Evaluation of Congestion Relief Proposals in a Capital City
This paper aims at analyzing three different solutions suggested for traffic congestion relief in Port Louis, the busiest city of Mauritius. It evaluates the impact of the three alternatives which are the use of Light Rail Transit (LRT) as an alternative mode of transport, the construction of a Ring...
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| author | Sudhir C. Fowdur Soonil D. D. V. Rughooputh |
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| description | This paper aims at analyzing three different solutions suggested for traffic congestion relief in Port Louis, the busiest city of Mauritius. It evaluates the impact of the three alternatives which are the use of Light Rail Transit (LRT) as an alternative mode of transport, the construction of a Ring road around Port Louis, and the upgrading of the current bus network into a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The impact of these three solutions has been evaluated by performing Traffic Cellular Automata (TCA) simulations. Our studies reveal that the Ring road will lead to more congestion while introducing the LRT or upgrading the current bus network will reduce congestion significantly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ceb38df4193946209630436a95470a2b2025-02-03T05:58:49ZengWileyJournal of Applied Mathematics1110-757X1687-00422012-01-01201210.1155/2012/420195420195Evaluation of Congestion Relief Proposals in a Capital CitySudhir C. Fowdur0Soonil D. D. V. Rughooputh1Department of Physics, University of Mauritius, Port Louis 742CU001, MauritiusDepartment of Physics, University of Mauritius, Port Louis 742CU001, MauritiusThis paper aims at analyzing three different solutions suggested for traffic congestion relief in Port Louis, the busiest city of Mauritius. It evaluates the impact of the three alternatives which are the use of Light Rail Transit (LRT) as an alternative mode of transport, the construction of a Ring road around Port Louis, and the upgrading of the current bus network into a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The impact of these three solutions has been evaluated by performing Traffic Cellular Automata (TCA) simulations. Our studies reveal that the Ring road will lead to more congestion while introducing the LRT or upgrading the current bus network will reduce congestion significantly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/420195 |
| spellingShingle | Sudhir C. Fowdur Soonil D. D. V. Rughooputh Evaluation of Congestion Relief Proposals in a Capital City Journal of Applied Mathematics |
| title | Evaluation of Congestion Relief Proposals in a Capital City |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Congestion Relief Proposals in a Capital City |
| title_short | Evaluation of Congestion Relief Proposals in a Capital City |
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