Traffic management proposals for Udupi city

Abstract

Udupi is amongst the most prominent places of pilgrimage in India and is famous for its Lord Krishna and many other deities. It is having population of 1.476 lacks in the year 2002, with floating population 100000 to 200000 per day. In view of growing importance of the Udupi city in the region of Central Business District (CBD), this is an urgent need for a comprehensive approach to tackle the short range and long-range traffic and transportation problems. To study the existing traffic and transportation system and prepare traffic management plan various traffic surveys have been carried out, and alternate proposal have been made. The proposals have been analysed for Level of Service (LOS) along the urban roads and LOS of turning traffic at junctions for next ten years. In present study an attempt is made to provide traffic management for CBD area. � 2011 CAFET-INNOVA TECHNICAL SOCIETY. All rights reserved.