TRAFFIC &

TRANSPORTATION
MATKA CHOWK, SECTOR 10 CHANDIGARH

Submitted by Sana Sawhney (39/18)

Siddharth Mahajan (40/18)
 Matka Chowk is one of the renowned

Natural history museum landmarks of Chandigarh city. It is located

Sector 10 near the Taj hotel and is enclosed by

Sectors- 9, 10, 16 and 17. This roundabout

consists of a fountain which is situated at

the center which resembles a “Matka” or

Zakir Hussain Rose Garden

clay pot.
Sector 16 MATKA
Chandigarh housing

CHOWK board
Sector 9
Matka Chowk is a major junction which

was conceptualized by the renowned

architect Le Corbusier.
Taj Hotel
When Le Corbusier was designing the

Sector 17
roads of Chandigarh city, he had declared

that all the main junctions must have

roundabouts. He stated that there would

be no traffic lights at the junctions to

make sure that the traffic flows freely.

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
Maximum traffic Moderate traffic Minimum traffic

Although due to the burgeoning increase in the population, which further led to the increase in number of motor vehicles in the city, traffic

lights were added so as to maintain regulation of traffic in the city.

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PROBLEMS :
Matka Chowk is a major junction through which

majorly everyone in the passes by atleast once a

day. The junction experiences massive traffic jams

during morning time between 9am and 10 am and

evening time between 5 pm and 6pm.

The Chowk is about 2.4km from PGI and 1.2km from

Sector 16 Hospital. Due to extensive traffic at various

times of the day it becomes difficult for

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ambulances (and distressed people visiting the

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hospital) to easily reach the hospital.
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Any sudden closure of the road from Matka Chowk

km

till PGI causes major inconvenience to the residents.

Finding alternate routes to reach one's destination

also proves to be very time consuming.

There are no crossing points in matka chowk, but

there are 4 diverge and merge points, which end

ups having 8 conflict points, which

Road connecting Matka Chowk and sector

Road connecting Matka Chowk and PGI

16 hospital
There are no crossing points in matka chowk, but there are 4 diverge and merge

points, which end ups having 8 conflict points, which although lessen the chance

of accidents but aren't that effective here.

The non functional traffic lights at the matka chowk on a buy weekday make the

junction accident prone.

Image of the Matka Chowk Diverge and merge points

Since the chowk lies almost at the heart of the city major protests and rally take

in a juntion
place here leading to congestion of traffic.
Madhya Marg road going towards the Matka
Madhya Marg road going towards the Matka
Jan Marg road near sector 10, (less traffic),

Chowk Chowk going towards Matka Chowk

Chandigarh Housing board Conflict point at the junction

Madhya Marg road going towards Sector 9 Jan Marg road going towards sector 10
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Why are the traffic lights not functional ? Sector 16 MATKA

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What are the major problems faced? CHOWK

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Is slip road a solution? Sector 9

What is the time when the traffic is at its

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Advantages of slip road : Ja

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It will reduce the number of accidents on the road.
It will help in reduction of travel time. SLIP ROAD
It will lead to smooth traffic movement.
Slip roads, if constructed efficiently, can add an aesthetic touch to the
Adding a slip road on the south west roads will help reduce traffic

road planning. on Madhya Marg and also help the ambulances and distressed

It helps to adjust the speed of the vehicles to fit in with the traffic on
people to reach the hospital timely.
the motorway. Purpose of a slip road is to slip away traffic from the main road.

Disadvantages of slip road :

Expensive
Space constraint
If not managed efficiently can lead to huge traffic jams.