Aurangabad-Yedshi NH-211 Traffic Study
Aurangabad-Yedshi NH-211 Traffic Study
4.1 GENERAL
Traffic is an important parameter in deciding the feasibility of a highway project as it provides the
sole revenue stream for the project. Hence traffic estimates assume further importance in
deciding the viability as well as the concession period.
Considering the above aspects comprehensive assessment of the existing traffic, travel pattern,
assessment of developments in the project influence area to work out the traffic growth rates are
made.
This chapter gives details about traffic surveys, secondary data collection, analysis of the data,
toll traffic forecast and estimates of revenue.
The Project Road (Yedshi-Aurangabad) is part of National Highway 211. NH-211 starts at
Sholapur and ends at Dhule. It passes through Sholapur, Osmanabad, Yedshi, Beed, Aurangabad,
Chalisgaon and ends at Dhule.
The project road (Yedshi-Aurangabad) starts from Yedshi at Km 100+000 (now modified as per
the NHAI guidelines to km 100+000 from earlier km 85+000 and passes through Beed, Gevrai,
Pachud, Adul, Chitegaon and ends at Aurangabad at Km 290+200. There is no railway line
crossing the project corridor. The project corridor lies entirely in the state of Maharashtra. The
project corridor passes through four districts viz., Osmanabad, Beed, Jalna and Aurangabad.
There are two major towns Beed and Gevrai along the corridor. Ribbon development at these two
towns along the corridor is more and hence may require bypasses at these locations.
Detailed reconnaissance survey was done to understand the travel pattern on the project road.
Based on the reconnaissance survey, the project road is divided in to seven homogeneous
sections.
The passenger vehicles towards Shirdi from Hyderabad take diversion at Pardi Phata junction.
Hence the Yedshi-Pardi Phata junction is delineated as a homogeneous section. Traffic having
destinations at Ahmednagar, Kaje gets diverted at Manjursumba junction. Hence the section from
Pardi-Phata to Manjursumba is defined as a homogeneous section. Beed is a major town along
the corridor and hence the link between Manjursumba to Beed is defined as a homogeneous
section. NH-222 crosses the project corridor at Paidalsingi Junction (Km 195+400) and at Gadi
junction (km201.000). Hence the link between Beed and Gadi Junctions is defined as
homogeneous section. There is an existing road leading to Jalna at Wadi Godri junction and
hence the traffic to Jalna town will deviate at this location. SH-48 is crossing the project corridor
at Km 250+500. Hence the links between Gadi junction to Wadi Godri and Wadi Godri to SH-48
junction and SH-48 to Aurangabad are defined as homogeneous sections.
The details are given in Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1 shows the homogeneous sections.
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Aurangabad
Section 7
SH 48
Section 6
Wadi Godri
Section 5
Gadi Jn.
Section 4
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Town
Section 3
Manjarsumba
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Section 2
Pardi Phata
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Yedshi
The feasibility and design of any highway facility (or a corridor) basically depends on the volume
and intensity of traffic likely to flow on it in the design year. The estimation of the likely traffic
scenario in the design year on the highway/corridor proposed for improvement, with an optimal
lane configuration as in the present case, requires basic information regarding the current level of
traffic and its characteristics on it. Thus, the collection of basic data on the nature and extent at
present of different traffic parameters assumes greater significance.
The traffic on the Project corridor is characterized by a high degree of motorized vehicles which
consist of passenger vehicles such as cars, two wheelers, LCVs , Trucks. The non-motorized
vehicles comprise mostly of bicycles.
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Traffic studies i.e. mode wise traffic estimates, travel pattern of passenger and freight (goods)
vehicles, speed and delay (travel time) characteristics and axle load characteristics. Traffic
surveys were conducted as per the guidelines given in IRC: SP-19. The locations and type of
various traffic surveys have been carefully finalized in consultation with the NHAI on the basis of
a reconnaissance survey as well as requirements of the RFP.
As per Terms of Reference, Classified Traffic Volume Count (CTVC) (7 days 24 hour continuous)
surveys have to be done at 3 stations per 100 km. The length of Yedshi-Aurangabad section is
175 km. Hence, Consultants after detailed reconnaissance survey decided to conduct CTVC
surveys at 7 locations. The location and schedule of survey locations are given in Table 4.2.
Figure 4.2 shows the locations of the Traffic Volume Count stations.
Table 4.2: Locations & Schedule of Classified Traffic Volume Count Stations
S. No. Classified Traffic Volume Count Survey Date
II Existing Km Location Survey From To
th th
1 Km 104+000 Near Terkheda 7 day TVC 30 April, 2011 6 May, 2011
th
2 Km 146+000 Near Dhotra 7 day TVC 30 April, 2011 6th May, 2011
3 Km 166+400 Near Pali 7 day TVC 29th April, 2011 5th May, 2011
4 Km 188+000 Near Pendgaon 7 day TVC 21st April, 2011 27th April, 2011
5 Km 215+000 Near Nagzari 7 day TVC 21st April, 2011 27th April, 2011
6 Km 234+000 Near Wadi Godri 7 day TVC 29th April, 2011 5th May, 2011
st
7 Km 276+800 Near Adul 7 day TVC 21 April, 2011 27th April, 2011
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NH-211
KHULTABAD
AURANGABAD
BADNAPUR JALNA
CHITEGAON
KM 276.8
GANGAPUR
ADUL
NH-211
PACHUD BUZURG
AMBAD
PAITHAN KM 234
WADI GODHRI
SHAHGADH
KM 215
GAVRAI NH-222
NH-222
PADALSINGH MAJALGAON
KM 188
BEED
WADWANI
KM 166.4
ASHTI
AMBAJOGAI
PATODA
KM 146 KAIJ
PARRGAON
KALAMB
WASI
BHUM KM 105
TERKHED
YEDSHI
PARANDA BARSI
OSMANABAD
LEGEND TULJAPUR
LOHARA
National Highway
State Highway/MDR
TVC locations
OD & Axle Load locations
On the basis of the reconnaissance survey, nine intersections along the project road/corridor
were identified for conducting detailed turning movement surveys. Classified traffic surveys were
carried out for a period of 24 hours at all the intersections to capture morning and evening
patterns.
The passenger traffic coming from Andhra Pradesh takes diversion to Shirdi at Pardi Phata
junction (Km 114+400). The junction at Km 123 (Kuthalgiri) provides access to Bhum town. The
junction at Km 158 (Manjursumba junction) provides access to Kaje town. NH-222 gets
connected at from the eastern side at Paidalsingi junction (Km 195). NH-222 forms a junction on
the western side of the project corridor at Gadi Junction (Km 201). The road coming from Jalna
gets connected to the project corridor at Wadigodri (Km 231+800). The State Highway-48 gets
connected to the project corridor at Km 250+500. The Beed bypass (at Aurnagabad) forms at
junction with the project corridor at Km 292. Since these are major junction having access to the
important towns traffic surveys were conducted at these locations to understand the intensity of
traffic in order to decide about the type of junction.
