Preliminary design for the traffic signal system

LPT KUANTAN UMP S.SUKAN

FROM (NORTH) (SOUTH) (EAST) (WEST)
MOVEMENT S W E N W E N W S N E S
PEAK HOUR
VOLUME (veh/hr) 126 4 4 252 48 117 9 16 44 9 25 17

Selection of traffic phase based on traffic volume,

i. Product of right turning traffic volume and through volume of the conflicting
direction >50000 veh/hr
ii. Total right turning traffic > 100 veh/hr

1)
i. Right turning, S to E = 117 veh/hr
N
Through, N to S = 126 veh/hr

117 x 126 = 14,742 < 50,000 veh/hr

E
ii. Total right turning, S to E = 117 > 100 veh/hr
S
2) N i. Right turning , E to N = 9 veh/hr
Through, W to E = 25veh/hr
W
9 x 25 = 225 < 50,000 veh/hr
E ii. Total right turning, E to N = 9 < 100 veh/hr

3) i. Right turning, N to W = 4 veh/hr

N Through, S to N = 252 veh/hr
W
4 x 252 = 1008 < 50,000 veh/hr
S
ii. Total right turning, N to W = 4 < 100 veh/hr

4)
W i. Right turning, W to S = 17 veh/hr
Through, E to W = 16 veh/hr
E
17 x 16 = 272 < 50,000 veh/hr
S
ii. Total right turning, W to S = 17 < 100 veh/hr
 N N

W W
W
E

S
S

S
S S

PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3

 Calculation of approach width:

FROM TYPE OF ROAD WIDTH (m) NO OF LANES APPROACH WIDTH (m)

W (Sekolah Sukan) U3 3 1 1845
E (UMP) U3 3 5 7875
N (LPT) U6 3.65 3 5748.75

S (Kuantan) U5 3.5 4 7350

Determination of y value:

PHASE PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3

MOVEMENT W (sekolah sukan) E (UMP) N (LPT) S (kuantan)

q (veh/hr) 51 69 134 417

q (pcu/hr) 56.1 75.9 147.4 458.7

S (pcu/hr) 1845 7875 5748.75 7350
y=q/S 0.03 0.01 0.026 0.062

y phase 0.03 0.026 0.062

y max 0.118

y max = 0.03 + 0.026 + 0.062 = 0.118 < 0.85

Therefore, proceed with signal timing setting and junction performance analysis. Given,

Amber, a = 3 sec
All red time, R = 2 sec

i. Intergreen time, I = R + a
=2+3
= 5 sec

ii. Total lost time, L = ∑ l + ∑ (I − a)

= 3 (2) + 3 (5-3)
= 12 sec

1.5 L+5
iii. Optimum cycle time, CO =
1− ymax

1.5 (12)+5
= = 26 ≈ 30 sec
1−0.118