119576

ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS USING MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION: A CASE STUDY

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Civil Engineering: structural, Geotechnical, reinforced concrete and s…nd sanitary engineering, Hydraulic, Railway, construction Management.

Abstract

This paper presents the results obtained from microscopic traffic simulation study conducted to evaluate different traffic management scenarios (alternatives) for congested links in the capital city of Sana'a. The main objective of implementing simulation technique is to assist decision makers to select the most suitable solution to manage the problem of traffic congestion in effective and scientific manner and less cost for one of the busiest roads in the capital city of Sana'a. Different real-life implementations of four types of traffic management scenarios were carried out. This includes Do Nothing, convert curb parking lane to effective traffic lane, waving/shifting public traffic vehicles (microbuses) to other routs outside the studied road and redesign the traffic signals. The Do Nothing scenario was considered as control/reference scenario. The improving or worsening due to implementation different scenarios was measured by comparing results from studied scenarios to that of the reference scenario. Results were extracted from the simulation output reports and the selection of the most suitable scenario was based on a set of quantitative evaluation criteria. This includes delay time, travel time, flow, speed and fuel consumption. Based on the criteria used the succeed scenario was recommended for implementation. The scenarios being most effective were converting the curb parking lane to effective traffic lane and shifting public microbuses to other routs. Although there is no significant difference between these two scenarios, the first one was recommended due to its simplicity, lower cost of implementation and convenience to road users.

DOI

10.21608/jesaun.2007.119576

Keywords

Microscopic traffic simulation, traffic congestion, delay time, Travel time, flow and speed

Authors

First Name

Jamil

Last Name

A. Naji

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Affiliation

Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sana'a University, P.O. Box 14166, Sana'a, Yemen

Email

jamil.abdulrabb@gmail.com

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Volume

36

Article Issue

No 6

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16834

Issue Date

2008-11-01

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2008-09-20

Publish Date

2008-11-01

Page Start

1,347

Page End

1,360

Print ISSN

1687-0530

Online ISSN

2356-8550

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Research Paper

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1,438

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Publication Title

JES. Journal of Engineering Sciences

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https://jesaun.journals.ekb.eg/

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ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS USING MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION: A CASE STUDY

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23 Jan 2023