The location and schedule of the traffic surveys is indicated in Table 4.3 & Figure 4.3.
NH-211
KHULTABAD
AURANGABAD
KM 292.2 BADNAPUR JALNA
CHITEGAON
GANGAPUR
ADUL
NH-211
PAITHAN
SHAHGADH
GAVRAI NH-222
KM 201
NH-222
PADALSINGH MAJALGAON
KM 195
BEED
WADWANI
KM 158
ASHTI
AMBAJOGAI
PATODA
KAIJ
PARRGAON
KM 123
KALAMB
WASI
KM 114.4
BHUM
TERKHED KM 97
YEDSHI
PARANDA BARSI
OSMANABAD
LEGEND TULJAPUR
LOHARA
National Highway
State Highway/MDR
TMC locations
An Origin-Destination (O-D) and Willingness to Pay Survey was carried out adopting Road Side
Interviews (RSI) method at the four of the classified count stations for a continuous period of 24
hours along with the classified counts. Care was taken that these surveys were conducted on
week days. The location and schedule of the Origin-Destination survey is provided in Table 4.4
and Figure 4.2. The random sampling method was adopted for this survey. The local police
assistance was available to stop the vehicles for interviewing the road users. The RSI was carried
out through pre-planned and structured questionnaires suitable for computer analysis. Axle load
surveys were also simultaneously conducted to take advantage of the stopping of the vehicles
and collect the information about the weight of the vehicles.
Table 4.4: Location & Schedule of Origin-Destination & Axle Load surveys
Orgin-Destination & Axle Load Survey
S. No. Day
Existing Km Location Date
1 Km 146+000 Near Chausala 5th May, 2011 Thursday
2 Km 166+400 Near Pali 3rd May, 2011 Tuesday
3 Km 188+000 Near Pendgaon 26th April, 2011 Tuesday
4 Km 215+000 Near Nagzari 28th April, 2011 Thursday
The information collected during these surveys for passenger vehicles included the origin and
destination; purpose, occupancy and frequency of the trip. In the case of freight vehicles the
information sought included type and quantity of commodity being transported, in addition to
origin and destination, and frequency of travel on the route.
Information was sought from the road users on willingness to pay toll based on the
improvements proposed as per the National toll policy.
Uncontrolled pedestrian or cattle movement across the highway results in traffic hazards and
accidents. Based on reconnaissance survey 7 locations are identified for Pedestrian / Cattle Count
surveys. Pedestrian surveys were organised at the indicated locations for peak hours (8 AM to
8 PM) on a representative working day. The number of pedestrians walking across the road was
observed at these locations. The survey locations and schedule is indicated in Table 4.5 and also
presented in Figure 4.4.
Table 4.5: Location & Schedule of Pedestrian & Cattle count Surveys
S. No. Pedestrian/Cattle Traffic Count
Date
IV Existing Km Location
1 Km 144+200 Chausala in front of Bus stand 5th May, 2011
2 Km 194+000 School at Padalsingi 29th April, 2011
3 Km 198+000 Animal count survey- Ranjani village 29th April, 2011
4 Km 207+800 Georai town 29th April, 2011
5 Km 209+400 Near Market Georai 29th April, 2011
6 Km 223+000 Near Shahgad Pedestrian crossing 29th April, 2011
7 Km 250+200 At Pachod 6th May, 2011
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NH-211
KHULTABAD
AURANGABAD
BADNAPUR JALNA
CHITEGAON
GANGAPUR
ADUL
NH-211
PACHUD BUZURG
KM 250.2 AMBAD
PAITHAN
WADI GODHRI
KM 223
SHAHGADH
KM 209.4
GAVRAI NH-222
KM 207.8
NH-222 KM 198
PADALSINGH MAJALGAON
KM 194
BEED
WADWANI
KM 160.4
ASHTI
AMBAJOGAI
PATODA
KM 144.2 KAIJ
KM 136.4 PARRGAON
KALAMB
WASI
BHUM
TERKHED
YEDSHI
PARANDA BARSI
OSMANABAD
LEGEND TULJAPUR
LOHARA
National Highway
State Highway/MDR
Pedestrian Counts
Truck Parking Locations
Figure 4.4: Truck parking & Pedestrian and Cattle Count Survey Locations
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Truck Focal point survey was conducted at two locations one before the Ghat section (Km
160+800) and another at Km 136+400. The truck accumulation survey was conducted at these
locations to understand the time of parking and the number of parking spaces required at these
locations. In addition the origin and destination information of the trucks also is collected. The
details of the survey are presented in Table 4.6 and also presented in Figure 4.4.
Table 4.6: Location & Schedule of Pedestrian & Cattle Count Surveys
S. No. Truck Focal Point Surveys Date
1 Km 136+400 04-May, 2011
2 Km 160+400 04-May, 2011
The survey formats used for carrying out the traffic surveys is presented in Volume-I,
Annexure 4.1.
Specially trained enumerators were used for counting traffic under the supervision of qualified
and experienced traffic engineers/supervisors. The data collected from the traffic surveys was
coded and entered into computer for its analysis and interpretation of results with respect to
existing traffic, travel pattern and for forecasting purposes. The traffic survey analysis is
presented in the following section.
Classified Traffic Volume counts were conducted manually for 7 continuous days for 24 hours at
seven locations. The analysis of the same is done as below:
The traffic volumes counted in 15 minute intervals have been aggregated to one-hour volumes.
These are presented in Volume-I, Annexure 4.2. The hourly volumes have been aggregated
into daily volumes for the entire survey period (7-days). The daily volumes are then averaged for
ADT. To express the classified vehicular count in terms of PCUs, the PCU factors as given in IRC-
64: 1990 have been considered. For ready reference, the PCU Factors considered in the analysis
are given in Table 4.7.
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The summary of ADT, as observed on the Project Road, in terms of vehicles and PCUs at different
survey locations is given in Table 4.8.
Table 4.8: Average Daily Traffic
Near Near Near
Terkheda Near Pali Pedgaon Pimpalwadi
Chausala Wadigodri Adul
Vehicle Type
Km
Km 105 Km 146 Km 188 Km 215 Km 234 Km 277
166+400
Two Wheeler 2,033 1,455 4,309 4,202 2,762 1,341 3,998
Three Wheeler 175 196 724 1,039 456 127 261
Car/Van/Jeep/Tempo 1,543 1,067 2,317 2,485 2,444 1,676 2,379
Taxi 178 137 297 248 206 68 275
Mini Bus 13 10 17 37 33 29 35
Private Bus 46 20 31 35 28 34 34
Govt Bus 205 163 385 414 400 261 265
3 Wheeler Goods 84 67 141 180 316 65 168
4 Wheeler Goods 219 76 238 221 331 183 324
LCV 312 185 394 257 562 300 448
2 Axle Truck 956 1,009 1,172 1,828 1,190 1,057 1,393
3 Axle Truck 1,677 1,546 1,649 1,695 1,739 1,300 1,367
MAV 208 211 226 217 224 168 163
MAV >6A - - - - 1 - -
HCE/EME 2 2 4 5 3 1 2
Agricultural Tractor 34 18 19 26 38 20 21
Agricultural Tractor & Trailor 48 15 20 23 55 23 33
Animal & Hand
3 2 3 12 11 12 4
Non drawn
Motorised Cycle 5 5 64 40 10 29 40
Vehicles Cycle Rickshaw - - - - - 3 -
Others - 1 1 1 3 - 2
Toll Car / Van/Jeep 1 2 10 11 1 8 15
Exempted Ambulance 2 2 6 8 8 9 15
Vehicles Bus / Truck - - 2 3 - 1 2
Motorised 7,736 6,181 11,961 12,934 10,797 6,671 11,198
Vehicles Non Motorised 8 8 68 53 24 44 46
Total 7,744 6,189 12,029 12,987 10,821 6,715 11,244
Motorised 13,574 11,838 17,384 19,812 17,446 12,159 16,277
PCU Non Motorised 27 23 61 121 107 117 61
Total 13,601 11,861 17,445 19,933 17,553 12,276 16,338
Tollable Traffic 12,028 10,748 14,221 16,318 14,975 11,139 13,625
PCU
Capacity Traffic 12,032 10,753 14,246 16,350 14,988 11,164 13,669
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The number of vehicles for the CTVC stations near Beed (Km 188+000) being a major town is
highest. The next locations where the number of vehicles are high are near Pali (Km
166+40).
The locations Adul and Pimpalwadi are next in the order. The remaining locations have
relatively less number of vehicles and hence lesser PCUs.
Two wheelers , three wheelers and cars are major differentiating modes between these seven
stations. These modes being used for local travel the difference in numbers across the
stations is understandable.
Commercial vehicles are more or less uniform across the four counting stations.
The summary of the seven day volume counts are presented at Volume-I, Annexure 4.3.
Analysis has been carried out to understand the following parameters of temporal variation of
traffic on the project road.
The results and findings from the above analysis are presented below:
a. Daily Variation
The location wise daily variation of traffic both in terms of tollable traffic and non-tollable traffic is
presented in Figure 4.5 to 4.18.
The number of tollable vehicles changes slightly across the days of the week.
Toll able vehicles are highest at Km 188+000 near Pendgaon and lowest at Km 146+000 near
Chausala. Non tollable vehicles are highest at Km 188+000 near Pendgaon and lowest at Km
234+000 near Wadi Godhri.
When compared in terms of PCUs the tollable vehicles far outweigh the non tollable vehicles.
This is mainly due to the prevalence of higher percentage of commercial vehicles i.e. Trucks.
b. Hourly Variation
Similar to daily variation, analysis has also been carried out for hourly variation. The hourly
variations will be useful in the Capacity and LOS analysis, in planning various facilities, like,
number of toll lanes at the toll plaza, rest area, etc. The hourly variations in traffic (in Vehicles
per Day) observed at all the seven count stations on the Project Road have been presented in
Figure 4.19 to Figure 4.25.
The passenger vehicles have distinct morning and evening peaks. The volumes decrease to
lower levels during the night times as expected.
The commercial vehicles are more or less uniform through out the day across all the locations
when compared in terms of number of vehicles.
The slow moving vehicles are more or less constant through out the day.
Hourly variations observed in traffic at all the seven count locations have been analyzed for PHFs
(Peak Hour Flow as a percentage of the total day flow), and are summarized in the following
Table 4.9.
The above PHFs represent a nearly uniform traffic distribution. The PHF in the range 6.1 to 7.4%
implies that the project road can cater to nearly accommodate 26% more capacity given in IRC :
64.
Like hourly variations, directional distribution of traffic will be useful in the Capacity and LOS
analysis, and in planning various facilities, like, number of toll lanes at the toll plaza, rest area,
etc. The directional distribution in each of the TVC location is presented at Table 4.10 below:
A relatively flat peak with PHF in the range 6.0 to 7.1 and a directional distribution of 51:49
means that the Project Road can cater to much higher traffic volume than the capacity specified
in IRC: 64 1991.
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While detailed traffic counts are presented in Volume-I, Annexure 4.2, the composition of the
traffic presented below for easier appreciation of quantum of various modes of traffic plying on
the corridor.
Two wheelers and three wheelers composition in the total vehicles is significant ranging from
22%(Km 234, Wadi Godri) to 42% (Km 166+600, Pali). However, they do not contribute to
the revenue as they are non tollable traffic.
The tollable vehicles share is over 56% in all the seven locations. The tollable vehicles are
highest in terms of vehicles at 75% at Wadigodri (Km 234). The tollable vehicles share is
lowest again in terms of vehicles at 56% at Pali (Km 166+400)
When the tollable vehicles share is compared in terms of PCUs they vary in a narrow band
ranging from 81% - 91%. The main reason for the same is the composition of commercial
vehicles.
When the comparison is made in terms of number of vehicles, the passenger vehicles
composition is highest at Adul (Km 166+400) at 45% and lowest at Chausala (Km 146) at
31%. The variation is mainly due to the number of two wheelers at these locations.
When comparison is made in terms of PCUs the commercial vehicles are more than 55% in all
the seven sections.
The traffic plying on any road generally varies over different periods of year depending on the
cycle of different socio-economic activities in the regions through which it passes. Therefore, in
order to have more realistic picture of the traffic on the project road, it is required to assess
seasonal variation in traffic to estimate Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT). Therefore, the ADT
observed during the survey duration is multiplied by a Seasonal Correction Factor (SCF) to derive
AADT. The seasonal correction factor is generally derived from secondary data sources such as
past month-wise traffic data on the project road, monthly toll revenues from existing tolled
highways in the immediate influence area, sales of fuel at different filling stations along the
project highway, arrival of vehicles at establishments like APMC, Truck Terminals, etc.
In the absence of any other data, either of the project road or in the near vicinity, only the
monthly Figures of fuel sales collected from one petrol bunk on the project road are considered in
the estimation of seasonal variation and seasonal correction factors.
Seasonal Variation
For the present study, firstly the petrol (MS) and diesel (HSD) sale Figures have been used from
petrol bunks along the corridor. The petrol and diesel fuel sale data for the past few years have
been collected and analysed for estimation of SCF. As the traffic surveys were conducted in the
months of April, and May, a SCF for the average for the months of April and May is considered.
The fuel sales Figures at the filling stations along the corridor are presented in Volume-I,
Annexure 4.4. The summary of the analysis in terms of monthly Seasonal Correction Factors
used is presented at Table 4.11 and Figure 4.33.
AADT
The seasonal correction factors for petrol and diesel driven vehicles, described in the previous
sections have been applied to ADT to derive AADT. The AADT is presented at Table 4.12.
As the earlier Report for the Up gradation of Aurangabad-Yedshi Section of NH-211 has been
submitted to the Authority in the year 2011(last year), the consultants were advised to conduct
confirmatory traffic surveys at the proposed toll plaza locations. The locations and the Chainages
of the proposed toll plazas are as shown in the Table 4.13 below.
