Open AccessPerformance of Exclusive Bus Lanes in Chennai
Author(s) -
Dr.S.P. Sangeetha,
Dev Raj,
Dr.R. Divahar,
Jummai Tali,
Ramesh Chander
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.b3504.129219
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , transport engineering , bus rapid transit , traffic congestion , reliability (semiconductor) , service (business) , transit (satellite) , level of service , public transport , computer science , business , geography , engineering , power (physics) , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , marketing
A bus lane is a lane which is provide only for operating buses and used to avoid traffic congestion. The current bus transit system in Chennai, known as MTC (METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT CORPORATION), is accommodating about 4 million transport units sufficient to accompany increasing number of passengers. Buses have to share the lane with other vehicles, which affects their capacity, speed, reliability, and quality of service. Due to traffic congestions, travel during peak hours in Metropolitan cities has become unattractive. An attempt has been made in this paper to provide lanes only for operation of buses. Three arterial roads connecting Kelambakkam to Sholinganallur, Chennai central to TambaramVandaloor zoo to Tambaram were selected for the study. Traffic volume survey was conducted in these areas. Based upon the survey conducted and analysis made, suggestions are proposed for the exclusive bus lanes for theselected area where traffic congestion is more during peak hours.