TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND SERVICES

Traffic engineering is a phase of engineering that uses techniques to attain the secure, efficient and convenient movement of people and goods on roadways. It deals with the following terms to achieve the goals: geometry of road, sidewalks and crosswalks, designing and operating traffic signal modes, planning, terminals, connection of streets and highways and their corresponding networks.  Traffic engineering deals with the functional working of transportation.

Traffic engineering projects also includes designing of traffic control devices and their modification, including traffic signals and signs.  Engineers, also considerate traffic safety by investigating the locations individually with the crash rates. Then, they develop some countermeasures according to the location and helps in reducing the crash.  Traffic management is done by two ways; they are short term and long term. Short term management mainly focuses on preparation of traffic control plans, which also includes detour plans for pedestrian and vehicular traffics. Long-term pays attention on estimating the impacts of commercial developments on traffic patterns.  Dynamic elements such as sensors for the measurements of traffic flow, inter-connectivity, traffic management guidance system etc are being introduced into traffic management.

Traffic flow and speed sensors are also used in order to detect problem and alert the operators, so that the cause of congestion can be determined and measures can be taken accordingly to minimize the problem. One of its best features is introduction of traffic cameras and message signs.  These systems collectively are called as Intelligent Transportation System. 

Traffic Engineering Services:

• Field Data Collection
• Transportation Planning
• Sustainable Transportation Planning
• Transportation Master Plans
• Campus Master Plans
• Site Traffic Assessments
• Traffic Impact Studies
• Site Assess Studies
• Site Circulation Studies
• Traffic Calming Studies
• Interchange Justification Studies
• Intersection Design Studies
• Interchange Design Studies
• Roundabout Design Studies
• Parking Facility Design Studies
• Parking Management Studies
• Transit Planning
• Transportation Management Plans
• Geometric Design of Streets, Alleys, and Driveways
• Functional Design of Loading Berths
• Micro-Simulation Studies
• Link, Intersection, Interchange, and Freeway Capacity Analyses
• Queuing Studies
• Traffic Signal Warrant Studies
• Traffic Signal Design
• Signing and Pavement Marking Plans
• Traffic Control Plans

With the introduction of traffic engineering and its services, the amount of accidents, congestion, crashes are reported less as compare to the previous era. Also the introduction of ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) has helped a lot in controlling and monitoring the traffic. Besides these, the management of the public roads and neighborhood has also become very easy to handle.