Analysis of Junction Under Mixed Traffic Condition in Bangalore City

Abstract

the increase in population in Bangalore, the number of vehicles have also increased. A significant effort has been made to study the traffic volume of Konanakunte cross - Jaraganahalli signal and also known as Kanakapura main road .The safe and efficient movement of people and vehicles depends on the traffic characteristics or the traffic flow. In the absence of effective traffic management of the city, the current road cannot accommodate the traffic capacity which has led to traffic congestion due to the development or growth of the city. The vehicle and pedestrian volume has increased significantly. In this work, importance is given on traffic volume and traffic volume count was carried at 3 major junctions which contributes to traffic congestion. Other than this, Pedestrian volume count and pedestrian opinion survey was also carried to know the problems faced by the pedestrians. After analyzing all the data some of the remedial measures such as widening of road, increasing the number of lanes, providing medians or separators between the opposite lanes, improving the footpath condition and providing skywalks or pedestrian crossover where the congestion is more. These are some of the remedies suggested based on the outcome of the work.