Traffic volume analysis: A case study at Politeknik Seberang Perai intersection, Jalan Permatang Pauh

摘要

Traffic congestion refer to a situation on the road where there are many vehicles queue bumper to bumper on the highway due to the higher demand than the capacity that a road can accommodate. Traffic congestion usually occur at am peak and pm peak where such congestion was due to the road user going to and coming home from work, school, institution or any other places. From the overview at the case study area, traffic congestion is a major problem in Jalan Permatang Pauh. The condition becomes worst at both peak hour where increasing number of vehicle contribute to the traffic congestion in that area. One of the main intersection in Jalan Permatang Pauh is in front of Politeknik Seberang Perai. Severe traffic congestion frequently occurred at this intersection. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to propose a new traffic signal timing phase for the Politeknik Seberang Perai intersection based on current traffic condition data. The new proposed timing phase and analysis of LOS based on the current traffic data will be presented in this paper.