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Transportation Engineering-I
Engineering I

HIGHWAY PLANNING

HIGHWAY?

 A major roadway capable of accommodating

heavy traffic
 Modern highway systems started developing in
the last century

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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 country’s economic development

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TYPICAL PLANNING PROCESS

Available
Information

Goals and
Evaluation
Objectives

Devise
Action Plan
Strategies

HIGHWAY PLANNING
Activities that:
1 Collect information on required performance
1.
2. Identify existing and forecast future system
performance levels
3. Identify solutions

Focus: meet existing and forecasted travel

demands

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HIGHWAY PLANNING
 Highway transportation system plays an
important role in the lives of the community
 The transportation problem touches almost
every phase of modern life i.e.

 Industry
 Agriculture
 Goods Movement

HIGHWAY PLANNING
 Highway planners must continually be aware of
the heavy responsibilities they bear
 Thus in preparing schemes for a single highway
or complicated highway network, care must
always be taken to ensure that;

 Projectis not treated in isolation

 It must be treated as an integral part of the whole
Transportation System

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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
 Increase
I iin use off vehicles
hi l
 Density of growth in different areas
 Existing state of highway systems

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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.)
off transportation
t t ti and d treats
t t them
th allll as a single
i l
system.

ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING

 Government/Politicians
 Senate standing committee on
communications and railways
 Local bodies like Capital Development Authority
(CDA)
 National Highway Authority (NHA)

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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

 Problem
P bl
 People travelling to city centres for jobs

 Solution
 Land-use strategy; providing employment opportunities
near the residential areas

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HIGHWAY PLANNING STRATEGIES

 The Demand Management Approach

 Problem
P bl
 Highfuture traffic demands
 Requirement to expand transport infrastructure

 Solution
 Effective use of existing road networks
 Tolling of heavily trafficked highway sections

 Car pooling

HIGHWAY PLANNING STRATEGIES

 The Car-Centred Approach

 Problem
P bl
 High future traffic demands
 Large metropolitan areas

 Solution
 Large infrastructure is provided in the form of bigger and
better roads
 Development of road linkages

 Traffic control devices and in-car information for drivers

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HIGHWAY PLANNING STRATEGIES

 The Public-Transport-Centred Approach

 Problem
P bl
 Increased transport demands
 Large metropolitan areas

 Solution
 Bus and rail (public transport) facilities that are clean,
comfortable and affordable
 Reduced noise and air pollution, and fuel efficiency

 Implementing Parking and Congestion charges

ELEMENTS OF HIGHWAY PLANNING

 Situation Definition
 Problem Definition

 Solutions

 Analysis of Performance

 Evaluation of Alternatives

 Choice of Project

 Specifications and Construction

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ASSIGNMENT

 Write in detail the basic steps involved towards

the planning of an urban highway.
highway Include a
comprehensive flow chart at the end of your
report.

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