Serviceability of Gandhipuram Flyover – Coimbatore
Vighnesh.R1, Prabhath Ranjan Kumar S2, Dhinesh Kumar P3, Kishore Kumar S4, Anand Kumar P K5
1Vighnesh R, Assistant Professor, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Prabhath Ranjan Kumar S, Assistant Professor, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
3Dhinesh Kumar P, UG Student, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
4Kishore Kumar S, UG Student, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
5Anand Kumar P K, UG Student, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 18 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 June 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 June 2019 | PP: 30-32 | Volume-8 Issue-5, June 2019 | Retrieval Number: D6437048419/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: Flyovers are constructed to allow the free flow of the vehicles thereby reducing the congestion of the traffic in the area. They may be constructed at a higher level than the existing roads where the traffic intensity is much more than the designed one. This paper is a study about a flyover, constructed in 2017 and was subjected to a traffic study to assess its serviceability. A traffic survey was conducted during prescribed “Peak hours” by the Highway Department. The traffic survey revealed that around 70% of the vehicular traffic used the original roads and the remaining vehicles used flyover, which is not a big improvement considering the huge investment of the project. This paper also some suggestions for implementing better solutions to improve traffic like Diverging Diamond bridge concept, shifting of town Bus Stand and people’s opinion.
Keywords: Traffic Survey, Peak Hours, Feasibility study
Scope of the Article: Traffic Characterization