Serviceability of gandhipuram flyover-coimbatore

Abstract

Flyovers are constructed to allow the free flow of the vehicles thereby reducing the congestion of the traffic in the area. The wey may be constructed at a higher level than the existing roads where the traffic intensity is much more than the designed one. This paper is a study about a flyover, constructed in 2017 and was subjected to a traffic study to assess its serviceability. A traffic survey was conducted during prescribed “Peak hours” by the Highway Department. The traffic survey revealed that around 70% of the vehicular traffic used the original roads and the remaining vehicles used flyover, which is not a big improvement considering the huge investment of the project. This paper also some suggestions for implementing better solutions to improve traffic like Diverging Diamond bridge concept, shifting of town Bus Stand and people’s opinion.