Assessment of the efficiency of application of transport direction methods on the city street and road network

Abstract

The relevance of the problem of safety and efficiency of road traffic on the transport network of Ukraine has been proven. The expediency of solving the mentioned problem consists in the implementation of traffic channelization as a way of managing traffic and road network infrastructure in order to ensure the minimization of delays, conflicts and traffic jams on the roads, as well as the smooth and safe movement of the flow of vehicles. It has been established that channelization of traffic provides the best conditions for all traffic participants, reduces the negative impact on the environment and the economy. Therefore, this study evaluated the effectiveness of the introduction of channelized traffic on the section of the street and road network of the central business part of the city of Kharkiv.

It was established that with an increase in the intensity of the traffic flow, the average length of the traffic jam, the average delay of the movement of one vehicle and the average number of stops of one vehicle, both without the use of channelized traffic and with the channelization of traffic, increase accordingly. But the article proves that the introduction of channelized traffic can reduce the length of traffic jams, delays and the number of vehicle stops. The efficiency of traffic organization from the reduction of the listed indicators is on average 30%.

The obtained theoretical dependences of the evaluation indicators on the intensity of the traffic flow can be used to evaluate the organization of traffic on various elements of the street and road network of cities.

Key words: traffic channelization, street-road network, intersection, transport model, simulation, criterion, traffic delay, length of traffic jam.