10238

Page 1 of 5

Journal for Studies in Management and Planning

Available at

http://edupediapublications.org/journals/index.php/JSMaP/

ISSN: 2395-0463

Volume 03 Issue 10

September 2017

Available online: http://edupediapublications.org/journals/index.php/JSMaP/ P a g e | 322

Traffic Management by using GIS

Marapaka Laxminarayana

M.Sc.Geoinformatics Telangana University

Abstract-The trend of urbanization, population increase and the increase in nu mber of registered

vehicles induces pressure on tra ffic movements and makes living in urban area more difficult.

General congestion related data collection and congestion management measure is labor

intensive and a heavy investment is needed for these mitigation measures. La test technologies

like GIS will help to analyze th e live traffic situation and suggest the cost effective measures to

mitigate the congestion. This report briefly present the traffic problems (In the different

intersections in Mumbai), there causes and possible solutions to ensure free flo w of traffic. The

project attempts to quantify the intersection of huge traffic congestion and accidental damage.

Expected project output will be the recommendation for better traffic management using GIS tool

on the basis of data collected, analysis and design. GIS is effectively used for data collecting,

data analyzing and result displaying process.

Keywords-Vehicle count, Rotary, Congestion Management, GIS Application, M odeling.

I. INTRODUCTION

India is the second most populou s

country in the world and a fast growing

country. It is estimated that over 6

million people trav el on road daily in

Mumbai city. According to world health

organization (WHO), road traffic

accidents are responsible for leading

cause of death. The total number of

accidents recorded in India for year 2007

is 479.2 thousands and number of

persons killed is 114.4 thousands, out of

this Mumbai recorded 18.5% of the total

accidents in the country. In year 2008,

the total number of reported accidents in

Mumbai was 30,242 out of which 621

were fatal.

The total number of motor vehicles in

Mumbai and its suburbs has touched the

figure of 18.73 lakh, which is about 11%

of the total motor vehicles registered in

the state. The latest economic survey of

Maharashtra tabled in the state

legislature on Tuesday revealed that as

of January 1, 2011, the number of

vehicles registered in Maharashtra was

170.30 lakh, wh ich means about 15,200

vehicles per lakh population. (Source

DNA)

Table.1 growths of vehicles in Mumbai city (Source: MCGM)

Year Growth of total

vehicles in lacs

1971 1.52

1981 3.09

1991 6.23

2001 10.30

Fig.1Accident Data during 2010 to 2011 (Source: By SRUT) 2011 16.00

Page 2 of 5

Journal for Studies in Management and Planning

Available at

http://edupediapublications.org/journals/index.php/JSMaP/

ISSN: 2395-0463

Volume 03 Issue 10

September 2017

Available online: http://edupediapublications.org/journals/index.php/JSMaP/ P a g e | 323

Increasing traffic congestion creates

lots of stresses on traffic department

of Mumbai; most of the time traffic

congestion and hence overall

management get collapsed. For

inventing and implementing new

solution on such problems it is

necessary to get current traffic data

and right decision making tool. GIS

is one of the management decision

making tool which analyses stores

huge amount of data efficiently and

effectively. Expected project output

will be the recommendation for

better traffic management using GIS

tool on the basis of data collected,

analysis and design.

II. LITERATURE REVIEW

The literatures review was done to

find the various key parameters of

congestion at traffic rotary, existing

methodologies that were adopted

for congestion modelling and the

existing GIS application in the area

of management.

III. M

ETHODO

LOGY

AND

STUDY

AREA The

methodolog

y adopted

for the

study is:

1. Identification of parameters which affect

traffic congestion.

2. Selection of study corridor.

3. Collection of data.

4. Design and analysis

5. Application of GIS for traffic

management.

IV. DATA COLLECTION

Using Manual counters: It is the

most traditional method. In this case

trained observers gather traffic data

that cannot be efficiently obtained

through automated counts e.g.

vehicle occupancy rate, pedestrians

and vehicle classifications. The most

common equipment used are tally

sheet, mechanical count boards and

electronic count board systems.

Table.2 growths of vehicles in Mumbai city

1.Kasheli To Bhiwandi

Day Day Vehicles Night Vehicles Total Vehicles

Right Straig Left Day Right Straight Left Night per per

ht Total Total Hr min

Day 1 17902 18726 0 36628 7474 7855 0 15329 51957 2165 36

Day 2 19204 17497 0 36701 6568 8108 0 14676 51377 2141 36

Day 3 18663 17880 302 36845 8200 8586 126 16912 53757 2240 37

Range 51-52% 49% 0.5- 36725 47- 50-52% 0- 15639 2182 36

1% 48% 1%

2.Mankoli To Anjur Chowk

Date Day Vehicles Night Vehicles Total Vehicles

Page 3 of 5

Journal for Studies in Management and Planning

Available at

http://edupediapublications.org/journals/index.php/JSMaP/

ISSN: 2395-0463

Volume 03 Issue 10

September 2017

Available online: http://edupediapublications.org/journals/index.php/JSMaP/ P a g e | 324

Right Straig Left Day Right Straight Left Night per per

ht Total Total Hr min

Day 1 22624 0 2417 46803 3263 12 4076 7351 54154 2256 38

Day 2 21914 0 2356 45477 3176 11 3516 6703 52180 2174 36

Day 3 21977 0 2383 45815 3248 15 3847 7110 52925 2205 37

Range 47-49% 0 51- 46032 44- 0 52- 7055 2212 37

53% 46% 56%

3.Bhiwandi To Kasheli

Date Day Vehicles Night Vehicles Total Vehicles

Right Straig Left Day Right Straight Left Night per per

ht Total Total Hr. min

Day 2 0 18162 8282 26444 0 5476 2725 8201 34645 1444 24

Day 3 0 17809 8116 25925 0 5858 2598 8456 34381 1433 24

Range 0 68- 31- 26185 0 66-70% 30- 8329 1438 24

69% 32% 34%

V. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

According to IRC-65-1976 Recommended practice for traffic Rotaries following design steps

are carried out to find out the dimensions of the rotary parameters and capacities of the rotary at

Anjur chowk T point.

Table.3 Design Steps for Rotary at Anjur chowk T point

Sr No. Design elements Dimension Remark

1 Design speed:- The normal practice

is to keep the design speed as 30

and 40 kmph for urban and rural

areas respectively.

2 Entry, exit and island radius

Entry Radius (In m) 20 30kmph is the speed generally

suitable for urban area according to

IRC-65-1976

Exit Radius (In m) 40 Kept about 1.5 to 2 times the entry

curve according to IRC-65-1976

Radius of central Island (In m) 26.6 1.33 times the radius of the Entry

curve is generally suggested

3 Weaving length (In m) 54 minimum weaving length for

30kmph

e1=Width of carriage way at the 10 (6 lanes ) according to table 2 of

entry (In m) IRC-65-1976