<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> In Romania, with time, settlements located along the main roads have developed and transformed into linear towns, with significant local and connection traffic, important administrative, economic, commercial and touristic activities concentrated in the central area, as well as pedestrian traffic of over 200 pedestrians per hour in the main pedestrian crossings on the route. The object of the present study is made by a series of junctions situated on National Road 1 in Busteni town, on a dangerous road sector. For this study, traffic measurements, simulations and suggestions for improving the existing situation were made. Based on the simulated traffic flows, there were performed capacity analysis with PTV Vissim and Traficware Synchro softwares, and were developed appropriate planning solutions for the intersections, resulting in tables with extracted performance indicators based on micro simulation of the traffic values. Also planning solutions for horizontal design and proposals for traffic lights were made for junctions that can not operate under priority traffic on one direction or which are presenting traffic safety risk. Based on the traffic data, it was taken in consideration the necessity to make planning proposals and to develop design solutions immediately applicable, with minimum intervention. Solutions will refer to the geometric planning of the intersections, but with new plans and timings for traffic lights, including proposals for new equipment; regulating the traffic flow: development/ refurbishment of intersections and pedestrian crossings; optimization of routing programs in order to achieve a higher level of service and more efficient traffic control indicators; segregation of pedestrian movements by vehicles traffic, implementation of physical devices to lock / channel the traffic.</abstract>

In Romania, with time, settlements located along the main roads have developed and transformed into linear towns, with significant local and connection traffic, important administrative, economic, commercial and touristic activities concentrated in the central area, as well as pedestrian traffic of over 200 pedestrians per hour in the main pedestrian crossings on the route. The object of the present study is made by a series of junctions situated on National Road 1 in Busteni town, on a dangerous road sector. For this study, traffic measurements, simulations and suggestions for improving the existing situation were made. Based on the simulated traffic flows, there were performed capacity analysis with PTV Vissim and Traficware Synchro softwares, and were developed appropriate planning solutions for the intersections, resulting in tables with extracted performance indicators based on micro simulation of the traffic values. Also planning solutions for horizontal design and proposals for traffic lights were made for junctions that can not operate under priority traffic on one direction or which are presenting traffic safety risk. Based on the traffic data, it was taken in consideration the necessity to make planning proposals and to develop design solutions immediately applicable, with minimum intervention. Solutions will refer to the geometric planning of the intersections, but with new plans and timings for traffic lights, including proposals for new equipment; regulating the traffic flow: development/ refurbishment of intersections and pedestrian crossings; optimization of routing programs in order to achieve a higher level of service and more efficient traffic control indicators; segregation of pedestrian movements by vehicles traffic, implementation of physical devices to lock / channel the traffic.

Traffic Lights on Consecutive Intersections and Pedestrian Crossings Along Linear Settlements Located on National Roads

PhD Student, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, The Faculty of Railways, Roads and Bridges and Team Leader at Traffic Design Department, SC Search Corporation SRL, Romania

Prof.PhD.eng., Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, The Faculty of Railways, Roads and Bridges

Assoc.Prof.PhD.eng., Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, The Faculty of Railways, Roads and Bridges

Romanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure

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In Romania, with time, settlements located along the main roads have developed and transformed into linear towns, with significant local and connection...

Traffic Lights on Consecutive Intersections and Pedestrian Crossings Along Linear Settlements Located on National Roads

Published Online: Feb 06, 2015

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjti-2015-0001

Keywords
traffic study, linear settlements, road traffic, intersections, road safety

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Traffic Lights on Consecutive Intersections and Pedestrian Crossings Along Linear Settlements Located on National Roads

Published Online: Feb 06, 2015

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjti-2015-0001

Keywordstraffic study, linear settlements, road traffic, intersections, road safety

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
traffic study, linear settlements, road traffic, intersections, road safety