Cross-Intersection Traffic Analysis: A Case Study of Kyaliwajjala Namugongo
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2024-04-16
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This research was conducted as part of a project whose objective was to enhance the geometry of the Kyaliwajjala-Namugongo cross-intersection in Kyaliwajala, Wakiso. The geometric designs of the current road networks were to be improved in order to handle the rise due to the rising number of road users and the limited resources available.
Traffic congestion interferes with business activities, lowers productivity, costs lives, and pollutes the environment on a global scale. According to research, it can also be a sign of the economy's expansion. The population of vehicles also grows as the economy expands and household real income rises, which adds to traffic congestion in cities. Given the essential role that productivity plays in (GDP) growth, the high costs associated with treating accident victims and paying out compensation, the yearly cost of travel time due to traffic delays, and ultimately the societal cost of environmental pollution, these factors hinder the nation's economic progress. Therefore, the main focus of this study was on the efforts to evaluate traffic congestion's detrimental impacts, causes, and finally, effects. Therefore, the study's emphasis was on developing the Kyaliwajjala-Namugongo intersection and improving it in order to control traffic congestion and its impacts at the junction. The interchange of a roundabout with an overpass to be implemented at the Kyaliwajjala Intersection will be the most cost-effective solution in safety, aesthetics and space requirement. The cross-intersection is designed to serve a future design traffic of 70037 veh/day and a design hourly volume of 8405veh/h.