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International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET)

Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2017, pp. 686–697, Article ID: IJCIET_08_08_069

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A STUDY ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

MEASURE AT VIJAYANAGAR INTERSECTION

–VELACHERY

Edwin. A

Dept. of Civil Engineering, SRM University, Chennai, India

M. Jemimah Carmichael

Dept. of Civil Engineering, Karunya University, Coimbatore, India

D. Justus Reymond


K. Prasanna


S. Ramesh


ABSTRACT

Transportation has always been a crucial aspect of human civilization, but it is

only in the second half of the last century that the phenomenon of traffic congestion

has become predominant due to the rapid increase in the number of vehicles and in

the transportation demand in virtually all transportation modes.

The Government has taken initiatives to develop the National Highways at the rate

of about 20 km per day (i.e. about 7,300 km per year). Accordingly, an Average

project implementation period of about 3 years, works of about 20,000 km is to be in

progress at any point of time. Tamil Nadu is having a total road length of 1,99,040 km

Tamil Nadu has about 14257 km of Highways network which is designated as

National Highways and State Highways on the basis of traffic intensity and

connectivity. There are 25 national highways in Tamil Nadu out of which 12 national

highways runs within Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has an extensive road network. State

road network covers about 153 km per 100 km2 area, which is higher than the

country's average road network coverage of 103 km per 10 km2 area.

Key words: National Highways, Highways network, State Highways, traffic intensity

and connectivity.

A Study on Traffic Management Measure at Vijayanagar Intersection–Velachery


Cite this Article: Edwin. A, M. Jemimah Carmichael, D. Justus Reymond, K.

Prasanna and S. Ramesh, A Study on Traffic Management Measure at Vijayanagar

Intersection–Velachery. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology,

8(8), 2017, pp. 686–697.

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1. INTRODUCTION

The rapid growth of Velachery as a commercial and residential hub, could be attributed to its

geographical advantage in terms of the connectivity to other parts of the city. The Velachery

main road on the south, connects the fastest growing suburbs of south Chennai and Mount

Road (Anna Salai) at Guindy via Velachery. A section of this road connects Guindy and

Velachery and is home to some of the oldest localities. The 100 ft Bye-pass road connects

Guindy on the north west. The Taramani link road on the north east connects Velachery with

Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR). The Jawaharlal Nehru Salai also called the 100 ft road or Inner

Ring Road passes along the MRTS line and connects near the airport the GST road, an arterial

road in Chennai. The Taramani Link Road in Velachery also connects to MGR Salai, an

arterial road that connects to OMR. Velachery, comes under the Taluk of Mambalam-Guindy

in Chennai District

Figure 1 Opposite side of Velachery- Vijayanagar bus terminus.

Figure 2 Aerial View of Vijayanagar Junction. Figure 3 Google map shows Velachery area in Chennai.

Edwin. A, M. Jemimah Carmichael, D. Justus Reymond, K. Prasanna and S. Ramesh


The growth of Velachery during the last decade can be cited due to the growth of the IT

sector in South Chennai. It acts as an important hub connecting the rapidly growing business

class Information Technology corridor popularly called OMR; the more mature and well-

connected GST road and the Central Business Districts of the city, which has more relevance

to the history of Chennai. Velachery as a whole draws a perfect balance between Old and

New Chennai and is a phenomenon in terms of growth. The infrastructure of Velachery is a

reflection of the lessons learnt from old Chennai and a glimpse of new Chennai.

1.1. Need for the Study

Road traffic has been growing a very rapid rate in India during the past three decades. The

number of motor vehicles has been growing at a rate around 10 percent per annum. The

growth rate of various vehicle classes has been as under:

Cars : 7.5 percent

Buses : 5.3 percent

Trucks : 6.2 percent

Two wheelers : 17.2 percent

As a result of the steep growth of motor vehicle population, the traffic on the roads has

been increasing, both in terms of volume and intensity. The investments on roads have not

kept pace with the growth of traffic, with the result there is severe congestion on the roads.

Speeds are low and vehicle operating costs are high. Accident rate is also usually high. Traffic

engineering measures provide a valuable tool to understand the problems and evolve suitable

measure to overcome the deficiencies.

1.2. Scope of the Work

To reduce the traffic congestions in and around the Vijayanagar junction, Velachery.

To introduce and make use of new alternate routes in and around Vijayanagar junction,

Velachery.

Can avoid new construction of 2 way bridges.

To make the traffic flow in a uniform manner, without having any stops at an intermediates.

To give drivers and passengers, a smooth, tension- free and safe driving.

