ALTERNATE ROUTE ALLOCATION FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND CONGESTION MITIGATION ON ISLAMABAD EXPRESSWAY

Abstract

Expressway is a major arterial in Islamabad Capital territory. It was constructed in 1968 with purpose of connecting Islamabad capital to national highway N5. It stretches from Zero point to Rawat (T chowk). Recently a number of housing communities have been established alongside of Islamabad expressway. Most of these housing colonies provide affordable housing comparative to sectors of Islamabad which has diverted the attention of people towards these colonies. As a result the traffic on Islamabad highway has grown exponentially. Due to the increased traffic, congestion is a common problem on Islamabad Expressway nowadays resulting in major trip delays ranging to nearly 15-20 minutes. To cope with the traffic congestion problem alternate route strategy has been brought into account. The project will comprise on Devising alternate routes, Implementation of ITS for regulation of traffic and proper usage of these alternate routes and Simulation on VISSIM.