Table 4.13: Locations & Chainages of Proposed Toll Plaza Locations
Existing Km Location No. of Lanes
134+000 Before Paragaon Village 6+6
197+200 After Padalsingh Village 6+6
258+950 Before Adugaon Village 6+6
The traffic on the Project corridor is characterized by a high degree of motorized vehicles which
consist of passenger vehicles such as cars, two wheelers, LCVs, Trucks. The non-motorized
vehicles comprise mostly of bicycles.
Initially the traffic counts were conducted at seven locations (km 104+400, km 146+000, km
166+400, km 188+000, km 215+000, km 234+000, km 276+800) in the month of April, 2011
between the dates 21/04/2011 and 30/04/2011. As a part of confirmatory study the traffic counts
were conducted at the three proposed toll plaza locations (km 136+000, km 197+000 and km
257+000) in the month of March, 2011. The AADT results of traffic counts were compared and
are presented in the following Table 4.17.
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*- Traffic projected based on the surveys conducted in April 2011 for preparation of DPR
** - Actual traffic recorded in confirmatory traffic surveys in March 2012.
The survey locations for the earlier study done in April 2011 and the present confirmatory surveys
are slightly different. Due to this the local traffic is varying due to the presence of settlements
nearby and this is understandable. The through traffic like commercial 2 axle, 3 axle and MAV are
more or less matching with the forecast values. The total traffic is less than 2% which is
acceptable.
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The important junctions on the highway are identified through careful reconnaissance survey.
Total 9 locations are identified and the list & location of these junctions are provided at Table
4.3 and Figure 4.3.
The traffic flow through the intersections during peak hour ranges from 718 PCUs at Intersection-
2 at Pardiphata junction to 1,519 PCUs at Manjarsumba junction. Please refer Table 4.18.
the peak hour and also during the survey period. The flow in terms of vehicles especially through
four-arm intersections on rural highways provides information on the planning of grade
separation facilities.
Intersection 1 (Km 114+400) Pardiphata Junction : Traffic flow through the intersection is
718 PCUs during the peak hour (18:15-19:15) and 11,883 PCUs during the survey period. The
Peak Hour Factor (PHF) varies from 0.98 (morning peak) to 0.72 (evening peak). The conflicting
/cross road flow from the side roads is about 91% of the peak hour traffic. The composition of
the passenger vehicles is 23% and commercial vehicles is 77% of the total motorised traffic at
the junction. Daily, morning peak, evening peak hour flow turning volumes at the junction are
provided at Volume-I, Annexure 4.5.
Intersection 2 (Km 123+000) Kunthalgiri Junction: Traffic flow through the intersection is
727 PCUs during the peak hour (10:15-11:15) and 13,010 PCUs during the survey period. The
Peak Hour Factor (PHF) varies from 0.94 (morning peak) to 0.78 (evening peak). The
conflicting/cross road flow from the side roads is about 92% of the peak hour traffic. The
composition of the passenger vehicles is 26% and commercial vehicles is 74% of the total
motorised traffic at the junction. Daily, morning peak, evening peak hour flow turning volumes at
the junction are provided at Volume-I, Annexure 4.5.
Intersection 4 (Km 195+700) Padalshingi Junction : Traffic flow through the intersection
is 1,193 PCUs during the peak hour (10:30-11:30) and 20,084 PCUs during the survey period.
The Peak Hour Factor (PHF) varies from 0.88 (morning peak) to 0.93 (evening Peak). The
conflicting / cross road flow from the side road is about 90% of the peak hour traffic. The
composition of the passenger vehicles is 35% and commercial vehicles is 65% of the total
motorised traffic at the junction. Daily, morning peak, and evening peak hour flow turning
volumes at the junction are provided at Volume-I, Annexure 4.5.
Intersection 5 (Km 201+000) Gadhi Junction : Traffic flow through the intersection is 1,429
PCUs during the peak hour (09:45-10:45) and 23,073 PCUs during the survey period. The Peak
Hour Factor (PHF) varies from 0.85 (morning peak) to 0.90 (evening peak). The conflicting/cross
road flow from the side road is about 84% of the peak hour traffic. The composition of the
passenger vehicles is 40% and commercial vehicles is 60% of the total motorised traffic at the
junction. Daily, morning peak, and evening peak hour flow turning volumes at the junction are
provided at Volume-I, Annexure 4.5.
Intersection 6 (Km 231+800) Wadigodri Junction : Traffic flow through the intersection is
1,102 PCUs during the peak hour (09:45 to 10:45) and 19,186 PCUs during the survey period.
The Peak Hour Factor (PHF) varies from 0.92 (morning peak) to 0.76 (evening peak). The
conflicting/cross road flow from the side road is 84% of the peak hour traffic. The composition of
the passenger vehicles is 31% and commercial vehicles is 69% of the total motorised traffic at
the junction. Daily, morning peak and evening peak hour flow turning volumes at the junction are
provided at Volume-I, Annexure 4.5.
Intersection 7 (Km 250+500) SH-148 Junction : Traffic flow through the intersection is
1,152 PCUs during the peak hour (10:45 to 11:45) and 19,114 PCUs during the survey period.
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The Peak Hour Factor (PHF) varies from 0.87 (morning peak) to 0.93 (evening peak). The
conflicting/cross road flow from the side road is 82% of the peak hour traffic. The composition of
the passenger vehicles is 39% and commercial vehicles is 61% of the total motorised traffic at
the junction. Daily, morning peak and evening peak hour flow turning volumes at the junction are
provided at Volume-I, Annexure 4.5.
Intersection 8 (Km 292+000) Aurangabad Junction : Traffic flow through the intersection
is 1,519 PCUs during the peak hour (18:00 to 19:00) and 23,018 PCUs during the survey period.
The Peak Hour Factor (PHF) varies from 0.90 (morning Peak) to 0.90 (evening peak). The
conflicting/cross road flow from the side road is 64% of the peak hour traffic. The composition of
the passenger vehicles is 34% and commercial vehicles is 66% of the total motorised traffic at
the junction. Daily, morning peak and evening peak hour flow turning volumes at the junction are
provided at Volume-I, Annexure 4.5.
Pedestrian and cattle volumes across the road were observed for twelve hours during morning
and evening peak periods at seven locations on the corridor. The cross pedestrian cum cattle
volume ranges between 1,800 and 22,000 across various locations for the entire day. The peak
volume ranges between 100 and 700 across the locations. The pedestrian cum cattle traffic
volume details across the locations are presented at Table 4.19 & Table 4.20
It is proposed to provide pedestrian underpasses at all the above locations considering the
pedestrian volumes subject to the proposals of the bypasses for the towns.
The location wise details of the Pedestrian and Cattle count survey are presented at Volume-I,
Annexure 4.6.
The journey speeds on the Project Road were observed during both peak and off-peak periods.
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For the purpose of this survey, morning peak was considered between 8:00 AM and 10:00 am,
evening peak between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM and off-peak between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Three
independent runs in both the directions of traffic were considered for measuring journey (car)
speeds on the project road.