1.3. Objectives of the Work

To identify the issues regarding traffic congestion in the study area.

To conduct the traffic volume survey at Vijayanagar

To analyze the traffic data.

To suggest the suitable traffic management measures by reducing the conflict points in the

Vijayanagar junction.



2. ANALYSIS OF DATA

2.1. Traffic Volume Counts: Location 1

Table 1 Shows the Vehicles turning left from Vijayanagar Junction

Vehicles Turning Left. Location 1: From Hotel Milan.

Time (hrs) Car, Auto,

3 Wheelers Bus Truck

Motor- Cycles

& Scooters Total

PCUs

Total

7.00- 7.30 12 6 4 30 52 57

7.30- 8.00 25 11 2 47 85 87.5

8.00- 8.30 55 17 3 40 115 135

8.30- 9.00 65 6 3 40 114 112

9.00- 9.30 75 7 7 50 139 142

9.30- 10.00 90 5 2 95 192 158.5

10.00- 10.30 53 3 5 50 111 102

10.30- 11.00 58 5 3 40 106 102

11.00- 11.30 45 3 3 33 84 79.5

11.30- 12.00 35 2 1 28 66 58

12.00- 12.30 29 1 2 22 54 49

12.30- 13.00 25 0 4 20 49 47

13.00- 13.30 22 2 3 17 44 45.5

13.30- 14.00 20 0 0 18 38 29

14.00- 14.30 18 1 1 15 35 31.5

14.30- 15.00 15 0 1 20 36 28

15.00- 15.30 21 1 0 45 67 46.5

15.30- 16.00 35 5 1 63 104 84.5

16.00- 16.30 50 3 3 56 112 96

16.30- 17.00 65 7 4 65 141 130.5

17.00- 17.30 70 5 2 72 149 127

17.30- 18.00 70 3 2 95 170 132.5

18.00- 18.30 80 5 5 127 217 173.5

18.30- 19.00 85 3 3 145 236 175

19.00- 19.30 90 2 2 151 245 177.5

19.30- 20.00 95 2 1 150 248 179

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Table 2 Shows the Vehicles moving straight from Vijayanagar Junction.

Vehicles moving straight. Location 2: From CADD Centre.

Time (hrs) Car, Auto, 3

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Motor- Cycles

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PCUs

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7.00- 7.30 117 10 5 125 257 224.5

7.30- 8.00 122 7 7 115 251 221.5

8.00- 8.30 191 12 7 160 370 328

8.30- 9.00 237 7 11 160 415 371

9.00- 9.30 275 5 5 220 505 415

9.30- 10.00 300 4 7 200 511 433

10.00- 10.30 280 5 3 197 485 402.5

10.30- 11.00 252 8 5 170 435 376

11.00- 11.30 200 3 4 160 367 301

11.30- 12.00 135 4 3 145 287 228.5

12.00- 12.30 121 2 5 133 261 208.5

12.30- 13.00 112 3 3 125 243 192.5

13.00- 13.30 100 3 5 115 223 181.5

13.30- 14.00 136 1 2 100 239 195

14.00- 14.30 181 2 3 90 276 241

14.30- 15.00 166 4 5 80 255 233

15.00- 15.30 185 2 7 75 269 249.5

15.30- 16.00 204 7 3 97 311 282.5

16.00- 16.30 230 2 8 120 360 320

16.30- 17.00 250 9 5 140 404 362

17.00- 17.30 265 11 1 165 442 383.5

17.30- 18.00 300 7 2 180 489 417

18.00- 18.30 315 7 4 200 526 448

18.30- 19.00 325 5 2 215 547 453.5

19.00- 19.30 348 4 0 209 561 464.5

19.30- 20.00 308 5 3 185 501 424.5

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Table 3 Shows the Vehicles turning right from Vijayanagar Junction

Vehicles Turning Right. Location 3: From Velachery Dhaneeshwaram Road.

