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Traffic Control

Traffic control involves directing traffic safely around construction zones or accidents using markers, signs, and signals to guide traffic. There are different types of traffic control devices including signs, signals, markings, and islands. Signs inform road users of traffic laws and warn of hazards. Signals use colored lights to control traffic flow. Markings on roads provide directional guidance. Traffic islands separate traffic to guide it safely through intersections. Traffic forecasts are needed to anticipate future transportation needs and properly design efficient infrastructure.

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Traffic Control

Traffic control involves directing traffic safely around construction zones or accidents using markers, signs, and signals to guide traffic. There are different types of traffic control devices including signs, signals, markings, and islands. Signs inform road users of traffic laws and warn of hazards. Signals use colored lights to control traffic flow. Markings on roads provide directional guidance. Traffic islands separate traffic to guide it safely through intersections. Traffic forecasts are needed to anticipate future transportation needs and properly design efficient infrastructure.

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  • Traffic Control
  • Traffic Control Devices
  • Traffic Signs
  • Traffic Signals
  • Road Markings
  • Traffic Islands
  • Forecasting Traffic

TRAFFIC CONTROL

Traffic Control
Involves directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic around a
construction zone, accident or other road disruption, thus ensuring
the safety of emergency response teams, construction workers and
the general public.

is a critical element in the safe and efficient operation of any transportation


system.
are markers, signs and signal
Traffic Control devices used to inform, guide and
control traffic.These devices are
Devices usually placed over or along the
highways, roads, traffic facilities
and other public areas that require
traffic control.

Types of Traffic Control Devices include SIGNS ,


SIGNALS, MARKINGS, and ISLANDS.
TRAFFIC SIGNS
A. REGULATORY SIGNS B. WARNING SIGNS C. INFORMATORY
SIGNS
- Signs that inform road - Signs used to warn - Signs used to guide the
users of traffic laws and motorists of potentially road users along routes,
regulations which, if hazardous conditions on or inform them of
disregarded, will constitute adjacent to the road, in the destination and distance
an offense. interest of safety and that and provide with
of other road users information to make
travel easier and safe.
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
A. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS B. PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL

- Have the three colored light glows - Meant to give the right way to
facing each direction of traffic flow. pedestrian to cross a road during the
RED light means to STOP, GREEN “walk period” when the vehicular
means to GO, YELLOW means the traffic shall be stopped by red signal on
CLEARANCE TIME the traffic control signals.
TRAFFIC CONTROL PEDESTRIAN
SIGNALS SIGNALS
ROAD MARKINGS
A. PAVEMENT B. KERB MARKING C. REFLECT UNIT
MARKING MARKING
- May indicate certain - Hazard markers and
- May generally be of white regulation. Also the guide markers for safe
paint. Yellow marking are marking on the kerb and driving during night.
used to indicate parking edges of islands with Hazard markers
restrictions. alternate black and white reflecting yellow light
line increases the visibility should be visible from a
from a long distance distance of about 150 m.
PAVEMENT REFLECT UNIT
MARKING MARKING

KERB MARKING
TRAFFIC ISLANDS
A. CHANNELIZING B. PEDESTRIAN C. ROTARY ISLANDS
ISLANDS LOADING ISLANDS - Large central island of
rotary intersection; this
- Used to guide the traffic - Provided at regular bus island is much larger
into proper channel through stop and similar places for than the central island of
the intersection area. the protection of channelized intersection.
passengers.
CHANNELIZING ROTARY
ISLANDS ISLANDS
PEDESTRIAN
LOADING ISLANDS
FORECASTING TRAFFIC
Traffic Forecast
Means clearly stating the input assumptions and their sources, and
providing the forecast in a form that the user can understand and use.

forecasts can be utilized in a variety of different situations and with


different modes of transportation.
Traffic Data is the foundation of highway
transportation planning and is used
in making numerous decisions.

WHY ARE TRAFFIC FORECASTS


NEEDED?
Traffic Forecasts explain what the needs of
the future might be and provides for the proper
design and efficient transportation system
operation.

Traffic Forecasting are fundamentally


important inputs in developing infrastructure -
from developing overall transportation policy,
to planning studies, and to the engineering
design of specific projects.

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