The Capacity Analysis of a Bypass with Paved Shoulder, in Bhawanipatna, Western Odisha

Abstract

The urban sprawl, in Bhawanipatna township is due to the rate of population surge and connectivity, migration, and construction of a hydropower station nearby. The resultant effect can be attested with considerable traffic jamming in peak traffic hour’s accidents and crashes. In order to address the problem, the transport infrastructure needs expansion, upgrades, and rehabilitation of roads or diversion of traffic at the entry and exit points. The traffic congestion and delay in travel time can be alleviated by constructing a ring road or a bypass to relax from future repercussions. The objectives of present search is for finding an appropriate alternative to the traffic congestion of the township by evaluating the traffic capacity of the township, Classified Traffic volume count (CVC), and AADT (annual average daily traffic volume), ADT (Average daily traffic), economic analysis, and social impact assessment. The fast-growing Bhawanipatna Town has increased during the last decade due to industrialization, urbanization, and improvement of existing highway infrastructures. The traffic congestion caused in Bhawanipatna town can be alleviated either by constructing a ring road or a bypass for the Highways. The outcome recommended for the alternate road diversion morphogenesis is a bypass pass through the town with a paved shoulder obtained from the economy/capacity analysis and at the cost of urban greenness cover.