The following Table 4.21 presents average journey speeds on the Project Road.
As given in the above table the traffic speeds are high with delays at Chausala, Beed town,
Georai town and Shahgad towns. Since it crosses number of settlements, the side friction is
considerable.
Truck focal point survey is done at two locations Km 136+400 and at Km 160+400 as per the
details given at Table 4.6. The purpose of the survey is to know the requirement of truck
parking spaces along the project corridor. It is observed that trucks are parked at these two
locations hence these locations are identified for the survey.
Modewise vehicle, registration number of the vehicle, and occupancy of the parking space, origin,
destination and trip frequency data is captured during this survey. The data is captured for every
half an hour interval.
Based on the above information the parking accumulation of the commercial vehicles (LCV, 2 Axle
& 3 Axle trucks & MAVs) is derived and presented below at Figure 4.35 & Figure 4.36
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The peak accumulation at each Km of the truck focal point survey is derived from the data and
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Based on the above information, suitable spaces are to be reserved for the Truck parking.
As described earlier comprehensive Origin-Destination surveys were conducted for 1 day for 24
hours at each of the 4 locations. The O-D surveys on the project road were carried out based on
the Road Side Interview (RSI) method as described in IRC:102-1988.
In order to understand and use the travel pattern data collected during the O-D survey, a
scientifically derived zoning system is prepared. The Project Influence Area is broadly divided into
Immediate Influence Area (IIA) and Broad Influence Area (BIA) as detailed below:
Immediate Influence Area (IIA) This region contributes to most of the trips observed
on the project road, and primarily includes the towns, cities and districts around and near the
Project Road.
Broad Infuence Area (BIA) This region contributes trips, but to a lesser degree when
compared to the IIA.
While defining zone boundaries, the following were considered:
Important towns and industrial centers along the project road and competing roads in the
region.
Administrative boundaries of district and state boundaries.
Configuration of the project roads in the regional road network with respect to other National
Highways.
A comprehensive 61 zone system was adopted for the study to understand the travel pattern of
the traffic using the project road/corridor. As indicated in earlier section the entire length of the
project road/corridor passes through Maharashtra state only. In Maharashtra it passes through
four districts viz., Osmanabad, Beed, Jalna and Aurangabad. These districts are thus delineated in
to a small number of traffic zones to provide an insight into the travel pattern in these districts. In
order to determine the influence area of the project road and to estimate the likely traffic to the
accuracy possible, the area outside these districts which have a bearing on the traffic plying on
the corridor is divided into a number of zones. Delhi is identified as an independent zone. The
important cities/towns along the corridor and across the corridor providing good connectivity are
also delineated as separate zones. The list of the traffic zones delineated for the study is
presented in Table 4.23.
Mode wise samples obtained at the survey stations are presented in Table 4.24. It is generally
observed that the sample sizes obtained are fairly high and reasonable. The survey was
conducted in such a way that no major inconvenience is caused to the road user due to stoppage
of vehicles resulting in queue of large number of vehicles.
Vehicle Km146 - Near Chausala Km166+400 - Near Pali Km188 - Near Pendgaon Km215 - Near Pimpilwadi
Type Sample AADT Percentage Sample AADT Percentage Sample AADT Percentage Sample AADT Percentage
Car 784 1189 65.9% 991 2581 38.4% 813 2699 30.1% 1191 2617 45.5%
Bus 97 178 54.4% 282 406 69.5% 155 438 35.4% 213 417 51.0%
LCV 163 320 51.0% 199 754 26.4% 157 642 24.5% 120 1179 10.2%
2-Axle 493 984 50.1% 516 1143 45.2% 603 1782 33.8% 803 1160 69.2%
3-Axle 580 1507 38.5% 739 1608 46.0% 560 1653 33.9% 855 1696 50.4%
Total 2159 4386 49.2% 2804 6715 41.8% 2315 7430 31.2% 3199 7290 43.9%
O-D matrices (sample values) for each vehicle type were developed separately to understand the
travel pattern and also to estimate the traffic that is likely to use the proposed bypasses. The
passenger and commercial vehicles O-D matrices developed are presented at Volume-I,
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The O-D data is analysed to find out distribution of purpose of the passenger vehicles, trip length,
commodity carried by the commercial vehicles and the average load carried and is presented
below:
Work trips contribute to major share of the trips and the balance trips are education, business,
shopping etc. The details are provided at Table 4.25.
The commercial vehicles share in the total traffic is ranges between 30-43% which is quite
sizable. The commodities carried by the commercial vehicles is analyzed and presented at Table
4.26 & Table 4.27
Building Materials, Food grains, and fruits & Vegetables are the major commodities carried by the
commercial vehicles.
The analysis of the O-D matrices indicates that over 90% of the motorized passenger traffic (all
the four OD locations) is from Maharashtra state only. Since location Km 146+000 & Km 166+000
are closer to the state of Andhra Pradesh the influence of Andhra Pradesh state is there though
marginally. After this location the influence of Maharashtra state is more than 96%. Hence, for
passenger vehicles Maharashtra can be considered as the Project Influence Area.
The analysis of the O-D matrices indicates about 50% of the commercial traffic is from
Maharashtra state and the balance is evenly spread among Karnataka & Goa, Andhra Pradesh,
Tamilnadu, Gujarat and Rest of India. The influence of the states Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka &
Goa decreases as the location of the OD survey is located away from these states.
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Average Load
Detailed analysis has been carried out about the average load carried by each mode. The location
wise data is presented at Table 4.28 and Table 4.29.
Table 4.28: Average Load Carried by Different Vehicles at Km 146 and Km 166+400
Location Km 146+000 - Near Chausala Km 166+400 - Near Pali
Vehicle Type LCV 2 Axle 3 Axle MAV LCV 2 Axle 3 Axle MAV
No. Empty Vehicles 29 39 25 0 73 57 35 4
No. of Loaded Vehicles 134 454 555 41 126 459 704 71
Total Load (T) 690.5 3730.8 7630.5 728.5 666 3880.5 8876 1213
Avg. Load/Loaded Vehicles (T) 5.15 8.22 13.75 17.77 5.29 8.45 12.61 17.08
Table 4.29: Average Load Carried by Different Vehicles at Km 188+00 and Km 215+000
Location Km 188+00 - Near Pendgaon Km 215+00 - Near Pimpilwadi
Vehicle Type LCV 2 Axle 3 Axle MAV LCV 2 Axle 3 Axle MAV
Average Lead
Detailed analysis has been carried out about the average lead by each mode. The location wise
data is presented at Table 4.30.
The location-wise state share of influence both for the passenger as well as commercial vehicles
are presented in Table 4.31 & Table 4.32.
Passenger
State
Km 146+000 Km 166+400 Km 188+000 Km 215+000
Gujarat 0.1% 0.7% 1.0% 0.9%
RoI 0.7% 0.8% 1.7% 0.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
The information in the previous section indicates that the Project Influence Area (PIA) is mainly
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat states. The socio-economic parameters of
the PIA are presented below.
