Assessment of Traffic Congestion by Traffic Flow Analysis in Pabna Town

Md Tufajjal Hossain

doi:10.11648/j.ajtte.20190403.11

Abstract

In recent time, traffic congestion problem has become one of the most costly, both monetary and environmentally, problems in many cities all over the world. It also causes valuable time loss of citizens. Many experts suggested that the foremost step to mitigate the congestion problem is to identify traffic congestion characteristics. This study has been conducted to measure the intensity of traffic congestion of Pabna town. Traffic volume survey and spot speed study were the main methodological approaches to conduct the study. The data collected has been analyzed through the use of different statistical computer packages. Different traffic flow theories and models have also been used to calculate traffic flow parameters that expose traffic characteristics. The study has explored that auto-rickshaw, cycle rickshaw, bicycle, and motorcycle are the popular traffic mode and traffic flow becomes so intensive during the morning, noon and evening hours. It has also revealed that Ataikula road is the most congestion-prone route than A.H road and the level of services of all intersections is F except traffic morr which provided a comparatively better level of services to the travelers of the town. The study has also identified the major problems associated with different road sections having poor level of services.

Highlights

Natural calamities, and urban trends accelerate urban migration which is in long run responsible for the creation of serious urban traffic congestion
Urban migration is increasing so rapidly which creates pressure on traffic flow resulting in traffic congestion
Traffic congestion is defined as a situation when vehicles are slowed down below reasonable speed as the number of vehicles on a road exceeds the capacity of the road network

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Introduction

Natural calamities, and urban trends accelerate urban migration which is in long run responsible for the creation of serious urban traffic congestion. Urban migration is increasing so rapidly which creates pressure on traffic flow resulting in traffic congestion. [3] In recent time, traffic congestion problem has become one of the most costly problems in many cities all over the world [4] It severely threatens the economy as well as the environment. [8,9] Previous research suggested that increased level of traffic congestions helps to improve road safety which creates an ongoing debate among transport planners and safety policymakers. Traffic congestion is the result of the gap between transportation demand and supply. Traffic congestion has become a common scenario in almost every city in the world. Traffic congestion is a common problem in every city of. Kamrul Hasan: Assessment of Traffic Congestion by Traffic Flow Analysis in Pabna Town

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