Evaluating the performance of a road: A case study of Muradpur to Dewanhat Road, Chittagong

Type Conference Paper - 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD-2014)
Title Evaluating the performance of a road: A case study of Muradpur to Dewanhat Road, Chittagong
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2014
City Khulna
Country/State Bangladesh
URL http://www.bip.org.bd/SharingFiles/vxqLrVyd20150213004120.pdf
Abstract
Efficiency of transportation network has greatly influenced by traffic volume and capacity, speed, geometrical design, road side land use etc. Besides, all these factors have a great impact on the overall performance of the road. The aim of this research is to find out the performance of the feeder road connecting from Muradpur and Dewanhat junction in Chittagong City, second largest city of Bangladesh. The study road is very important road of the city because it is connected with Bahaddarhat, GEC Circle, WASA circle, Tigerpass, Dewanhat and many other important places of the city boundary and these areas have a great economic impact in the entire city. To evaluate the performance of this road, its geometrical characteristics and Level of Services (LOS) have been analyzed depending on the data collected through different field surveys. The present condition of the study road was tried to be focused by making a comparison between the measured data from survey and national and international standard. This research also explains how road way and traffic factors relating to LOS greatly influence the performance of the road. It was found from various surveys that the performance of this road was completely failed to meet the traffic demand during peak hour and traffic congestion is reached in an intolerable position. The research helps us to understand the magnitude of different factors to maintain a good performance of a road.

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