ENGR 431 - RESEARCH METHODS IN ENGINEERING

Exploring Potential Determinants for Reducing

Traffic Congestion at the Intersection

INSTRUCTOR: DR. MONOROM RITH

FEBRUARY, 2023
 THE TEAM

VANNEY LYNENG TITSINARA PANHAVATH SOTHEARITH

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SREANG MIX MORN CHAMROEUN SOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
01 INTRODUCTION

02 LITERATURE REVIEW

03 METHODOLOGY

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01 INTRODUCTION
A brief summary of the presentation
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BACKGROUND
Traffic congestion is a problem that exists in
every country and it is brought on by a variety
of factors such as :
- Increase in the number of vehicles
- Accidents that block lanes
- Inconvenient road design
- A lack of traffic management tools
- Driver’s behavior
- Improper intersection designs

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 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The perspectives of the locals and transportation
experts have NOT yet been known on topics such as:

- Road intersection designs

- Smart traffic light system

- Driver’s behavior

- Different possible road policies

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OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
General Objective
To understand the perspectives of the
public and transportation professionals on
intersection road design, smart technology
applications, driver behaviour, and transport
policy to reduce the traffic congestion in
Phnom Penh.
Specific Objectives
- Provide the methods to renovate the
road intersection design
- Understand the feasibility of smart
technology implementation
- Get a better understanding of driver
behavior and develop the transport
policy implications
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

- Assist policymakers in crafting the

How is this study -

most appropriate reactive policy

Implement advanced technology

important? - Provide new information and

empirical findings/ideas

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SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
● Conducted ONLY in Cambodia

● Use data sample from road intersection in front of the Canadia

and Vattanac Towers

● Surveys will be conducted with the public and experts

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LITERATURE REVIEW 02
Exploring the possible root causes and solutions
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ROAD INTERSECTION DESIGN

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 Unconventional Intersection design

Intersection designs that are uniquely design to solve a specific problem.

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 Unconventional Intersection design

Tandem Intersection
Design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

Contraflow Left-turn
Lane (CLL)

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Unconventional Intersection design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

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 Unconventional Intersection design

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 Road Condition

Poor Road Conditions

The quality of the road will affect
drivers ability to quickly cross
intersections.

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 Road Condition

Work Zone
When there are work zone on the
road, it restrict full use of the road
leading to reduce capacity of
traffic flow.

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 Road Condition

Traffic Accident
Similar to Work Zone, traffic
accidents reduces the capacity of
traffic flow.

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SMART TRAFFIC LIGHT DESIGN

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 Fixed-Cycle-Traffic Lights (FCTL)

For optimal capacity allocation of traffic in queues and intersections, sets of

intricate mathematical theorems and equations need to be proven to reach
the ultimate findings.

The results of those limits allow us to come up with easy-to-calculate

formulas that can help us generate near-optimal green times.

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Dynamic Traffic Light Control (DTLC)

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Dynamic Traffic Light Control (DTLC)

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 Dynamic Traffic Light Control (DTLC)
12 Average Waiting Time
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Waiting Time (s)

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Normal Traffic Light

Normal Traffic Light

Normal Traffic Light

DTLC

DTLC
DTLC
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2
# of Arriving Vehicles
0 20 60 100
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 Waiting Time/Vehicle (s)

2
4
6
8

0
12
10
Normal Traffic Light

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DTLC

Normal Traffic Light

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DTLC

Normal Traffic Light

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Waiting Time/Vehicles (s)

DTLC
Dynamic Traffic Light Control (DTLC)

# of Cycles
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Smart Cameras for Traffic Lights Optimization

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 Smart Cameras for Traffic Lights Optimization

In 3600s, an average of 2651 vehicles has passed through the cycle of

lights instead of 2138 vehicles. It means that the average waiting time

has been improved immensely (Carlos W. et al., 2020).

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Policies and Driver’s Behaviors

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Traffic Policies

● Policy on road enlargement

● Policy on improving public transportation

● Road pricing policy

● Odd-even plate scheme policy

● Shared autonomous vehicles policy

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Traffic Policies

● Policy on road enlargement

● Policy on improving public transportation

● Road pricing policy

● Odd-even plate scheme policy

● Shared autonomous vehicles policy

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Traffic Policies

● Policy on road enlargement

● Policy on improving public transportation

● Road pricing policy

● Odd-even plate scheme policy

● Shared autonomous vehicles policy

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Traffic Policies

● Policy on road enlargement

● Policy on improving public transportation

● Road pricing policy

● Odd-even plate scheme policy

● Shared autonomous vehicles policy

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Traffic Policies

● Policy on road enlargement

● Policy on improving public transportation

● Road pricing policy

● Odd-even plate scheme policy

● Shared autonomous vehicles policy

NOT IN CAMBODIA*

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 Driver’s Behaviors

1. Effects of traffic congestion on

post-congestion driving behavior

2. Driver’s behavior during rush hours

3. Driver’s decision at the intersection

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03 METHODOLOGY
The methods used in our study
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 Flow Process of Methodology
START

Read literature review Is the result

to determine priority
sector in Ecuador
AHP Computation satisfactory? YES
(CI<0.1)

Make selections AHP survey using me Rank all priority

related to Cambodia as the respondent sectors

Gather data to analyze

and do AHP
AHP survey using me
as the respondent
NO
END

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 Flow Process of Methodology
START

Read literature review Is the result

Computed the criteria
to determine priority
sector in Ecuador weight and result
satisfactory? YES
(CR<0.1)

Make selections
AHP Computation Rank all priority
related to Cambodia
sectors

Gather data to analyze

and do AHP
AHP survey using me
as the respondent
NO
END

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 Flow Process of Methodology
START

Read literature review Is the result

to determine priority
sector in Ecuador
AHP Computation satisfactory? YES
(CI<0.1)

Make selections AHP survey using me Rank all priority

related to Cambodia as the respondent sectors

Gather data to analyze

and do AHP
AHP survey using me
as the respondent
NO
END

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Questionnaires for the General Public

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 Questionnaires for the General Public
1) How often do you use this intersection? At what time of the day?
2) How long do you commute every day? Is it fast or slow for you?
3) What do you think is the root cause of congestion at this intersection?
a. The design of intersection
b. Road conditions
c. Traffic lights system
d. Driver’s behaviors
e. Policy set out by the government
4) How willing are you to accept a brand-new intersection design?
5) What do you think are the impacts on your daily life that traffic congestion causes?

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6) Do you think the current traffic lights at this intersection need to be updated?
7) Do you think traffic police officers help to reduce traffic jams?
8) For the following policies, which are you more willing to accept?
- Road enlargement policy
- Odd-even plate number policy
- The development of public transportation policy
- Road pricing policy
- Shared Autonomous Vehicle Policy
9) Do you think driver's behavior has any impact on traffic congestion at the intersection? If
yes or no, why?
10) Is the current road condition acceptable? What are your thoughts on it?

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

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