Performance of Exclusive Bus Lanes in Chennai
S. P. Sangeetha1, P. S. Aravind Raj2, R. Divahar3, Jummai Tali4, Rajat Chander5
1Dr.S.P. Sangeetha*, Department of Civil Engineering, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Vinayaka Msiions Research Foundation, Paiyanoor, India.
2Dr.P.S. Aravind Raj, Department of Civil Engineering, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Vinayaka Msiions Research Foundation, Paiyanoor, India.
3Dr.R. Divahar, Department of Civil Engineering, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Vinayaka Msiions Research Foundation, Paiyanoor, India.
4Jummai Tali, UG Students, Department of Civil Engineering, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Vinayaka Msiions Research Foundation, Paiyanoor, India.
5Rajat Chander, UG Students, Department of Civil Engineering, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Vinayaka Msiions Research Foundation, Paiyanoor, India.
Manuscript received on November 27, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on December 30, 2019. | Manuscript published on December 30, 2019. | PP: 5255-5258 | Volume-9 Issue-2, December, 2019. | Retrieval Number: B3504129219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.B3504.129219
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Abstract: 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 Kelam bakkam to Sholinganallur, Chennai central to Tambaram Vandaloor 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 the selected area where traffic congestion is more during peak hours.
Keywords: Bus lane, Peak hour, Traffic congestion, Traffic volume.