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Identification of Suitable Bus Bay Location Using Capacity and Speed-Flow Relation to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Chattogram City

Tanvir Mahmood, Md. Muaz Hussain

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv2i3_0001

Pages: 02-16

Keywords: Bus bay, GIS, Level of Service, Traffic Volume

Abstract

The augmentation of the urban population and the lack of proper planning and management cause tremendous pressure on the transportation system of Bangladesh. Moreover, the unusual competition and behavior among the bus drivers and traffic mismanagement cause phenomena like traffic congestion and roadway accidents. The absence of bus bays in Chattogram is a great obstacle to reducing the issues. Even though there is no proper guideline regarding the provision of bus bays in the relevant transport policies of Bangladesh. Hence, the study deals with the identification of suitable bus bay locations in Chattogram city. The criteria for the provision of a bus bay demand the traffic volume, passenger volume, bus volume, roadway speed, and road accident history, which leads to the evaluation of existing roadway conditions by performing surveys. The moving observer survey for calculating the speed of the roadway, the manual volume count survey for traffic volume count, the physical feature survey to measure the cross-sectional elements of the roadway, the users’ opinion survey to review the opinion of users or stakeholders, the parking inventory survey, and road accident data analyses are done to determine the roadway condition. The traffic and the passenger volume are higher during peak hours. Moreover, the determination of the level of service (LOS) indicates the below-average or ineffective condition (LOS ‘E’ and ‘F’) of the roadway. Oxygen, Muradpur, 2 No. Gate, GEC, and Lalkhan Bazar are the selected major intersections suitable for setting up bus bays. According to the bus bay design criteria, a minimum distance of 50 meters from the major roadway intersections needs to be maintained.

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Published

15/10/2025

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Mahmood, T., & Hussain, M. M. (2025). Identification of Suitable Bus Bay Location Using Capacity and Speed-Flow Relation to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Chattogram City. SIMEC Bulletin, 2(3), 02-16. https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv2i3_0001

Mahmood, Tanim, and Md. Mahmudul Hussain. 2025. “Identification of Suitable Bus Bay Location Using Capacity and Speed-Flow Relation to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Chattogram City.” SIMEC Bulletin 2, no. 3: 2–16. https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv2i3_0001

T. Mahmood and M. M. Hussain, “Identification of Suitable Bus Bay Location Using Capacity and Speed-Flow Relation to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Chattogram City,” SIMEC Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 2–16, 2025. doi: 10.71391/sbv2i3_0001.

Mahmood, Tanim, and Md. Mahmudul Hussain. “Identification of Suitable Bus Bay Location Using Capacity and Speed-Flow Relation to Reduce Traffic Congestion in Chattogram City.” SIMEC Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 3, 2025, pp. 2–16. https://doi.org/10.71391/sbv2i3_0001

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