For passenger vehicles the state of Maharashtra is considered as Project Influence Area and for
commercial vehicles the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat are
considered as Project Influence Area.
NHAI has adopted the concept of development of the projects on BOT (Toll) basis. The user pays
for the development of the project criteria has been adopted in various projects and is received
well all over the country. The result is well developed highways. The toll rates are also
established on per Km basis which is applicable to all the projects. Detailed guidelines are given
to revise the toll rates.
For the present project the Consultants have carried out the Willingness To Pay survey at
different locations as indicated in the survey schedule. The results are analyzed and found that
about 86% of the users are willing to pay for the cost of project development. This also indicates
the necessity of the widening the project corridor immediately.
S. No. Description %
Percentage of people willing to pay the toll for the improvement of
1 86 %
highway to 4 lanes
Axle load surveys have been conducted on the project corridor at all proposed toll plaza locations
to estimate the overloading and the VDF at the toll plaza locations. Axle load survey has been
conducted for one day at four locations. Please refer the traffic survey schedule for details. The
axle load data have been collected mainly for trucks (both empty and loaded). However, a few
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numbers of buses had also been weighed to get an idea of their loading behavior. Special care
had been taken to avoid any variation in the wheel loads due to camber. The procedure adopted
using the weigh pad was as follows:
A suitable safe site was selected for the diversion of vehicles to avoid traffic congestion and
utilization of the equipment.
The weigh pads were placed on firm ground adjacent to the Carriageway, at a spacing to
match with the wheel paths of trucks and buses. Each pad is provided with ramps to facilitate
vehicle movement onto the pad.
The driver of the vehicle was directed to position the front wheel(s) on the centre of the
pad(s). After waiting for 30 seconds to stabilize the reading, axle load was noted from the
inbuilt display unit.
Similarly, the rear axle was also positioned and reading noted.
Sum of the front and rear axle loads gives the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)
Enumerators were enlisted to direct the traffic and to ensure random sampling. The enumerators
recorded the type of the vehicles, number of axles, and commodity carried. Maximum gross
vehicle weight has been considered as per the MoRSTH specification.
Vehicle damage factor has been calculated based on the axle load survey results for each
category of vehicles at all the proposed toll plaza locations and presented in the Table 4.34 &
Table 4.35.
The information in the previous section indicates that the Project Influence Area (PIA) is mainly
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat States. The socio-economic parameters of
the PIA are presented below:
Maharashtra
Population of Maharashtra increased from 39.55 million in 1961 to 96.88 million in 2001
registering a growth of 2.26 % (CAGR). Table 4.36 shows the growth of Population in
Maharashtra and the decadal growth rates.
The vehicle registration data for the state of Maharashtra is provided below. The two wheelers
and the commercial vehicles have registered an impressive growth of 11% (CAGR) during the
period 2002-08. Cars increased at more than 10 % (CAGR) during this period, whereas the buses
increased at 7.4%. The details are provided at Table 4.37.
4.6.2
Table 4.38: Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) at constant prices (1999-00)
Year Primary Gr Rate Secondary Gr Rate Tertiary Gr Rate NSDP Gr Rate
1999-00 3,709,476 - 5,964,777 - 12,045,540 - 21,719,793 -
2000-01 3,525,725 -5.00% 5,323,195 -10.80% 12,203,711 1.30% 21,052,631 -3.10%
2001-02 3,724,300 5.60% 5,169,988 -2.90% 12,902,043 5.70% 21,796,331 3.50%
2002-03 3,815,103 2.40% 5,629,766 8.90% 13,854,532 7.40% 23,299,401 6.90%
2003-04 4,209,647 10.30% 6,209,231 10.30% 14,679,982 6.00% 25,098,860 7.70%
2004-05 3,921,536 -6.80% 6,733,470 8.40% 16,630,989 13.30% 27,285,995 8.70%
2005-06 4,261,433 8.70% 7,234,885 7.40% 18,379,624 10.50% 29,875,942 9.50%
2006-07 4,707,585 10.50% 7,860,276 8.60% 20,192,049 9.90% 32,759,910 9.70%
2007-08 5,196,978 10.40% 8,441,475 7.40% 22,101,711 9.50% 35,740,164 9.10%
The Per Capita Income of the State has increased by 7.5 % to Rs 33,302/- in the year 2007-08.
The per capita income experienced negative growth in the year 2000-01. The growth of PCI is
more than 7.5 % for the last three years. The year wise Per Capita Income and growth details
are provided in Table 4.39.
The growth in the population, NSDP, NSDP (P&S), PCI of the PIA states Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Gujarat states are presented in Table 4.40 to Table 4.42.
The ambitious project will be funded through private-public partnership and foreign investment.
Japan will be a major investor for this project. Both India and Japan signed an agreement to set
up a project development fund. The initial size of the Fund will be Rs 1,000 Crore (about $212
milion). Both the Japanese and Indian governments contribute equally.
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The corridor would include six mega Investment Regions (SIR) of 200 square kilometers each and
will run through six states Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh, Southern Haryana, Eastern Rajasthan,
Eastern Gujarat, Western Maharashtra.
Conceived as a Global Manufacturing and Trading Hub, the project is expected to double
employment potential, triple industrial output and quadruple exports from the region in 5 years.
The total employment to be generated from the project is 3 million, bulk of which will be in the
manufacturing/processing sectors.
It will include a 4000 MW Power Plant, three sea Ports and six Airports in addition to connectivity
with the existing ports. The industrial corridor project will be implemented by the Delhi Mumbai
Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC), an autonomous body comprising of
Government and Private Sector.
It will be implemented through special purpose vehicles [SPVs]. The project is expected to deliver
a 2-3-4-5 benefit, to double employment (2), triple industrial output (3) and quadruple exports
(4) from the region in five years (5). It will built along a dedicated rail freight corridor, and once
commissioned, will reduce the Delhi-Mumbai transit time from 60 hours to 36 hours.
The state government has decided to set up an exhibition and convention centre at Shendra,
Aurangabad; the Nashik-Igatpuri-Sinnar investment region; and a multi-model logistic hub at
Karla. It also has plans to develop the Dighi port.
The Project is proposed to be developed in two phases. Phase I of the project is planned to be
completed by 2013. Phase II is planned to be completed by 2018. 6 Investment Regions and 6
Industrial Areas (listed below) are proposed to be developed in Phase I of the project.
Phase I
Investment Regions:
Industrial Areas:
Phase II
Investment Regions:
Industrial Areas:
The development of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor will give a fillip to the development in
the region. Maharashtra being one of the beneficiary states of this development. The
development of Igatpuri-Nashik-Sinnar region which is close to the present corridor will influence
the development of traffic on the corridor. Hence, these development is also considered in the
growth rates.
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Special Economic Zones approvals are given by Government of India. The approved projects
near the project corridor are listed out below.
