and proposed development. circulation in the study area under each scenario To assess the future traffic situation in the surrounding road network in terms of queue lengths and delays. Keywords— Level of service, Capacity, Delay, Que Length ) To study the potential traffic impact of the proposed I. INTRODUCTION development on the surrounding road network. A Traffic and Transit Management centre (TTMC) is an To consider road improvement proposals, if required and integrated transportation facility with adequate amenities to To recommend various roadway improvements and encourage the use of public transport by catering to the mitigation measures required to ensure safe and efficient requirements of all user groups. It helps in promoting the use vehicular and pedestrian circulation in the study area of public transport through provision of park and ride facilities upon the completion of project. at the bus terminal. BMTC planned 45 Traffic and Transit Management centre’s (TTMCs) in and around Bangalore, out 1.2 Objectives of the Study: of which 10 have been already completed and operated. BMTC has initiated a project of development of bus terminus To analyze the existing and future year operation cum commercial transport. The Bangalore Metropolitan conditions of the roadway segments and Transport Corporation has initiated a project of redevelopment intersections surrounding the project site. of bus stand in Kalasipalayam. The site is located in central Identify Traffic Impacts from the proposed part of the city near the main market area of Bangalore, which development on the roadway segments and makes the site suitable for all types of commercial intersections in the study area. development. The map below presents the location of the Propose mitigation measures i.e. roadway project site with respect to the city. The proposed improvements required to achieve acceptable development would include facilities like bus terminals, operating conditions of the roadway segments and commercial and office spaces, parking facility, etc. This junctions, and efficient circulation patterns in the change in land use from the bus stand to the TTMC would generate new bus schedules, private vehicles and pedestrian study area. traffic. The proposed development will impact the traffic Suggest vehicles and pedestrian entry and exit to the TTMC to reduce vehicular and pedestrian conflicts. IJERTV6IS010315 www.ijert.org 442 (This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.) Published by : International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) http://www.ijert.org ISSN: 2278-0181 Vol. 6 Issue 01, January-2017 II. LITERATURE REVIEW that the capacity of dual lane carriageway with both directions (14mts) was exceeds by the volume travels at that 2.1 JOSE REGIN F. REGIDOR AND RENE VAL R. junction. Normally the capacity of two-lane both direction TEODORO: carriage way is 3000 pcu’s/day (IRC 106:1990), but the study Traffic Impact Assessment for Sustainable Traffic area results says that the peak hour vehicular traffic was Management and Transportation Planning in Urban Areas 5000pcu’s. To measure the traffic volume counts manual Traffic impact assessment (TIA) is a powerful tool for method of count was adopted. engineers and planners to determine the possible effects of a project on the transportation and traffic system. Often it is III. METHODOLOGY AND DATA COLLECTION applied only to the direct impact area and countermeasures The methodology adopted for the study is to identify for potential negative impacts are specific for the the project generated traffic volumes and its impact on the development. This paper presents TIA as a useful tool for roadway network surrounding the project site for existing, local governments, especially for managing traffic and in project opening Year 2016, and Cumulative Year 2021 planning their respective transportation systems. Two cases conditions. involving projects that were required to undertake TIA are compared, and results are examined in relation to the 3.1 Flow Chart: sustainability of traffic management and transportation planning strategies in Metro Manila and in other cities as well. The experiences presented and discussed in this paper underline the need for the government to take an active role in promoting TIA. 2.2 Sunil Kumar V And J. Ranjitha: Improvement of Traffic Operations in Congested Signalized Intersections a Case Study in Bangalore City Intersections are usually considered as the critical points within the network and the evaluation of their performance provides valuable understanding and useful indication about the performance of the system. The capacity of signalized intersection is of more significant because such intersections often control the ability of the city streets to accommodate traffic. In Bangalore city, most of the signalized intersections are congested and operate in LOS E or F.The objective of the present study is to improve the performance operation of the signalized intersections by investigating the proper alternatives to enhance the traffic capacity. To achieve this objective, Bilekahalli signalized intersection in Bangalore city, along the Bannerghatta road, were selected. The required data for the study purpose like Road Inventories and Traffic Volume Counts were collected using video cameras. The results of this study revealed the selected traffic facility currently undergoes serious degradation causing breakdown conditions. Thus, urgent considerations must be given regarding the upgrading in the LOS by suggesting many alternatives. 2.3 SHYAM PRAKASH.K AND SAI SRAVAN.S Traffic Impact Study at 3 Legged Intersections A TIS generally includes a description of the scope 3.2 Data Collection: and intensity of the proposed project, a summary of the Data collection is done in the form of primary and projected impacts and any required mitigation measures. The secondary surveys where primary surveys like traffic volume goal of a traffic impact study is to assess the potential impact counts, speed and delay, and pedestrian count survey, etc of traffic generated by a proposed development or re- were carried out to obtain an idea of traffic scenario of the development and to identify the road way improvements study area. The secondary data collected from various required to ensure that the road network will operate safely agencies comprised of the existing land use patterns, bus and efficiently upon completion of the development. For the route details from BMTC. traffic impact study, a three legged intersection was chosen at Durgaghat in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and conducted a traffic volume count. In this paper the observations shows IJERTV6IS010315 www.ijert.org 443 (This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.) Published by : International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) http://www.ijert.org ISSN: 2278-0181 Vol. 6 Issue 01, January-2017 Table 3.1 Equivalent PCU Factors Equivalent PCU factors for Junctions 3.3 Speed and Delay study: The floating car technique has been used for obtaining Vehicle Type Less than 5% 5% & above composition in composition in data wherein the driver is instructed to follow the designated traffic stream traffic stream route course, while maintaining the average speed of other traffic and accompanied by trained members of the team who Standard Bus 2.2 3.7 record the travel time, and delay. Mini Bus 1.5 1.5 Car/Jeep/Van 1 1 3.3.1 Study Corridors: Two Wheelers 0.5 0.75 The study area was divided into 7 nodes and the Auto Rickshaw 1.2 2 survey was carried out between these nodes. The distances of Truck 2.2 3.7 the various road links were computed from scaled maps. The survey vehicle had made specific runs between these nodes MAV 4 5 during peak and off peak hours. The delay or the time lost LCV 1.4 2 during the travel period was noted down and the time, Tractors 4 5 location and cause of these delays are recorded by the Cycles 0.4 0.5 observers in the moving car.