Okkin Highway

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HIGHWAY AND URBANSTREET OPERATIONS

Traffic Eng


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HIGHWAY AND URBANSTREET OPERATIONS

-Arterial and local street operations make use of street marking signs signals controlled in several ways by either fixed setting or computerizsystem. Despite the existence of freeways and highways, arterial roadmost advantageous route for longer trips.


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ARTERIAL ROADS Highway E


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ARTERIAL ROADS

When traffic volume exceeds the capacity of the arterial roads, the follosolutions are employed:1. Parking is strictly prohibited during peak hour on one or both side o

streets.2. No parking is allowed several meters away on each side of interse3. Allowing right turns on red signal or providing special provisions for

turns outside through the lanes.4. Eliminating left turns at congested intersections.5. Reversing the flow of traffic in the center lanes to accommodate mo

lanes in the direction of heavier flow.


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ONE-WAY STREETS Highway E


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ONE-WAY STREETS

One Way Street are those where traffic moves in one direction only. Making otraffic is based on the number of important advantages over the two way opersuch as:

1. Bigger Capacity.

2. Fewer Stops and Increasing Speed.

3. Improvised Pedestrian Movement.

4. Reduced Accidents.

5. Elimination od Headlight Glare.

Though, one-way traffic have meet oppositions from business group for it mayincreased the travel distance to reach certain location.


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TRAFFIC CONTROL Traffic Eng


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STOP SIGN Traffic Eng


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STOP SIGN

-Stop signs are used globally and are used to control conflicting trafficmovements at intersections which are not busy enough to justify theinstallation of a traffic signal

-Sometimes it is not intended for use as a traffic calming device but isto be installed mainly for safety or to assign right-of-way for a certaindirection.


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YIELD SIGN Traffic Eng


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YIELD SIGN

-The purpose of a Yield sign is to regulate right-of-way control at locat

where the normal roadway right-of-way rule does not sufficiently regu

traffic movements and a stop regulation at one or more of the approac

too restrictive.

The Yield Sign could be compromised between the full stop and no con

The traffic Manual recommended its use under the following conditions

1. That its benefit include decreased operations costs.

2. Lower contributions to air pollution

3. Passage time reduction of 2 to 6 seconds.

4. Lower accident frequency.


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THATS ALL! Thank you

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