Two pharma SEZs, one biotechnology zone, one automobile zone, one aluminum industry zone,
one textile zone and one agro processing zones are given formal approvals. The details are
provided below at Table 4.43:
Table 4.43: Special Economic Zones
Notification
S. Name of the Area
Location Type of SEZ number and
No developer (Hectares)
Date
Maharashtra
Shendra, Dist. Aluminum and
Industrial 2145(E), dt.
1 Aurangabad, Aluminum related 118.13
Development 22nd Dec.'06
Maharashtra industries
Corportation
Wockhardt
Shendra, Aurangabad 592(E) dt. 17th
2 Infrastructure Pharmaceutical 107
Distt, Maharashtra April'07
Development Limited
Automobile and
M/s. Bajaj Auto 591(E) dt. 17th
3 Waluj, Aurangabad Automobile 100.26
Limited April'07
components
Plot No.C-22, MIDC,
Shendre Five Star
Ajanta Projects 1951(E), Dt.5th
4 Industrial Area, Biotechnology 10
(India) Ltd. August, 08
District-Aurangabad
Maharashtra
Plot No.C-21, MIDC,
Shendre Five Star 2503(E),
Ajanta Projects
5 Industrial Area, Pharmaceutical 100 Dt.22nd 01-10-
(India) Ltd.
District-Aurangabad 2008
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
1279 (E), dt.
Industrial
Agro 19th
6 Development Latur, Maharashtra 139
processing May 09
Corporation
Dec.'06
Ltd.
Maharashtra
39(E) dt. 15th
Industrial Distt. Sholapur,
7 Textile Industry 103 Jan.'07
Development Maharashtra
April'07
Corporation Ltd.
These Special Economic Zones will be developed in a phased manner over the years. The
developmental traffic from these Special Economic Zones are considered in the traffic forecast.
The past growths of the PIA economy, proposed developments in the region are critically
analyzed and projected in to the future. The projected growths of the PIA economy are presented
in Table 4.44.
The realistic growth rates of the PIA economy are assessed based on the previous growths and
the potential of the area. The details are provided below:
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The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is proposed to be developed in the vicinity of the
project corridor. The details of the Development of the Industrial Regions and the Industrial Areas
in the phase I and phase II are provided in the previous section. Due to these huge
developments, the economy of the area will get galvanised which will reflect in the growth rates
of the economy. In view of the above an additional growth of 1% is considered in the PIA
economy. Since the project DMIC is expected to be implemented from 2015, the impact is
considered for the period afterwards. The considered growth rates of the economy are provided
below in Table 4.45:
Elasticity Analysis is generally done to establish the relationship between the growths in the
economy to the growths of the vehicle registration data. This is used to establish the growth rates
of the corridor.
The other method of fixing the growth rates is the historical mode wise data on the project
corridor. If reliable data is available this gives good insights. Unfortunately the historical data is
collected by different survey agencies and generally not reliable. In view of the above the
elasticity analysis is employed for this present study.
Elasticity analysis is used in the report. Vehicle registration data is regressed with the economic
parameters to establish the relationship. The results of the elasticity Analysis is presented at
Table 4.46 below:
The results of elasticity analysis are closely observed for their logic, R 2 values and t-stat values
and finalized.
Traffic growth rates needed to assess the likely future traffic levels on the project road are a
product of the economic growth rate and the elasticity of the traffic demand vis-à-vis economic
growth. This can be expressed by the following equation.
Tg = e x Eg .1
Based on the mode-wise elasticity values, and estimated future growth rates of the PIA economy,
the mode-wise growth rates are finalized.
The traffic growth rates are considered for three scenarios Optimistic, Realistic and Pessimistic
primarily based on the growth of the PIA economy. The growth rates of the economy for these
three scenarios are presented in Table 4.47.
Table 4.47: NSDP Growth Rates of PIA Economy for three scenarios
NSDP Growth rates
Year
Optimistic Realistic Pessimistic
2011-2015 9.2 8.0 6.8
2016-2020 8.1 7.0 6.0
2021-2025 6.9 6.0 5.1
> 2025 6.0 5.2 4.4
Mode wise growth rates for the three scenarios Optimistic, Realistic and Pessimistic scenarios is
presented in Table 5.48, Table 5.49 & Table 5.50.
Traffic on different section (HS-1 to HS-7, Table 4.1) of the project corridor is forecast 30 years
into the future based on the growth rates estimated for the project.
The traffic on the highway is generally estimated in three categories Generated Traffic, Induced
Traffic and Diverted Traffic.
Generated Traffic
The proposed new developments in the vicinity of the project highway will generate additional
traffic. The Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project is being developed by GOI. The development
regions and areas in different phases are being contemplated in Maharashtra state also, the
details of which are given above. Since these developments have wide spinoffs in the economy an
additional 1% growth in the economy due to the above is considered. Further to the above four
Special Economic Zones are being developed in Maharashtra state in proximity to the project
corridor. The impacts of these SEZs are being considered in different phases and impact of the
same is estimated based on the trip rates (ITE).
Induced Traffic
Development of the project highway from 2 lane facility to a 4 lane facility (partially) will induce
more traffic on to the highway. It is normal based on past experience to consider a 2% of
induced traffic on such facilities. Accordingly 2% induced traffic is considered on the present
project highway.
Diverted Traffic
a. Presently the truck traffic is not using the project corridor due to the presence of Ghat section
near Chalisgaon. The truck traffic is using the Jalgaon route and bypasses the ghat section
and ultimately uses the Yedshi-Sholapur section since it is the only route to go further down
south. Once the project corridor is developed improving/ bypassing the ghat section this truck
traffic will get diverted to the project corridor. Hence the OD matrix of Yedshi-Sholapur
section is used and compared with the Aurangabad-Yedshi section and the difference is
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added to get the diverted traffic. This additional traffic gets added to the Aurangabad-Wadi
Godri sections. The details are given below:
MAV 90
b. The impact of the NH-222 is studied. The OD data at different locations is studied and found
that traffic is already using the NH-222 and there will not be any further increase in the traffic
in future.
Traffic forecast for the most likely (Realistic) growth scenario is presented in Table 4.51 to
Table 5.57. It is observed that the traffic (vehicles) on the project corridor in the horizon year
would be over five times to the base year value.
