ESTIMATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING BASE SATURATION FLOW RATE AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION

Abstract

With growing population and urbanization to provide the safe and efficient traffic is a challenging task to the transportation engineering. To estimate the traffic at signalized / un-signalized intersection the base saturation flow rate play vital role. The base saturation flow rate was measured and analyzed to provide the smooth traffic flow rate at Hyderabad, for four intersection approaches. The objective of the study is to estimate and develop the affecting parameter of base saturation flow rate for various approaches in the Hyderabad city. Form the obtained base saturation flow rate, the capacity of the signalized intersection was determined. The study result was concluded that the maximum base saturation flow rate found at L. B nagar and also the minimum base saturation flow rate at tarnaka. It’s also indicated that the parameter affects the base saturation flow rate at various approaches and its factors values were described.