UGANDA MARTYRS UNIVERSITY

FORTPORTAL CAMPUS
P.O BOX 44

BACHALORS OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Course Unit: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Course Code: BCE 2206

Course Level: YEAR II, SEMESTER II

Lecturer: ENG.DR.ADOLF K.KAHUMA

Assignment: 1. Assess the main road conditions

2. Count the number of traffic going and coming back separately

GROUP B

No NAMES SIGNATURE No NAMES SIGNATURE

1 NAKUBULWA 6 MAGENZI HARRISON
DOREEN
2 BUSINGE GERALD 7 KEBIRUNGI HERIDA
3 TWESIGYE ISAAC 8 AKIIZA THOMAS.
4 BAMWIINE 9 KARAMAGI DAVID.
ANDREW
5 KATWIJUKYE 10 SEBATAKA
GELARD APPOLINAIRE

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INTRODUCTION
Traffic count survey consists of the following two kinds of survey, traffic count on selected corridors and traffic count at selected
intersections and squares.
The main objectives of the traffic count survey are
 To obtain the existing traffic volume on the major corridors.
 To analyze the existing traffic conditions
 To calibrate the existing origin and destination (OD) matrices
 To obtain turning movement of the vehicles at major intersections and squares

Three locations were chosen by the lecturer for the traffic count survey assignment on designated major sections i.e. kacwamba, section
between the two major roundabouts in fort portal city and the section between the bridge and the fuel station at Mpaga market. And our
group B was assigned to that section between the two main roundabouts in fort portal tourism city
The survey interval used was basically 15 minutes from 3:05pm to 4:05pm and we managed to count four consecutive intervals and it
was carried out on a normal weekly day Saturday 4th March 2023.
Vehicle traffic count at the section was classified into the following vehicle types.
 Passenger car and taxi
 Public and private buses
 Mini buses
 Pickup and small truck
 3 axles truck and heavy truck
 2-wheeler (motorcycle)
 2-axles truck
 Bicycles
 Tricycles
 Pedestrians

INSTRUCTIONS THAT WE FOLLOWED WHEN CARRYING OUT TRAFFIC COUNT

1. Only count people/vehicles going and coming back to eliminate double counting.
2. Feel free to note any unsafe driving or pedestrian behaviors’, illegally parked vehicles and any other
concerns to active travel under observations
3. Be discreet, do not draw attention to yourself or chat with passersby and try not to interfere with
normal behaviors.

4. Keep your eyes open for:

 Other traffic patterns

 Vehicles stopping in marked no-stopping or no-parking zones

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  U-and 3-point turns where not permitted or unsafe

 Rolling stops at intersections

 Drivers failing to yield to walkers

 Real or potential conflicts between vehicles, bikes and/or walkers

 Visibility/sight line problems (i.e., parked cars)

EXPECTED OUTCOMES
 Hourly traffic volumes by location, by direction and by vehilcle type
 Vehicle composition
 Hourly fluctuation of traffic volume
 Hourly turning movement of vehicles at peak hour bound

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LOCATION OF THE ROAD ASSESSED

Section between the two main roundabouts in fort portal city (Lugard road A109) as indicated in figure 1
Distance: 0.185km

Figure 1 showing the location.

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Table one showing the road conditions assessed

Pavement Severity of distress

Very slight moderate Very severe
slight
Raveling and loss of surface aggregate 
Surface defects Flushing 
Rippling and shoving 
Surface deformation Wheel track rutting 
distortion 
Longitudina Single and multiple 
l wheel Alligator 
track
Centre line Single and multiple 
cracking Alligator 
Pavement Single and multiple 
edge alligator 
Transverse Half, full and multiple 
Alligator 
Longitudinal –meander or mid lane 

Pavement comment

2. Side walks

Comment: Good, Minor cracking and/ surface deterioration

3. Curbs (both sides)

Comment: Good, minor cracking and surface deterioration

4. Storm drainage

Comment: No evidence of ponding.

