Study of Traffic Movement on The Main Road Passing Through (Wadi Al-shatti University-Al-Salam Qira Gate) Using Manual Counting and Moving Vehicle Counting Technique

Abstract

In road and transportation engineering, it is crucial to analyze traffic flow and estimate the amount of traffic that the route will handle in the future. Due to the speed and congestion at peak times on the main road passing in front of Wadi Al-Shati University and the link between its colleges (the main road passing in front of Wadi Al-Shati University - Al-Salam Qira Gate), which caused many accidents along the entire road. Therefore, this study aims to inventory and evaluate the traffic volume, speed, and density of vehicles on this road at peak times using the manual inventory method and mobile inventory technology. In this study, a comparison was made on the road section in the study area by counting and classifying vehicles and calculating the size, average speed and density using the manual counting method. Vehicles were also counted and the size, average speed, average time and density were calculated using the moving vehicle method during peak time for a week from Sunday to Thursday. The results were the highest value during the days (Sunday and Thursday) in the east, and the percentages were (92%, 94.18%), respectively, and the lowest value was during the days (Sunday and Wednesday) in the west, and the percentages were (94%, 90%). It is hoped that the results of this study will be useful and will facilitate all levels of decision-making (the Land Transport Authority and the Roads and Bridges Authority in Libya). Collecting and using the data obtained from this study can also provide important additional insights, and we consider this avenue to be the most useful for future research.