[HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND TOWN PLANNING] TOPIC: JUNCTION RE-DESIGNING TEAM: ABDUL SAMAD-041 ANISH BANDARU-043 RANITH-053 M.VAISHNAVI-059 SINDHU PRIYA -077 GEETHASHREE-078
WHY DO WE NEED JUNCTION? JUNCTIONS ARE NECESSARY IN ROAD NETWORKS TO ENABLE VEHICLES TO CHANGE DIRECTION, MERGE, AND CROSS PATHS SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY. THEY MANAGE TRAFFIC FLOW, PROVIDE ACCESS TO DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS, ENHANCE SAFETY THROUGH CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS, OPTIMIZE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY, SUPPORT URBAN PLANNING BY INFLUENCING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS, AND ACCOMMODATE PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS. JUNCTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR INTEGRATING VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND ENSURING SMOOTH MOVEMENT WITHIN A ROAD NETWORK.
TYPES OF JUNCTIONS TYPES CROSS ROAD, X-INTERSECTION, Y-INTERSECTION, T-INTERSECTION, ROUNDABOUT AND MISCELLANEOUS TYPES.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF 4-WAY JUNCTION
TOPIC COVERED: TIMELINE EVOLUTION ON SITE PARAMETERS AMENITIES PROVIDED OBSERVATIONS PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS [RE-DESIGNING OF “HITECH-CITY CYBER TOWER JUNCTION”] [ TYPOLOGY- CROSSROAD- 4 WAY JUNCTION ]
LOCATION -HI-TECH CITY JUNCTION IS SITUATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, INDIA, WITHIN THE LARGER HITEC CITY AREA. ZONE - SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE WITH MANY IT COMPANIES AND OFFICES
1.TIMELINE EVOLUTION 2012 2024
2.ON SITE PARAMETERS PRIMARY ROADS SECONDARY ROADS TERTIARY ROADS TYPES OF EXISTING ROADS
KUKATPALLY HOUSING BOARD ROAD KOTHAGUDA-GACHIBOWLI-MIYAPUR ROAD HITECH CITY - MINDSPACE ROAD MADHAPUR- ROAD NO. 36 ROAD A) PRIMARY ROADS
B) SECONDARY & TERTIARY ROADS 1) KOTHAGUDA-GACHIBOWLI-MIYAPUR ROAD HITEX ROAD MIYAPUR ROAD WHITE FEILD ROAD JUBILEE ENCLAVE ROAD
B) SECONDARY & TERTIARY ROADS 2 ) KUKATPALLY HOUSING BOARD ROAD GHOUSIA MASJID RD NIA ROAD
B) SECONDARY & TERTIARY ROADS 3) HITECH CITY - MINDSPACE ROAD MINDSPACE JUNCTION FLYOVER ROAD OLD MUMBAI HIGHWAY SHILPA LAYOUT ROAD
[LANDMARKS] CYBER TOWERS SHILPARAMAM NIFT COLLEGE ACCESSIBILITY: BUS STOP - HITECH SHILPARAMAM BUS STOP -110 MTS HITECH CITY BUS STOP - 220 MTS CYBER TOWERS BUS STOP - 110 MTS SHILPARAMAM BUS STOP - 80 MTS METRO - HITEC CITY METRO - 260 MTS RAIDURG METRO - 2 KM RAILWAY STATION - HITEC CITY - 3.5 KM
3.EXISTING AMENITIES
4.OBSERVATIONS CAUSE- EMPLOYEES LEAVING WORK, LEADING TO HEAVY OUTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM HITECH CITY. IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT CONGESTION ON THE SAME MAJOR ROADS AS IN THE MORNING, WITH ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON EXITS AND INTERSECTIONS. CAUSE- EMPLOYEES COMMUTING TO WORK AT THE NUMEROUS IT AND BUSINESS PARKS IN THE AREA. TRAFFIC HOURS AT THE JUNCTION IMPACT: INCREASED VEHICLE DENSITY ON MAJOR ROADS LEADING TO HITECH CITY, SUCH AS MADHAPUR ROAD, KOTHAGUDA ROAD, AND THE ROUTES CONNECTING TO OUTER RING ROAD (ORR). FACTORS INFLUENCING TRAFFIC FLOW- EMPLOYMENT DENSITY: HIGH CONCENTRATION OF IT COMPANIES, BUSINESS PARKS AND CORPORATE OFFICES, CORPORATE OFFICES RESULTING IN A LARGE NUMBER OF COMMUTERS. PUBLIC TRANSPORT USAGE: WHILE THE HI-TECH CITY METRO STATION AND BUS SERVICES HELP ALLEVIATE SOME TRAFFIC, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE WORKFORCE STILL RELIES ON PRIVATE VEHICLES.
[OBSERVATIONS] FACTORS INFLUENCING TRAFFIC FLOW- ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE- THE EXISTING ROAD NETWORK, WHILE EXTENSIVE, STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC DURING PEAK HOURS. EVENTS AND INCIDENTS- SPECIAL EVENTS, ACCIDENTS, OR ROADWORKS CAN EXACERBATE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, LEADING TO UNPLANNED CONGESTION. RESIDENTIAL PROXIMITY- MANY EMPLOYEES LIVE IN NEARBY AREAS LIKE GACHIBOWLI, KONDAPUR, AND MADHAPUR, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON CONNECTING ROADS. DIRECTION STOP TIME RELEASE TIME SOUTH 6:20 MIN 2:00 MIN NORTH 1:05 MIN 1:10 MIN WEST 6:00 MIN 3:20 MIN EAST 6:30 MIN 2:00 MIN TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMINGS ON ALL FOUR DIRECTIONS-
6.TRAFFIC ANALYSIS GACHIBOWLI-MIYAPUR ROAD HITECH CITY- MINDSPACE ROAD TAKEN AS PER THE TYPICAL TRAFFIC VOLUME ON EACH ROUTE.
6.TRAFFIC ANALYSIS KUKATPALLY HOUSING BOARD ROAD MADHAPUR ROAD TAKEN AS PER THE TYPICAL TRAFFIC VOLUME ON EACH ROUTE.
[USER BEHAVIOUR AT THE JUNCTION]
7.PROBLEMS 2. IMPROPER USAGE OF FOOTPATHS 1. BLOCKAGE AT FREE LEFT 3. BUS STOPS VERY NEAR 4. CLOGGING OF RAIN WATER 5. BLOCKAGE OF INTERNAL ROADS DUE TO TRAFFIC
[PROBLEMS] 6. NO PEDESTRIAN PATHS 7. URBAN HEAT EFFECT 9. IMPROPER PARKING OF AUTOS ON THE JUNCTION 8. NO PROPER FRONT SETBACKS FOR BUILDINGS TOWARDS THE ROAD