Time Car, Auto, 3

Wheelers Bus Truck

Motor- Cycles

& Scooters Total

PCUs

Total

7.00- 7.30 63 7 1 60 131 117

7.30- 8.00 75 18 3 60 156 168

8.00- 8.30 93 12 5 90 200 189

8.30- 9.00 104 13 5 80 202 198

9.00- 9.30 100 12 5 100 217 201

9.30- 10.00 127 11 4 55 197 199.5

10.00- 10.30 101 8 5 100 214 190

10.30- 11.00 110 12 4 90 216 203

11.00- 11.30 92 10 2 75 179 165.5

11.30- 12.00 70 8 1 60 139 127

12.00- 12.30 72 5 3 50 130 121

12.30- 13.00 60 5 5 43 113 111.5

13.00- 13.30 62 4 2 38 106 99

13.30- 14.00 45 3 1 32 81 73

14.00- 14.30 40 2 1 25 68 65.1

14.30- 15.00 35 2 2 20 59 57

15.00- 15.30 53 4 2 35 94 885

15.30- 16.00 62 7 5 50 124 123

16.00- 16.30 75 5 8 75 163 151.5

16.30- 17.00 90 12 3 90 195 180

17.00- 17.30 95 13 5 103 216 200.5

17.30- 18.00 121 9 7 124 261 231

18.00- 18.30 147 12 9 153 321 286.5

18.30- 19.00 152 16 7 166 341 304

19.00- 19.30 177 7 7 176 367 307

19.30- 20.00 183 6 6 175 370 306.5


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Table 4 Shows the Vehicles moving Straight from Vijayanagar Junction.

Vehicles moving straight. Location 4: From Hotel Anjappar.

Time Car, Auto,

3 Wheelers Bus Truck

Motor- Cycles

& Scooters Total

PCUs

Total

7.00- 7.30 75 28 14 105 222 253.5

7.30- 8.00 120 33 17 137 307 338.5

8.00- 8.30 280 29 23 340 672 606

8.30- 9.00 265 43 43 381 732 713.5

9.00- 9.30 375 45 10 387 817 733.5

9.30- 10.00 303 37 11 376 727 635

10.00- 10.30 273 31 14 297 615 556.5

10.30- 11.00 233 28 6 270 537 470

11.00- 11.30 140 17 6 160 323 289

11.30- 12.00 135 5 4 145 289 234.5

12.00- 12.30 120 6 5 133 264 219.5

12.30- 13.00 102 7 3 105 217 184.5

13.00- 13.30 100 4 5 87 196 170.5

13.30- 14.00 115 7 2 92 216 188

14.00- 14.30 100 4 3 65 172 153.5

14.30- 15.00 75 3 3 60 141 123

15.00- 15.30 85 8 6 75 174 164.5

15.30- 16.00 112 3 4 97 216 181.5

16.00- 16.30 120 12 7 120 259 237

16.30- 17.00 150 14 2 140 306 268

17.00- 17.30 165 13 1 165 344 289.5

17.30- 18.00 187 17 1 180 385 331

18.00- 18.30 215 16 2 230 463 384

18.30- 19.00 203 6 7 225 441 354.5

19.00- 19.30 218 10 6 299 533 415.5

19.30- 20.00 200 9 5 275 489 379.5


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Table 5 Shows the Vehicles turning right from Vijayanagar Junction

Vehicles turning right. Location 5: From Velachery Byepass road.

Time Car, Auto, 3

Wheelers Bus Truck

Motor- Cycles

& Scooters Total

PCUs

Total

7.00- 7.30 25 8 1 39 73 71.5

7.30- 8.00 37 10 3 50 100 101

8.00- 8.30 43 12 5 56 116 122

8.30- 9.00 65 11 5 60 141 143

9.00- 9.30 69 9 5 71 154 146.5

9.30- 10.00 63 10 4 69 146 139.5

10.00- 10.30 71 14 5 87 177 171.5

10.30- 11.00 81 12 4 19 116 174

11.00- 11.30 61 11 2 75 149 137.5

11.30- 12.00 36 8 1 60 105 93

12.00- 12.30 41 5 3 50 99 90

12.30- 13.00 43 5 5 43 96 94.5

13.00- 13.30 24 4 2 38 68 61

13.30- 14.00 25 3 1 32 61 53

14.00- 14.30 31 2 1 25 59 52.5

14.30- 15.00 35 2 2 30 69 57

15.00- 15.30 43 4 2 35 84 78.5

15.30- 16.00 32 7 5 50 94 93

16.00- 16.30 65 5 8 75 153 141.5

16.30- 17.00 82 12 3 90 187 172

17.00- 17.30 95 13 5 103 216 200.5

17.30- 18.00 80 8 7 122 217 186

18.00- 18.30 101 10 9 151 271 233.5

18.30- 19.00 90 9 7 161 267 218.5

19.00- 19.30 85 11 7 172 275 225

19.30- 20.00 83 5 6 171 265 201.5


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Table 6 Shows the Vehicles turning right from Velachery Signal.

Vehicles turning right. Location 6: From Velachery Signal.

