Importance of Transportation Different Modes of Transportation Characteristics of Road Transport Scope of Highway and Traffic Engineering

PART 1:
Importance of Transportation
Different Modes of Transportation
Characteristics of Road Transport
Scope of Highway and Traffic Engineering
Transportation helps in
mass production and
stability of prices
economic development
Transportation offers
numerous opportunities
social development
industrial and agricultural
development
political development
Transportation helps in bringing

people closer during natural
calamities
cultural development
Transportation helps in the

growth of business
organizations
Roadways
Road Hierarchy
• Expressway / National Roads

• Provincial Roads
• City Municipal Roads
• Barangay Roads
• Pedestrianized Areas/Routes
Road Hierarchy
Expressways
Expressway
The Elements to Consider When Planning Expressway are:

• No frontage access;
• Development set well back from the highway;
• Grade separated intersection for extreme high flows and
other intersecting expressways;
• Number of intersections to be minimized and
• Where necessary or for emergency purposes,
parking/stopping to be provided clear of the main
carriageway.
Road Hierarchy
National Roads
National Roads
The Elements to Consider When Planning National Road

are:
• Limited frontage access
• Development set well back from the highway;
• All access to premises provided via Provincial Roads;
• Number of intersectins to be minimized;
• Suitable at-grade channelized intersection for minor
flows and other elements
• No roadside vendors
Road Hierarchy
Provincial Roads
The Elements to Consider When Planning Provincisl Roads are:
• Limited frontage access. In exceptional circumstances, large
individual developments may have direct access when high level
intersection is provided;
• Development set back from the highway;
• Most development to be given access via intersection with local
distributor roads;
• All intersections will normally be at-grade;
• Turning traffic should be separated out from the through traffic;
Provincial Roads
• Separated pedestrains/bikeways remote from the carriageway;

• Pedestrians crossing points should be clearly defined and
controlled;
• Parking on the road should not be permitted;
• Bus stop and other loading areas (only permitted in exceptional
circumstances) should be in separate well designed lay bys;
• Regular stopping places for paratransit vehicles (i.e. private, non-
corporately run public transport operating vehicles smalles than
busses or AUV’s) should be identified and safe stopping places
established; and
• No roadside vendors.
Road Hierarchy
City/Municipal
Roads
City/Municipal Roads
Main Points to Consider in Planning City/Municipal Roads are as

Follows:
• The road is only for local traffic; through traffic is adequately
accommodated on an alternative more direct main road.
• Where possible, an industrial traffic route should not pass through a
residential area;
• Vehicle speeds should be kept how long straight roads should be
avoided;
• Parking is allowed, but alternative off-road provision should be
made if possible;
• Non-motorized traffic is of equal importance to motor traffic and
separate route should be provided if possible;
City/Municipal Roads
• Where non-motorized traffic needs to use a local distributor

it should be separated from motorized traffic;
• The road width can be varied to provide for parking or to
give emphasis to crossing points depending upon traffic
flows;
• Bus stops and other loading areas (only permitted in
exceptional circumstances) should be in separate well
designed by laws;
• Through-movements should be made awkward and
inconvenient to discourage them; and,
• No roadside vendors.
Road Hierarchy
Barangay Roads
Water
Transportation
Advantages of Water Transportation
• Cheap
• Minimum chances of
traffic accidents and
traffic hazard
• Requires cheap motor
powers than for
airplanes
• Possesses high load
carrying capacity.
Railways
Air Transport

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Transportation helps in bringing

Transportation helps in the

• Expressway / National Roads

The Elements to Consider When Planning Expressway are:

The Elements to Consider When Planning National Road

• Separated pedestrains/bikeways remote from the carriageway;

Main Points to Consider in Planning City/Municipal Roads are as

• Where non-motorized traffic needs to use a local distributor

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