Assessment of environmental benefits of flyover construction over signalized junctions: a case study
IR@NEERI: National Environment Engineering Research Institute
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Assessment of environmental benefits of flyover
construction over signalized junctions: a case study
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| Creator |
Goyal , S K
Goel, S Tamhane, S M |
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| Subject |
Air Pollution
Air Pollution Control |
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| Description |
In the present study, the impact of the
flyover construction to curb traffic congestion problem
has been assessed in terms of traffic decongestion, time
saving, fuel saving and emission reduction. A flyover
has also been constructed over four signalized
junctions in the main commercial area in Nagpur city,
India. It was found that about 35% of the total traffic is
diverted to the flyover, which results in a reduction of
about 32% in the total emission generation. Travel on
the flyover resulted in as much as 60–70% saving in
time, compared to the travel on the main road,
particularly when all the four signals are found to be
in the red phase. The loss of fuel for combustion and
the associated cost resulting from waiting for the signal
to change are also estimated, and these are found to be
significant.
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Springer
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2009-01
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Article
PeerReviewed |
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| Format |
application/pdf
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| Identifier |
http://neeri.csircentral.net/390/1/Paper-Flyover.pdf
Goyal , S K and Goel, S and Tamhane, S M (2009) Assessment of environmental benefits of flyover construction over signalized junctions: a case study. Assessment of environmental benefits of flyover construction over signalized junctions: a case study, 148 (1-4). pp. 397-408. ISSN 0167-6369 |
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| Relation |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-008-0170-4
http://neeri.csircentral.net/390/ |
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