Time Car, Auto, 3

Wheelers Bus Truck

Motor- Cycles &

Scooters Total

PCUs

Total

7.00- 7.30 115 8 5 125 253 216.5

7.30- 8.00 120 7 7 165 299 244.5

8.00- 8.30 190 9 7 260 466 368

8.30- 9.00 265 15 10 285 575 482.5

9.00- 9.30 275 15 10 399 699 549.5

9.30- 10.00 235 12 5 220 472 396

10.00- 10.30 415 5 5 288 713 589

10.30- 11.00 280 13 10 370 673 534

11.00- 11.30 200 6 1 160 367 301

11.30- 12.00 135 5 0 145 285 222.5

12.00- 12.30 120 2 2 133 257 198.5

12.30- 13.00 112 2 0 125 239 180.5

13.00- 13.30 100 1 0 115 216 160.5

13.30- 14.00 85 0 0 80 165 125

14.00- 14.30 80 1 2 90 173 134

14.30- 15.00 65 4 0 80 149 117

15.00- 15.30 67 3 0 75 145 113.5

15.30- 16.00 122 1 1 97 221 176.5

16.00- 16.30 105 5 10 120 240 210

16.30- 17.00 250 13 6 177 446 395.5

17.00- 17.30 265 9 4 254 532 431

17.30- 18.00 300 3 5 280 588 464

18.00- 18.30 315 9 7 300 631 513

18.30- 19.00 325 12 7 317 661 540.5

19.00- 19.30 348 6 3 309 666 529.5

19.30- 20.00 300 6 1 385 692 513.5

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3. CONGESTION AREA IN VELACHERY

Figure 4 shows the Congestion area in Velachery

The frenzied traffic movement at Vijayanagar intersection in Velachery may soon be a

thing of the past with the state highways department planning to build a multi-level flyover at

the busy junction. STUP Consultants Limited has been appointed to conduct a detailed study

and come up with a report on traffic pattern, project design and cost estimates. The flyover

will cater to the huge vehicular population coming in from the suburbs. The Vijaya Nagar

intersection is at the confluence of Velachery Bypass, Taramani Link Road, Velachery Main

Road and the Velachery-Tambaram High Road. With growth in real estate in the recent years,

traffic has become chaotic. The MTC bus terminus at the junction adds to the congestion.

Pedestrian movement has been badly hit due to more people using private transport.

3.1. Traffic Volume Increasing in Velachery

Table 7 Traffic volume increasing in Velachery

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

PCUs 2890 3212 3680 4122 4616 5169 5788

PCUs in future

6433 7133 7881 8677

3.2. Road Measurement in Velachery

The growth of Velachery during the last decade can be cited due to the growth of the IT sector

in south Chennai. It acts as an important hub connecting the rapidly growing business class

Information Technology corridor popularly called OMR; the more mature and well-connected

GST road and the Central Business Districts of the city, which has more relevance to the

history of Chennai. Velachery as a whole draws a perfect balance between Old and New

Chennai and is a phenomenon in terms of growth. The infrastructure of Velachery is a

reflection of the lessons learnt from old Chennai and a glimpse of new Chennai.

Figure 5 Road measurement in Velachery Junction.



Figure 6 Road measurement in Velachery study area.

3.3. Present Velachery Routs

The Velachery main road on the south connects the fastest growing suburbs of south Chennai

and Mount Road (Anna Salai) at Guindy via Velachery.

A section of this road connects Guindy and Velachery and is home to some of the oldest

localities.

The 100 ft By-pass road connects Guindy on the North West.

The Taramani link road on the north east connects Velachery with Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR).

The Jawaharlal Nehru Salai also called the 100 ft road or Inner Ring Road passes along the

MRTS line and connects near the airport the GST road, an arterial road in Chennai. The

Taramani Link Road in Velachery also connects to MGR Salai, an arterial road that connects

to OMR. Velachery comes under the Taluk of Mambalam-Guindy in Chennai District.

3.4. Traffic Management Measure at Velachery using Roads

Figure 7 Traffic Management Measure at Velachery using Roads



4. CONCLUSIONS

The conclusion of this work is to provide congestion less traffic movement. This is done by

removing the signals and by diverting the routes and also by closing the side roads. This

provides us less journey time with more satisfaction. This ensures safety and reduces

accidents. This provides a uniform flow of traffic with no chaos and congestion.

5. SUMMARY

Traffic intersections are problem spots on any highway, which contribute to a large share of

accidents. For safe operation, these locations should be kept under some level of control

depending upon the traffic quantity and behaviour. Based on this, intersections and

interchanges are constructed. This is studied and analyzed at Velachery intersection.

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