ROAD AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN AL MEDINAH AL MUNAWARA ---PRE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 3RD IRF MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL MEETING. TOWARDS BETTER ROAD PERFORMANCE, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, 13-18 FEBRUARY 1988. 6 VOLUMES.

Medina, the second holy city for all moslems has recently experienced significant growth in all fields of activities. Major changes have resulted in its urban development pattern which influenced the shape of the road network and traffic patterns and characteristics. Three comprehensive traffic studies have been performed to evaluate and forecast traffic volumes in al medina al munawara. The first was by robert mathew and johnson co in 1971. The second was by the group of arab consultants for development and reconstruction in 1978, while the third was a review study by the group of world bank in 1984. Although these studies have collected a valuable amount of data about roads and traffic, each study has some deficiencies particularly as regards traffic forecasts. Moreover, some links have been added to the road network like the mankhah tunnel and a two-way bridge along the first ring road, which requires more short-and long-range studies. The paper reviews the previous studies, analyses the given data, surveys the existing situation of the network and intersections, evaluates the traffic and road conditions and suggests some appropriate steps towards a suitable transportation planning strategy in the short and long term to achieve optimum traffic operation in the holy city of al medina al munawara. For the covering abstract of the proceedings see IRRD 817883.

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• Authors:
  • Ali, MESM
• Publication Date: 1988

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• Pagination: p. 2.421-2.44
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  • Publication of: International Road Federation
  • Publisher: International Road Federation
  • ISSN: 1022-954X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beltways; Conferences; Developing countries; Errors; Forecasting; Intersections; Layout; Networks; Parking; Pedestrians; Public transit; Roads; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic flow; Traffic surveys; Urban areas; Urban development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Saudi Arabia
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Society;

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• Accession Number: 00486925
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM