Traffic Modelling for Mobility and

Safety Improvement in Addis Ababa

City

Yohannes Legesse Kejela Mekonnen Abeselom Biruk

yohaddis@gmail.com kejmek2008@gmail.com abeselombiruk@gmail.com
Outline
• Networks
Kazanchis
• Corridors
Dedicated Bus Lane
• Intersections
Tor Hailoch
Megenagna roundabout
Kera BRT
Kore Humberger
Tobacco
DDI(Kality RA)
Introduction
• Networks
• Corridors
• Intersections
Intersection
• Megenagna Roundabout
• Tobbaco Intersection
• Kera Intersection
Megenagna Roundabout
Overview
• Megenagna has three different grade complex intersection.

• Megenagna roundabout intersection has six approaching roads at the grade

there is under pass which contained the 22 mazoria to CMC traffic and LRT,

and overpass that connect the bole traffic to diaspora roundabout.

• The six approaches bring the traffic from CMC, 22 Mazoria, Kennenisa Street,

Bole Diaspora roundabout and Megenagna Bus terminal.

• Due to the road has connect the business area and residential area, there is

heavy volume pedestrian in the megenagna area.

Aerial Photo of Megenegna roundabout
Project Objective

Improving Operational Performance(traffic flow) and safety of

the roundabout:- through
• Improving the geometrical design of the roundabout

• Traffic control Installation

Challenge
• Heavy pedestrian volume.
• Pedestrian crossing behaviors
• Heavy pedestrian volume
• Number of approaches
Geometrical Improvement
• Minimizing the crossing distance for pedestrian
• Keep the Desire line for pedestrian
• Lane balancing
• Prohibit the private vehicle parking on the sidewalk(building side)
• Prohibit the loading /loading of passenger on the exiting lanes
Modelling
Situational Assessment – modeling the existing traffic condition
• Vehicle model
• Pedestrian model
• Logic and concepts
Modelling photo
Concept Development

• Improving circulation lane traffic through introducing – traffic control

on circulation lane.
• Introduction of traffic Control for vehicular traffic and pedestrian
• Coordinate directional movement
Megenagna Roundabout
• Signal Phasing Design
Megenagna
• Model video before signalization and after
Result of the simulation

Alternative Control Delay Vehicle Arrived in 1 hour

Conventional Roundabout 10 minute 2000
Signalized Roundabout 225 s 2630
Modelling video