Development of alternatives for Signalized intersection- A Case study of Laxmi Mill junction, Coimbatore

Abstract

Urbanization and industrialization are two of the most important features of modern civilization. This leads to traffic congestion at the major roads of urbanized areas. At intersections, particularly those where four roads converge, signalization is also regarded as a more challenging issue. It takes longer for cars to cross that intersection and move from one side of the roads to the other, especially during rush hour. This may lead to heavy traffic congestion at the junction and may cause accidents. This paper presents the proposed alternatives for signalized intersection at Laxmi mill junction, Coimbatore. To control the flow of heavy traffic and also make sure the vehicles are moving continuously without waiting at the intersection, following two alternatives have been proposed. a) To design the medians instead of the signals with pedestrian crossing bridge in junction b) To design the roundabout at the intersection with pedestrian bridge. By providing these alternatives, Junction traffic flow rates can be managed and accident rate also will get reduced in that junction

Keywords

• intersection
• pedestrian crossing
• peak hours
• roundabout
• signalization
• urbanization