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 Figure 2 showing members of the group carrying out traffic count

TRAFFIC COUNT

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Table 2 showing the 1st interval for vehicles coming to fort portal

Time;
3:05pm TO Tally Total
3:20pm
|||| || 7
Bicycles

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| | 101
Motorcyclists

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 60
Cars

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||| 33

Pedestrians

Quadricycles || 2

|||| |||| ||| 13

Taxi

| 1
Mini bus

|| 2
Large bus - public
transport

Lorries/ trucks |||| |||| 10

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 Table 3 showing the 2nd interval coming to fort portal
Time;
3:20pm TO Tally total
3:35pm
| 1
Bicycles

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| | 36

Motorcyclists

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 50
Cars

|||| |||| |||| 14

Pedestrians

Quadricycles | 1

|||| |||| |||| 14

Taxi

|| 2
Mini bus

| 1
Large bus - public
transport

Lorries/ trucks |||| || 7

Table 4 showing 3rd interval coming to fort portal

Time;
3:35pm TO Tally total
3:50pm

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 |||| | 6
Bicycles

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| || 87
Motorcyclists

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| | 46

Cars

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 25

Pedestrians

Quadricycles | 1

|||| |||| 9
Taxi

| 1
Mini bus

||| 3
Large bus - public
transport

Lorries/ trucks |||| |||| | 11

Table 5 showing the 4th interval coming to fort portal

Time;
3:50pm TO Tally total
4:05pm
|||| |||| ||| 13
Bicycles

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 160
|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||
Motorcyclists

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 |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 45
Cars

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| | 41

Pedestrians

Quadricycles || 2

|||| || 7
Taxi

| 1
Mini bus

|| 2
Large bus - public
transport

Lorries/ trucks |||| |||| | 11

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Table 6 showing 1st interval for vehicles going away from fortportal

Time;
3:05pm TO Tally Total
3:20pm
| 1
Bicycles

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 100
Motorcyclists

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 45

Cars

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||| 28

Pedestrians

Quadricycles 0

|||| |||| 10
Taxi

0
Mini bus

| 1
Large bus - public
transport
Lorries/ trucks |||| |||| 9

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Table 7 showing 2nd interval of vehicles going away from fort portal

Time;
3:20pm TO Tally Total
3:35pm
| 1
Bicycles

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 44

Motorcyclists

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| | 41

Cars

|||| | 6
Pedestrians

Quadricycles | 1

|||| |||| |||| 15

Taxi

|| 2
Mini bus

| 1
Large bus - public
transport

Lorries/ trucks |||| |||| 10

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Table 8 showing the 3rd interval of vehicles going away from fortpotal

Time;
3:35pm TO Tally total
3:50pm
|||| 4
Bicycles

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 110
Motorcyclists

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| | 51
Cars

|||| |||| |||| 15

Pedestrians

Quadricycles | 1

|||| |||| |||| 15

Taxi

0
Mini bus

0
Large bus - public
transport

Lorries/ trucks |||| |||| | 11

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Table 9 showing the 4th interval of vehicles going away from fort portal city

Time;
3:50pm TO Tally total
4:05pm
|||| |||| ||| 13
Bicycles

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| || 82
Motorcyclists

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 30

Cars

|||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| | 41

Pedestrians

Quadricycles || 2

|||| || 7
Taxi

0
Mini bus

| 1
Large bus - public
transport

Lorries/ trucks |||| |||| | 11

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TOTALTRAFFIC PER SPECIFIC VEHICLE IN THE TIME INTERVAL OF 3:05PM TO 4:05PM

Bicycles 46
Motorcyclists 720
Cars 368
Pedestrians 203
Quadricycles 10
Taxi 90
Mini bus 7
Large bus – public transport 11
Lorries/ trucks 80

A line graph showing traffic count on the section betweem the two main
roundabouts in fortportal city from 3:05pm to 4:05pm on 4th March 2023
800

700

600
number of vehicles

500

400

300
46
200

100

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CONCLUSIONS
1. During the time of our survey, rain destructed traffic i.e. The number motorcycles and pedestrians reduced
as indicated in the second interval of our tally sheet.

2. We also observed that the section we surveyed had light traffic.

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 Appendixes

References

 Transportation planning by L R KADIYALI

 Computer applications in transportation engineering.
 Google search.

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