A Proposed Fly-Over Model Plan For Traffic Conundrum at Wunti Market Road Intersection, Bauchi State

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
Flyover is a grade separated structure, which helps to reduce traffic congestion and provide
good aesthetic appearance. Flyover may refer to as overpass, a high-level road bridge that
crosses over a highway interchange or intersection. It is a bridge that carries one road or
railway line above another either with or without subsidiary roads, for communication between
the two sides. As the traffic on the road goes on increasing and we don’t have any space left in
both the dimensions, then the only option left will be to go to the third dimension and that is
done through flyover construction.
The flyover-bridge intersection is an intersection that has a special bridge constructed over an
at-grade intersection to allow for the free flow in two directions on one of the main road – to
increase capacity of traffic flow and reduce the traffic congestion in both of these directions,
but underneath of the bridge, the existing traffic signalization is still used to control traffic as
the situation before. This model is used for increasing traffic capacity at a bigger intersection in
suburb area.
Traffic congestion is a condition in which large number of vehicles at a point at a particular

period of time. As demand approaches capacity of road, extreme traffic congestion sets in.
When vehicles are stopped for a period of time it leads to traffic jam.
Congestion on Wunti road was triggered because of the many intersections that existed, among
others at the intersection and the Wunti market road intersection as well as the non-
functioning Traffic Lamp. The impact of the congestion includes loss of time, economy and
environment. Automatically, this negative impact in terms of time also has an economic impact,
where waste of fuel is wasted due to the vehicle running below optimum speed or stopping
frequently. Besides that, tires can wear out faster because vehicles are too often braked.
Another impact is on the environment in the form of increased air pollution due to CO. Another
reason for this traffic congestion is overcrowding at junctions due to the increasing density of
traffic from all directions. At the intersection traffic jam problem may causes delay time and
fuel consumption due to frequently stoppage of vehicles at a different intersection. It requires
effective controls to regulate the traffic and optimize delay and congestion of the traffic at the
intersection. Space sharing intersection e.g. rotaries and pre-timed signals are widely used to
control the intersections. Space sharing intersections are intended to give equal priority and
permit continuous movement of all intersecting vehicle flows.
Therefore, constructing a flyover and bridges over an intersection is only reasonable way in
order to remove the traffic congestion and help the people to enjoy from traffic, this project
contains planning and design of flyover that passes over an intersection in order to finish the
crowding of the traffic from the intended area.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
Traffic congestion has been increasing in much of the world, developed or not, and everything
indicates that it will continue to get worse, representing an undoubted menace to the quality of
urban life. Its main expression is a progressive reduction in traffic speeds, resulting in increases
in journey times, fuel consumption, other operating costs and environmental pollution, as
compared with an uninterrupted traffic flow.
Due to the increase in the attraction of human activities and the increase in the rapid
population growth in the Bauchi state, which in turn leads to the growth of vehicle ownership,
increase the daily trips and use which results in traffic congestion in the major intersection in
Wunti market road of Bauchi town. Major roads in wunti market are not adequate to
accommodate the rising volume of vehicles. This suggests that there is a lack the of free flow of
vehicles. Traffic management poses as a challenge as well as a threat to wunti market road
development. In particular, intersections in wunti road is also evident in adding to
the widespread problem of traffic. An effective traffic management system is needed in order
to have an efficient road system.
AIMS
The aims of this project is to design and solve congestion problems on the Wunti Road by using
a model of Fly Over, Underpass or Combination of Fly Over-Underpass combined with
transportation management to provide a sense of accessibility, security, comfortable to the
road user community at the intersection of wunti market.
OBJECTIVES
1. To evaluate the traffic problems at wunti junction.
2. Obtain the correct volume of traffic stream at wunti market road.
3. To Identification and studying the present scenario of traffic congestion at wunti

junction and proposed a Flyover.
4. To Conduct Questionnaire survey and traffic volume survey.
5. To collect necessary datas for the project.
6. To tackle the problem of traffic congestion, to increase safety and easiness of vehicle
movement through junction.
7. To study the traffic and road safety issues at wunti market and improved intersections.
8. To make suggestions to further improved the performance of existing road and improve
intersections.
9. Design a new plan and flyover for wunti market. In order to solve traffic congestion.
10. Providing the 3D of new plan and flyover with possible tools and software.
SCOPE AND LIMITATION
1. To reduce traffic congestion at the Wunti junction.
2. To provide a safe and efficient movement of traffic through intersection.
3. To reduce the accident rate by reducing vehicle congestion.
4. Emergency vehicle like ambulance can easily reach at hospitals without any delay due to
traffic.
5. Time can be very much saved thus help the public to reach their destination easily.
6. To achieve efficient and rapid flow of traffic at intersection.
7. To increase traffic capacity of roads.
8. To reduce the delays in road journeys and improve speed of the vehicle.
SIGNIFICANCE
1. Evaluating and formulating traffic impact that is caused by the intersection to the
surrounding road system/external road system, especially roads that form the main
system.
2. Synchronizing effort on the government policy with the provision of fly-over model plan
to increase road infrastructure and free flow of vehicles around and expected to lessen
conflicts and traffic jams.
3. Providing solutions that can minimize traffic jams caused with the new proposal.
REFERENCE
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https://core.ac.uk
https://www.ijert.org
https://www.irjet.net
openjicareport.jica.go.
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CHAPTER ONE

Traffic congestion is a condition in which large number of vehicles at a point at a particular

1. To evaluate the traffic problems at wunti junction.

2. Obtain the correct volume of traffic stream at wunti market road.

3. To Identification and studying the present scenario of traffic congestion at wunti

4. To Conduct Questionnaire survey and traffic volume survey.

5. To collect necessary datas for the project.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION

1. To reduce traffic congestion at the Wunti junction.

2. To provide a safe and efficient movement of traffic through intersection.

3. To reduce the accident rate by reducing vehicle congestion.

6. To achieve efficient and rapid flow of traffic at intersection.

7. To increase traffic capacity of roads.

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