Objectives of the Study: Map: Key Map:

• To appreciate the traffic characteristics of Gandhinagar city

in terms of :
a. Average Daily Traffic
b. Hourly Variation
c. Peak hour flows
d. Directional distribution
e. Traffic Composition
f. Volume / Capacity Ratios
Limitations of the Study: Legend:
• Survey on outer cordons was done on different days.
• Survey at outer cordons was done for 12 Hours and for mid
block points the variation of duration of survey varies from
4-12 hours.

Methodology of the Study:

Survey Locations:
Outer Cordon Points and Mid-Block Points Cordon Point Location Type Of Carriageway Duration Date
are identified Mid Block Points
1 NH-8C Towards Adalaj 6 Lane divided 12 Hours
Survey Done For 12 Hours at outer cordons 2 GN-Ahmedabad Road 6 Lane divided 12 Hours 4th Feb Outer Cordons
and at midblock points for a varying 3 GN-Bypass Road 4 Lane Divided 12 Hours 2016
duration of 4 -12 hours 4 NH-8C Towards Chiloda 6 Lane divided 12 Hours
5 Ganhinagar Vizapur road 6 Lane divided 12 Hours
1st Feb
6 SH-71 Towards Mansa Road 6 Lane divided 12 Hours
Data Feeding into Excel 2016
7 Kolavada Gandhinagar road 2 Lane undivided 12 Hours
8 SH-133 Towards Chhatral 2 Lane undivided 12 Hours
Determination of Traffic Characteristics:
1. Total Traffic
2. Hourly Variation Mid Block Location Type Of Carriageway Duration Date
3. Peak Hour Characteristics A KH ROAD 4 lane divided 4 Hours
4. Traffic Composition B GH ROAD 6 lane divided 8 Hours
5. Directional Distribution C CH ROAD 6 lane divided 12 Hours
6. V/C ratios D ROAD NO 3 4 lane divided 4 Hours 29th Jan
E ROAD NO 5 4 lane divided 4 hours 2016
F NH-8C 6 lane divided 4 Hours
Data clubbed with outer cordon OD data D1 ROAD NO 7 4 lane divided 4 Hours
for Analysis E1 ROAD NO. 5 4 lane divided 4 Hours

Department of Transport Aditya Karan

Planning
Rohan Singh
School of Planning and
Architecture, New Delhi Shailendra Singh
Directional Split Peak Hour Characteristics: Key Map:
Peak Hour Time Peak Hour Volume Peak Hour Factor Peak Hour Share
Pt.
Morning Evening Morning Evening Morning Evening Morning Evening
1 08:45-09:45 18:00 - 19:00 4036 5353 0.97 0.95 9.6 12.8
2 09:15-10:15 16:45 - 17:45 5439 3728 0.93 0.97 12.2 8.3
3 09:00-10:00 18:00 - 19:00 1125 1284 0.89 0.9 10.6 12.1
4 09:45-10:45 17:45 - 18:45 2699 3330 0.88 0.94 9.7 12.0
5 09:30-10:30 17:30 - 18:30 2338 2937 0.82 0.97 9.8 12.3
6 09:00-10:00 17:15 - 18:15 2024 2488 0.94 0.98 10.2 12.6
7 11:00-12:00 17:30 - 18:30 978 1234 0.91 0.92 10.4 13.1
8 09:45-10:45 18:30 - 19:30 809 869 0.95 0.93 11.7 12.6

Goods Vs Passengers Observations: Legend:

• Max Traffic Volume was found on
Cordon Point 1 Which was
around 59953 vehicles (24 hours)
• Min Traffic Volume was found on
8 which was around 10434
Vehicles (24hours)
• Max V/C ratio was found on
cordon point 2 in the peak hour
which was 0.7 and having a LOS
of C
Expansion Factors are derived from Jhunjunu • Max share of Goods Traffic was
Mid Block Points
Mobility Plan: found on Outer cordon 3 which
(24 Hours) Arterial Roads peak hour is 8.9% of the 24 was about 17% Outer Cordons
hour traffic. • NMT traffic was almost absent on
Total Volume (12 and 24 Hours) (vehicle/day) (24 Hours) For Lower Hierarchy Roads is 8.4% of the the Outer Cordons.
24 Hour traffic. Level Of Service • Total No. of vehicles
Direction entering the study area=
Directional Distribution Cordon
Towards Gandhinagar Away From Gandhinagar %ageTraffic V/C LOS 131401
Point
Pt. 12 Hour Volume 24 Hour Volume 12 Hour Volume 24 Hour Volume Total Volume(24 hrs) Towards Away • Total No. of Vehicles exiting
1 21650 30150 20217 29803 59953 50.29 49.71 23.6 1 0.62 C the study area = 122915
2 22815 29792 21915 25144 54936 54.23 45.77 21.6 2 0.7 C • Total No. Of Goods Vehicles
3 5729 8196 4888 7212 15408 53.19 46.81 6.1 3 0.34 A entering the study
4 14361 18144 13404 19152 37296 48.65 51.35 14.7 4 0.37 B area=10915
5 14377 18111 9418 14784 32895 55.06 44.94 12.9 • Total No. of Goods Vehicles
5 0.35 A
6 9792 13418 10,012 14448 27866 48.15 51.85 11.0 exiting the area=10134
6 0.27 A
7 4535 8772 4883 6756 15528 56.49 43.51 6.1
8 3451 4818 3449 5616 10434 46.18 53.82 4.1 7 0.6 C
Total 131401 122915 254316 8 0.38 B

Department of Transport Aditya Karan

Planning
Rohan Singh
School of Planning and
Architecture, New Delhi Shailendra Singh