Open AccessOptimizing the Traffic Operation System of 14th-Ramadhan Signalized Intersection in Baghdad City using HCS Technique
Author(s) -
Mahmood K. Al-Obaidi,
Samer M. Al-Sadik,
H. F. Al-Mandelawee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/745/1/012177
Subject(s) - intersection (aeronautics) , transport engineering , traffic flow (computer networking) , bridge (graph theory) , service (business) , computer science , level of service , operations research , engineering , business , computer security , medicine , marketing
The purposes of the study are assessing the current level of service (LOS) at the 14 th -Ramadhan signalized intersection in CBD area of Al-Mansoor district in Baghdad city and increasing the improvement of the traffic operation system by investigating appropriate proposals to increase the traffic capacity of this facility. Data of traffic flow collected using Tally mark method by many observers. Evaluation of the current intersection is to be taken in consideration using HCS Technique (2010), also existing and proposal layouts are displayed using AutoCAD (2017). The results showed that the selected traffic facility are currently suffered from serious lowering in service level causing forced conditions (LOS “F”). Thus, most important considerations should be considered for developing in the LOS by proposing many solutions. In summary, the study is proposed to execute the overpass structure (Grade Separation Bridge) along 14th-Ramadhan street from southbound to northbound directions and vice versa (two lanes in each direction) considering the third proposal (P3). By using HCS2010, the LOS will be changed from F to B assuming that it is expected to continue at higher traffic performance for approximately at least 15 year later