22-04-2014, 11:49 AM
Identification of Truck Transportation Issues at a Junction & Suggestive Measures: A Case
Study of Sarkhej Area
Abstract
In road based freight movement trucks are major mode for mass movement of goods
and hence it is occupying major road area. Trucks are slow moving vehicle compare to other
passenger vehicle and there for it plays major role in congestion of roads, in any highway
which is connecting urban area there is always conflict between urban traffic and regional
traffic, where highway is mainly designed to cater regional traffic but urban agglomeration
growing in outskirts gives additional pressure on existing highway. They have to carry traffic
of population staying in near urban area and their activity. But in supply chain urban area is
end point for delivering any product and hence its loading and unloading activities has to be
done somewhere near by urban area, because of need of large parcel of land for carrying out
these activities in inner area is not possible and generally it takes place nearby urban area
where due to many local problems and mismanagement traffic issues occur.
This study will mainly focus on understanding traffic movement in similar kind of area its
operation and parameter affecting for its smooth function.
Introduction
General
The performance of the transportation infrastructure affects where businesses are located
as well as the competitiveness of firms and the economic health of communities. The Goods
Transportation Activity in urban area is developed in different location in urban city. This
goods Transportation Activity doing with the goods transportation Companies. The Transport
companies are handling the goods transportation within the urban area. Trucks are comes at
the Transport companies to loading unloading the goods. After the loading and unloading
operation trucks are parked in different location near to the transport companies. The
unauthorised truck parking on service road caused many problems & issues related
Transportation & Traffic. The encroachment in this area caused congestion on urban roads.
There are many issues of truck drivers & transport operator co-related with each other. These
activities perform the goods distribution process and hence congest urban roads severely. It
also influences heterogeneously on high intensity traffic flows.
Current Traffic Profile -India
Traffic pattern on Indian roads is highly heterogeneous in nature. There are around 58.8
million vehicles in India, which are growing at the rate of 10% annually. It is found that
two wheelers make a major contribution (70%) to the total newly registered vehicles in
India, followed by cars (13%), goods vehicles(6%), and one percent of buses. In India work
trips are the most important component of the traffic demand during peak hours of
the day. Transport demand is likely to increase by about 2.5 times from 1991 to 2010 in
large metros and other medium sized cities by about 3-3.5 times. India‘s transportation
system has a number of dr a wba c k s , which c a u s es problems of delays, safety,
pollution and inadequate parking.