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CE 418:
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
BY:
AGUILA, NEIL L.
BAUTISTA, JENIKA MARE G.
CABUNGCAL, JOHN LESTER B.
CALIBARA, LIEZEL C.
FAULAN, PATRICK NEIL L.
MENDOZA, JANA KRIZIA C.
MEDRANO, JOHN NICHOLE L.
CE - 4203
In traffic engineering, traffic volume studies are very important. They are conducted to
determine the number, movements, and classifications, of roadway vehicles at a given location.
These factors are essential to determine critical flow periods, influence of large vehicles or
pedestrians on vehicular traffic flow, and document traffic volume trends. Depending on the type
of count and the usage of data to be obtained pre determines the length of sampling period to be
performed.
There are two methods available for conducting traffic volume counts: the manual
method and the automatic method of counting. Manual method is usually conducted to determine
vehicle classification, turning movements, direction of travel, pedestrian movements, or vehicle
occupancy. On the other hand, Automatic method of counting is used typically to gather data for
the determination of vehicle hourly patterns, daily or seasonal variations, and growth trends or
annual traffic estimates.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the traffic flow condition of the intersection and
assess if the vehicles passing through experiences delays or conflicts brought about by merging
traffic. This study will also help in providing proper solutions and recommendations for these
problems and further development of the intersection.
Procedure:
1 Prepare
a Communicate with other staff/ departments
b Review historical data trends
c Review Citizen input
d Request traffic control
2 Select Location
a Select proper location
b Plan the data collection preparations
c Complete the pre-study documentation
3 Complete Study
a Collect the data
b Evaluate the data
c Calculate the traffic volume trends
4 Document
a Finalize the report
b File the report
c Communicate the results
Key Steps to a Manual Count Study
Pres. Jose P. Laurel Hwy - Brgy. Inosluban Intersection, Lipa City, Batangas via Google Maps
(2D)
Pres. Jose P. Laurel Hwy - Brgy. Inosluban Intersection, Lipa City, Batangas via Google Maps
(3D)
Street view of the intersection
Google Street View
The intersection of the President Jose P. Laurel Highway National Road and the road
entering Brgy. Inosluban, Lipa City, Batangas is classified as Three Leg intersection, also known
as the Y-intersection. It is an unsignalized type of intersection.
Twelve (12) hour manual traffic count in Pres. Jose P. Laurel Highway National Highway Road
Sto. Tomas Intersection
TIME Tricycl Motorcyc Passeng Passeng Good Rigid Trucks Bus Total
e le er Cars er s 2- 3- 4-
Utility Utilit axl axl axl
y e e e
6:00 AM 7:00 AM 34 12 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 51
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 37 15 20 5 1 0 0 0 0 78
8:00 AM 9:00 AM 35 31 61 3 13 2 0 0 0 145
9:00 AM 10:00
20 5 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 37
AM
10:00 AM 11:00
11 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 23
AM
11:00 AM 12:00
8 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 19
PM
12:00 PM 1:00
10 10 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 24
PM
1:00 PM 2:00 PM 11 10 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 25
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 7 5 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 19
3:00 PM 4:00 PM 11 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
4:00 PM 5:00 PM 7 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 18
5:00 PM 6:00 PM 6 5 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 25
9.0
TOTAL 197.00 114.00 130.00 9.00 29.00 0 0 0 488.00
0
Average 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
16.42 9.50 10.83 0.75 2.42 5 0 0 0 40.67
Table 5: Flow from Tanauan City going to Sto. Tomas
6:00 AM 7:00 AM 24 15 10 0 4 1 0 0 0 54
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 28 19 11 0 2 3 0 0 0 63
8:00 AM 9:00 AM 7 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 17
9:00 AM 10:00
26 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 40
AM
10:00 AM 11:00
16 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
AM
11:00 AM 12:00
10 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 30
PM
12:00 PM 1:00
18 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 29
PM
1:00 PM 2:00 PM 19 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 34
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 21 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 36
3:00 PM 4:00 PM 6 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
4:00 PM 5:00 PM 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
5:00 PM 6:00 PM 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
4.0
TOTAL 180.00 82.00 75.00 1.00 18.00 0 0 0 360.00
0
0.3
Average 15.00 6.83 6.25 0.08 1.50 0 0 0 30.00
3
Time
300
248
250 225
197
200 173 178
156 152
150 105 103 115
96 92
100
50
Number of Vehices
0
Time
Time
160 145
140
120
100 78
80
60 51
37
40 23 19 24 25 19 24 18 25
Number of Vehicles 20
0
Time
70 63
60 54
50 40
40 34 36
30 29
30 23
17 19
20
7 8
Number of Vehicles 10
0
Time
Time
Intercsection Diagram:
Intersection flow summary (12 hr. traffic count at Pres. Jose P. Laurel Highway National
Highway Road Sto. Tomas Intersection)
Computations:
Right turn into major road
Summary:
Traffic volume studies are very important. They are conducted to determine the number,
movements, and classifications, of roadway vehicles at a given location. These factors are
essential to determine critical flow periods, influence of large vehicles or pedestrians on
vehicular traffic flow, and document traffic volume trends.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the traffic flow condition of the intersection and
assess if the vehicles passing through experiences delays or conflicts brought about by merging
traffic.
The left turn off major road is stable flow and very short traffic delay. There are no
problems with the other minor flows. The left turn traffic into major road experiences a forced
flow and congestion.
After conducting a traffic count and evaluating the volume of the vehicles passing the
intersection, it is concluded by the researchers that the unsignalized intersection is unnecessary to
put a traffic signal.
The left turn off major road is stable flow and very short traffic delay. There are no
problems with the other minor flows.
The left turn traffic into major road experiences a forced flow and congestion since the
angle of intersection is too small compared to others.
The researchers also concluded that the total vehicles passed the said location are 21887
vehicles. They also concluded that the peak hours or the hours that the volume is too high are
around 7:00am - 8:00am, 8:00am 9:00am, 4:00pm 5:00pm and 5:00pm 6:00pm.
Recommendation:
The use of manual method or tallying in this traffic study is a disadvantage to the
accuracy of the data needed. For high traffic volume, it is recommended to use more accurate
and efficient method including manual counters, automatic counters and video cameras. Also, the
traffic observer must have knowledge on types and movements of vehicles, design of the road
and the traffic control.
All data gathered in this study must present in ways that should be simple and easily
understood by readers.