CSE552. Road Construction II (Junctions) (ects: 5)

Introduction to urban transportation networks, their hierarchy and characteristics. Traffic capacity of intersections. Methods for calculating capacity of intersections. Traffic Signaling. Delays and queues. Signing. Parking (Requirements, Characteristics). Models for analyzing traffic in intersections, arterials and networks. Traffic simulation models and their application.  Queuing theory. Analysis of queues and delays. Types and characteristics of queues. Applications of queuing theory to traffic planning. Use of software for analyzing traffic queues. Traffic capacity of merging areas (general characteristics and parameters). Weaving areas (length, structure, type, parameters and capacity). Traffic flow analysis and short-term forecasting.

Intersections and interchanges, types and selection criteria. Operational and geometric characteristics. Structure of urban intersections. General types of intersections and interchanges. Geometric design of intersection and interchange elements.

Design, planning, operations and performance evaluation of parking areas. Parking studies. Environmental impacts of highway infrastructures from a technical, economic and social perspective and mitigation.