TRAFFIC GROWTH ON ROAD SYSTEM - A REVIEW

Traffic growth rate is an important factor in designing road systems and taking investment decisions. The author reviews the various growth rates used in highway projects across India and suggests suitable growth rates for use in future projects. Factors influencing traffic growth rates are examined and include changes in distribution and magnitude of population, changes in Gross Domestic Product and personal income, changes in industrial production and technological advances. Different types of traffic growth rates are identified and made uniform, differential, varying, average, deferred and qualitative growth. Studies conducted in India are then briefly reviewed and the traffic growth rates utilised noted. Significant variations are found for inter-urban, intra-urban and rural situations but national and regional trends are more clear cut. Tentative suggestions are made for traffic growth rates and areas where further work would be useful, e.g. regular traffic counts are outlined.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • SARNA, A C
  • Agrawal, I C
• Publication Date: 1990-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-40
• Serial:
  • Indian Highways
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-7256

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Income; Networks; Planning; Roads; Traffic flow; Trip generation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Increase; Road networks
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 255: Economics; 663: Generated traffic; 256: Income; 9032: Increase; 8045: India; 143: Planning; 1053: Road network; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00606908
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM