Course

Unit 1

Traffic Engineering Facilities and Control: Control of Traffic Movements through Time Sharing and Space Sharing Concepts – Design of Channelizing Islands – T, Y, Skewed, Staggered, Roundabout, Mini-Round about and other At-Grade Crossings and Provision for Safe Crossing of Pedestrians and Cyclists; Grade Separated Intersections, their warrants.

Traffic Control Devices: Traffic Signs and Signals, Principle of Signal Design, Webster’s Method, Redesign of Existing Signals including Case Studies; Signal System Coordination.

Unit 2

Combination and Interactions, Input Assessment and Evaluation, Monitoring and Surveillance, Study of following TSM Actions with respect to: Problems Addressed, Conditions for Applications, Implementation Problems, and Evaluation and Impact Analysis. Public Transportation and HOV Treatment, Toll discounts for Car Pools during Peak periods, Park and Ride, Carpooling, Exclusive Bus & Two-wheeler Lanes, Priority at Ramp Terminals, Bus Transfer Stations, Limited Skip & Stop Bus Services & Shared Rides.

Unit 3

Demand Management: Staggered Working hours, Flexible Work hours, High Peak Period Tolls, Shuttle Services, Circulation Services and Extended Routes.

Traffic Operations Improvements: On-Street, Parking ban, Freeway Ramp Control and Closure, Travel on Shoulders, One-way Streets, Reversible Lanes, Traffic Calming, Right Turn Phase, Right Turn Lanes, Reroute Turning Traffic.

Course Objectives

To explain different types of intersections and traffic control devices To elucidate the concept of Transportation System Management

To explain the need for traffic management and various strategies adopted for an effective traffic management

Course Outcome

CO1: Understand the need for channelization and compare the different forms of intersections.

CO2: Analyse and Design of signalized intersections

CO3: Compare the different methods for traffic demand management.

CO4: Suggest alternatives for effective traffic management

CO-PO Mapping