TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STUDY SADASHIVANAGAR AND BELLARY ROAD DIRECTORATE OF URBAN LAND TRANSPORT JUNE 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION- TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STUDY ................................................................... 1 1.1 CURRENT SCENARIO IN BANGALORE ................................................................................. 1 1.2 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................. 1 I. Sadashivanagar ..................................................................................................................... 1 II. Bellary Road .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................ 2 2 SADASHIVANAGAR ............................................................................................................... 4 2.1 LANDUSE ........................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 ROADWAY SEGMENTS AND INTERSECTIONS ..................................................................... 6 Major Roadway Segments include:................................................................................................. 6 Major Intersection in study area: ................................................................................................... 6 2.3 SURVEYS .......................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 EXISTING CONDITION ....................................................................................................... 7 Roadway Segments: ........................................................................................................................ 7 Intersections: .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.5 ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS ........................................................................................... 10 2.5.1 Cauvery Junction ................................................................................................................. 10 Issues ................................................................................................................................... 11 Interventions ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.5.2 Bhashyam Circle .................................................................................................................. 18 Issues ................................................................................................................................... 18 Intervention ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.5.3 CNR Rao Circle ..................................................................................................................... 20 Issues- Concern by the residents ........................................................................................ 21 Intervention ........................................................................................................................ 21 2.5.4 Traffic congestion in the residential roads of Sadashivanagar ........................................... 24 2.5.5 Unauthorized parking in the residential roads of Sadashivanagar ..................................... 28 Interventions ....................................................................................................................... 28 3 BELLARY ROAD ................................................................................................................... 29 3.1 LANDUSE ........................................................................................................................ 30 3.2 ROADWAY SEGMENTS AND INTERSECTIONS ................................................................... 31 3.3 EXISTING OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS ............................................................................. 32 Roadway Segments: ...................................................................................................................... 32 Intersections ................................................................................................................................. 34 3.4 ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS .......................................................................................... 35 3.4.1 Kempapura Entrance .......................................................................................................... 35 Issues ................................................................................................................................... 35 Interventions ....................................................................................................................... 36 3.4.2 Kodigehalli Gate .................................................................................................................. 41 Issues ................................................................................................................................... 41 Interventions ....................................................................................................................... 42 3.4.3 Accessibility issues to Bus Stops ......................................................................................... 43 4 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................... 50 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Growth Rate of Bangalore ....................................................................................................... 1 Figure 2: Study Area-Sadashivanagar ..................................................................................................... 4 Figure 3: Land use- Sadashivanagar ........................................................................................................ 5 Figure 4: Major Roadway Segments and Intersections .......................................................................... 7 Figure 5: Existing operating LOS condition ............................................................................................. 9 Figure 6: Existing scenario at Cauvery Junction .................................................................................... 11 Figure 7: Proposed scenarios at Cauvery Junction ............................................................................... 12 Figure 8: Existing scenario at Bhashyam, Cauvery Junction and Windsor manor Circle ...................... 14 Figure 9: Proposed Traffic Circulation at Bhashyam, Cauvery Junction and Windsor manor Circle .... 15 Figure 10 : Proposed scenario at Cauvery Junction .............................................................................. 17 Figure 11: Existing and proposed signal phasing .................................................................................. 19 Figure 12: Alignment at proposed underpass ....................................................................................... 20 Figure 13: Concerned issues on the proposed CNR Rao underpass ..................................................... 21 Figure 14 : Commuters Volume Count at IISc plying towards Yeshwantpur ........................................ 22 Figure 15 : Commuters Volume Count at IISc plying towards Mekhri Circle ........................................ 23 Figure 17: Issues with accessibility to bus stops ................................................................................... 23 Figure 16: Trip Purpose ......................................................................................................................... 23 Figure 18: Proposed bus shelter at IISc ................................................................................................. 24 Figure 19 : Existing Traffic scenario in Sadashivanagar residential layout ........................................... 25 Figure 20 : Traffic Calming Measure ..................................................................................................... 26 Figure 21 : Traffic Calming Streets ........................................................................................................ 27 Figure 22: Parking Survey Analysis-Sadashivanagar ............................................................................ 28 Figure 23: Study area -Bellary Road ...................................................................................................... 29 Figure 24: Land use-Bellary Road .......................................................................................................... 30 Figure 25: Major Roadway Segments and Study Intersection .............................................................. 31 Figure 26: Major Roadway Segments and Study Intersection .............................................................. 34 Figure 27: Identified issues at Kempapura Entrance ........................................................................... 36 Figure 28: Proposed intervention for the Elevated Road, Bellary Road ............................................... 37 Figure 29: Concept Plan of Skywalk-Kempapura Entrance ..................................................................