Download TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING and more Lecture notes Transportation Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! 3/27/2018 1 Transportation Engineering I HIGHWAY PLANNING - HIGHWAY? ๏ A major roadway capable of accommodating heavy traffic ๏ Modern highway systems started developing in the last century 3/27/2018 2 MOTORWAY ๏ A highway with controlled or restricted access ๏ For free-flowing high speed traffic IMPORTANCE OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ๏ Reduced journey times ๏ Reduced travel costs ๏ Direct links of agricultural land and industry to the consumer market ๏ Attracts business ๏ Results in countryโs economic development 3/27/2018 5 HIGHWAY PLANNING ๏ Entire planning process should be regarded as a definite step in the advancement of environmental progress and not just as a concrete attempt to relieve congested traffic conditions ๏ It is important because of: ๏ The Influence of highway planning on the community ๏ The demands placed by the community HIGHWAY PLANNING ๏ Highway planners must give special consideration to the role of the vehicles in the urban areas ๏ Following factors must be considered: ๏ Increase in population ๏ Growth of number of vehicles I i f hi l๏ ncrease n use o ve c es ๏ Density of growth in different areas ๏ Existing state of highway systems 3/27/2018 6 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ๏ The process by which new transportation facilities (and improvements to the old facilities) are systematically designed, adequately tested, and their future construction is properly programmed ๏ Comprehensive transportation planning considers all modes (mass transit, automobile, air, rail, etc.) f t t ti d t t th ll i l o ranspor a on an rea s em a as a s ng e system. ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING ๏ Government/Politicians ๏ Senate standing committee on communications and railways ๏ Local bodies like Capital Development Authority (CDA) ๏ National Highway Authority (NHA) 3/27/2018 7 HIGHWAY PLANNING STRATEGIES ๏ Large urban areas ๏ Multiple transport options ๏ Huge amount of data collections ๏ Complex planning requirements ๏ Problem solutions can be quite complicated HIGHWAY PLANNING STRATEGIES ๏ Land-use Transport Approach P bl๏ ro em ๏People travelling to city centres for jobs ๏ Solution ๏Land-use strategy; providing employment opportunities near the residential areas
