A study for traffic data analysis and design to

mitigate congestion along Aguinaldo hgwy.

Zapote Rd. intersection

INTRODUCTION

The development of different infrastructures, along with the quick growth of

population, leads to increase in need of mobility. The need of mobility results
to a great increase in volume of vehicles in the country. Despite it being a
necessity for economic growth and social development, it also has negative
side-effects such as congestion and air pollution.

Various measures can be utilized in order to minimize the negative effects

such as redesigning the existing infrastructure, traffic management
measures, land use policy, and measure that try to influence travel behavior.

In common practice, the traffic analysis process deals with the traffic
situation on an average day (Annual Average Daily Traffic: AADT) or an
average working day (Annual Average Weekday Traffic: AAWT) and with the
Design Hour Volume (DHV).

Until recently, traffic analysis mainly focused on the highway system. This is
partly due to the absence of traffic data for the urban network. However, also
in urban areas, mobility is still increasing and in cities, it is often not possible
to extend capacity.

It is important to take adequate (traffic management) measures to facilitate

mobility, minimizing its negative side effects and thus to obtain more insight
into the functioning of the urban traffic system.

OBJECTIVES

To analyze and interpret the collected data to assess the current traffic
situation

To apply and compare the accumulated data with the antecedent data
available

To recommend measures on how to improve the mobility along the

intersection