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Traffic congestion at Science Laboratory intersection : An Overview

Course No. CE 355

Course Name. Transportation Engineering

Course Teacher. Dr. Charisma F.Choudhury


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Why Important

Schools &Colleges (Govt. Lab, Dhaka College,Teachers training college etc)Market places (New market, Gaucia market etc)Vast commercial area.Residential area.


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Traffic Flow Diagram for Elephant Road &Rd # 2 Morning Peak (9:00-10:00)


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Traffic Flow Diagram for Elephant Road &Rd # 2 Midday (13:00-14:00)


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Traffic Flow Diagram for Elephant Road &Rd # 2 Evening Peak (17:00-18:00)


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Main reasons for traffic congestion :

Illegal roadside vanity shops

Hawkers on footpath


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Unassigned bus stoppage :Busses stop willingly at roadside

to board or discharge passengers.

A bus is stopping at roadsideblocking other vehicles


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Illegal parking of vehiclesMany vehicles are parked

illegally by taking advantage of

lack of law enforcement againstillegal parking.


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Questionable Rickshaw lane :

Traffic controllers are in favor

of it but the public express their

dissatisfaction.


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Reluctance to use the foot

over bridge.Reluctance to use the foot over bridge :

People often endanger their lives and block theusual flow of traffic by taking the road instead

of the foot over bridge.


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Rickshaws on main road :Despite the presence of a separate rickshaw

lane some rickshaw pullers take the main

road for shortcut hampering the usual trafficflow.


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Besides, the presence of colorful

billboards may disturb the

concentration of some drivers.


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Presence of unnecessarily large footpath

right after the police box at theintersection


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Manually controlled signal system :(No fixed cycle time as well as variable

green time)


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Possible steps that can be

taken to ease the traffic

congestion :Increase of manpower

No traffic police stationed here


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Strict enforcements of traffic rules

and regulations.

Police booths like this should be available atevery major intersection


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Eviction of illegal roadside vanity

shops as well as hawkers : Government has declared to ban all

roadside shops and hawkers

after Eid-ul-Azha.

Reserved parking spaces forvehicles occupying commercial

places & office buildings to free

up spaces thus increasing the

roadway capacity.


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Prevent busses from stopping anywhere

other than assigned stoppages.

A typical bus stoppage


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Government has planned to impose 40tk fine

on people who dont use the over bridge.


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Traffic authority should be more responsible

in enforcing traffic rules.

No. of traffic police should be increased at various

intersections.

The use of community traffic police or volunteers

should be encouraged.


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Government has introducedmarket holiday for certain zonesacross the capital.

Above all , the citizens shouldbe more responsible in

obeying the traffic rules andregulations.

C dit


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CreditsCourse teacher

Dr. Charisma F.Choudhury

PowerPoint PreparationAsifur Rahman (0616014)

Photo creditsAsifur Rahman (0616014)

Md.Raihanul Hoque (0616013)

PresentersAli Mohammad Rezaie (0616008)

Gourab kumar saha (0616010)Md.Mokammel Hossain (0616012)

Joy Bhattacharjee (0616011)

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