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Table 4.51: Traffic Forecast (AADT) Yedshi-Pardiphata section - Realistic (Most Likely) Growth Scenario
2012 2,265 272 1,640 189 13 47 208 229 326 1,003 1,766 219 2 34 48 3 5 - - 1 2 - 14,338
2013 2,523 292 1,765 203 14 49 217 245 349 1,079 1,907 237 2 35 49 3 5 - - 1 2 - 15,449
2014 2,811 314 1,899 218 15 51 226 263 374 1,161 2,060 256 2 36 50 3 5 - - 1 2 - 16,651
2015 3,194 344 2,084 240 16 54 240 288 409 1,274 2,270 282 2 38 52 3 5 - - 1 2 - 18,302
2016 3,513 367 2,230 256 17 56 250 307 437 1,601 2,599 303 2 39 53 3 5 - - 1 2 - 20,817
2017 3,864 393 2,386 274 18 58 260 327 466 1,697 2,781 325 2 40 54 3 5 - - 1 2 - 22,238
2018 4,250 419 2,553 294 19 60 270 350 498 1,799 2,978 350 2 41 55 3 5 - - 1 2 - 23,766
2019 4,676 449 2,732 314 20 62 282 373 531 1,908 3,189 376 2 42 56 3 5 - - 1 2 - 25,408
2020 5,143 480 2,922 337 21 65 293 399 567 2,025 3,417 405 2 43 57 3 5 - - 1 2 - 27,179
2021 5,586 508 3,095 356 22 68 304 421 599 2,130 3,622 430 2 44 58 3 5 - - 1 2 - 28,785
2022 6,066 538 3,277 377 23 71 316 445 632 2,241 3,840 458 2 45 59 3 5 - - 1 2 - 30,499
2023 6,587 568 3,471 400 24 74 328 469 668 2,360 4,072 487 2 46 60 3 5 - - 1 2 - 32,316
2024 7,153 601 3,676 423 26 78 342 496 706 2,485 4,319 517 2 47 61 3 5 - - 1 2 - 34,254
2025 7,768 635 3,893 448 27 81 355 523 746 2,618 4,581 550 2 48 62 3 5 - - 1 2 - 36,313
2026 8,305 668 4,092 470 28 84 369 550 783 2,739 4,802 577 2 49 63 3 5 - - 1 2 - 38,130
2027 8,878 702 4,301 495 29 87 384 577 822 2,867 5,035 606 2 50 64 3 5 - - 1 2 - 40,038
2028 9,491 737 4,521 520 30 90 399 606 863 3,000 5,278 636 2 51 65 3 5 - - 1 2 - 42,048
2029 10,146 774 4,751 547 31 94 415 636 906 3,141 5,534 668 2 52 66 3 5 - - 1 2 - 44,165
2030 10,846 814 4,994 574 32 98 431 668 951 3,289 5,804 702 2 53 67 3 5 - - 1 2 - 46,396
2031 11,594 856 5,249 604 33 102 449 702 999 3,445 6,086 736 2 54 68 3 5 - - 1 2 - 48,746
2032 12,394 899 5,516 634 34 106 467 736 1,049 3,608 6,383 773 2 55 69 3 5 - - 1 2 - 51,216
2033 13,249 945 5,798 667 35 110 486 773 1,101 3,780 6,694 812 2 56 70 3 5 - - 1 2 - 53,818
2034 14,163 992 6,093 701 36 114 505 812 1,156 3,961 7,021 853 2 57 71 3 5 - - 1 2 - 56,557
2035 15,140 1,042 6,405 736 37 118 525 853 1,214 4,151 7,363 896 2 58 72 3 5 - - 1 2 - 59,441
2036 16,184 1,095 6,731 774 38 123 547 896 1,275 4,351 7,723 940 2 59 73 3 5 - - 1 2 - 62,484
2037 17,301 1,152 7,075 814 39 129 568 940 1,339 4,561 8,102 987 2 60 74 3 5 - - 1 2 - 65,688
2038 18,495 1,211 7,436 856 41 134 591 987 1,407 4,781 8,499 1,036 2 61 75 3 5 - - 1 2 - 69,058
2039 19,771 1,273 7,815 900 43 139 614 1,036 1,477 5,013 8,916 1,088 2 62 77 3 5 - - 1 2 - 72,611
2040 21,134 1,338 8,214 946 45 144 639 1,088 1,550 5,256 9,353 1,142 2 63 79 3 5 - - 1 2 - 76,355
2041 22,593 1,407 8,633 993 47 150 664 1,142 1,628 5,512 9,813 1,200 2 64 81 3 5 - - 1 2 - 80,304
2042 24,152 1,478 9,074 1,044 49 156 691 1,200 1,710 5,782 10,296 1,260 2 65 83 3 5 - - 1 2 - 84,463
2043 25,818 1,553 9,537 1,098 51 162 718 1,260 1,795 6,064 10,803 1,323 2 66 85 3 5 - - 1 2 - 88,845
2044 27,600 1,632 10,024 1,154 53 168 747 1,323 1,885 6,361 11,335 1,389 2 67 87 3 5 - - 1 2 - 93,459
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4.10 RECOMMENDATIONS
It is considered that the Realistic scenario is likely one to occur in future. Summary of the Traffic
forecast for the most likely scenario for the different homogeneous sections is presented in
Table 4.58.
IRC-64:1990 specifies a design service volume of 15,000 PCUs/day for two lane roads (plain
terrain, low curvature) which can be increased by 15% with the provision of paved shoulders i.e.
17,250 PCUs /day. This refers to a Level Of Service (LOS) of B i.e. 0.5 times the Capacity. It was
also recommended to design the highway for the LOS B only. The above table shows when (the
year) this threshold value is crossed and when we should go for the 4 lanes and it is summarized
in the Table 4.59.
All the sections except section 2 are required to be four laned by 2015 i.e. during the construction
period itself (considering 3 years construction period). Hence it is recommended that the section
needs to be four laned right away based on the financial viability.
Grade separation facilities need to be provided at various intersections, along the project corridor.
The guideline given by IRC and Four-laning manual are:
Based on the traffic forecast at the intersections, no intersection gets qualified for up gradation to
grade separated facility as per IRC-62:1976. But as per the Manual for Four-laning of Highways
(IRC:SP-84-2009), considering the traffic volumes and safety aspects it is recommended to
provide flyovers at the following junctions:
In addition to the above survey locations, VUPs and flyovers are also proposed at following
locations excluding bypass location:
At Km 104+000, VUP is proposed to provide access to Terkhed Village where many small
fire crackers industries are located.
At Km 184+780, VUP is proposed to Namalgaon road
At Km 202+500, VUP is proposed to provide access to sugar industry near Gadhi as
number of bullock carts, tractor trolleys, and trucks carrying sugar cane crosses at this
junction during Oct to March.
At Km 222+350, flyover is proposed at Shagad Bus Stand
At Km 226+600, VUP is proposed to provide access to sugar industry at Ankushnagar as
number of bullock carts, tractor trolleys, and trucks carrying sugar cane crosses at this
junction during Oct to March.
At Km 233+250, Km 280+450 and Km 282+650 VUPs are proposed to provide safe
crossing and access to village roads at the respective locations.
Pedestrian cum cattle crossing volumes are studied at 7 locations. Daily and peak hour volumes
are summarized in Table 4.61 & Table 4.62.
Paidalsingi Village
Animals (Along & Across the Road)
Peak
Along Peak Hour Across Peak Hour
Morning Peak 117 8:00 - 9:00 12 8:30 - 9:30
Evening Peak 53 17:30 - 18:30 11 17:30 - 18:30
At km 264+560 and 267+800 PUPs are proposed at Dabhrul and Tapti Tanda villages.
Truck focal point survey is done at two locations Km 136+400 and at Km 160+400 to know the
requirement of truck parking spaces along the project corridor. Based on the survey results and
site observations Truck Lay-Bys and Rest areas are proposed at the following locations.