Traffic Analysis & Impact Study for Infrastructural Growth of Dhule City

Abstract

Despite being on junction of three National high ways, Dhule has not risen much into the development area. The key problems here are the majority of rural population and lack of industrial growth. The project was aimed at Traffic Impact Study of these National Highways passing through the city and to suggest some mitigation measures for better traffic management. The project was completed by studying traffic conditions at important intersections and parking problems in business area of Dhule. The result of traffic studies indicated that lack of traffic management and inadequate infrastructure and scarcity of parking spots as primary reasons for traffic irregularities. Hence the project has recommended parking lots and their benefits, access sectors for divided traffic and some smart strategies to cope with the increasing traffic and to reduce impact on surrounding. However, this project can be further studied for traffic increments due to Navapur-Manmad rail route.