Abstract
Characteristics of traffic flow needs to be revealed to describe the traffic flow that occurred at the research location. One of the patterns of traffic flow movement of Merauke Regency that is important enough to be observed is the movement pattern that occurs at Kuda Mati Non-traffic lights Intersection. This intersection is one of the access for economic support of Merauke Regency. The intersection connects the city center to the production centers and is used by the community to perform activities in meeting their needs such as working and meeting the needs of clothing, food and shelter. This fulfillment activity is usually differentiated according to work time and holiday time. The method used is survey method to describe the characteristics of traffic flow at the intersection. Data analysis applied MKJI 1997. The results show that peak hour traffic flow occurs at 17.00 - 18.00 on holiday 803 smp / hour, while for working time the traffic flow is evenly distributed with maximum vehicle volume occur at 12:00 to 13:00 which amounted to 471 smp / hour.
Highlights
Merauke Regency is one of the districts located in the province of Papua and is located between 137 ° - 141 °East Longitude and 5 ° - 9 ° South Latitude
Characteristic of traffic flow needs to be done to describe the traffic flow that occurred at the research location
Based on the above problems, the researchers conduct a study related to the characteristics of traffic flow that occurred at work and holiday time
Summary
Merauke Regency is one of the districts located in the province of Papua and is located between 137 ° - 141 °. Transport planning studies the factors that affect people's needs for the movement of people or goods. These factors are usually land use, economic, socio-cultural, transportation technology and many other factors that can be related to the needs of the community. The intersection is used for community activities in meeting their daily needs for both work and clothing, food and board needs from the center of activity in Merauke District. The survey time was determined based on peak hour at the intersection. Based on the above problems, the researchers conduct a study related to the characteristics of traffic flow that occurred at work and holiday time
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