graduation project thesis: redesign of faisal street-nablus

Graduation Project Thesis:

Redesign of Faisal Street-Nablus

Dima Aquil Qamhiyeh Dina Marwan Abdulhaq May 2009

Introduction

• Why Faisal street ?

• Study area, problems, and methodology.

• Alternatives ( Arterial Management System, a Tunnel (underpass) .

Why Faisal street ?

• Arterial street: that connects the western part of the city with the

eastern one

• Central part (CBD)

• Institutions:Municipality/ Police center / Post office / Al-Watany

hospital

Study Area

The study area starts from Al-Salam mosque in Haifa street to Al-Ballor Hall in Faisal street

Problems

• Traffic problems:

1. Congestion Problems 2. Delay Problems3. Safety Problems4. Geometry Problems

The methodology

• Data collection.

• Data analysis References as AASHTO 2001, and the European

Standard.

Through Traffic:

• License plate counts.

• Peak periods ( 7:00-9:00 am ) and (1:00-300 pm).

• Peak hour (1:00-2:00).

• Maximum Peak hour volume (PHV) = 360 vehicle/hr.

Arterial Development and Management System

Alternative

• Re-planning of the arterial.

• Widening and reallocation of space as needed.

• Separating through traffic from local traffic .

Arterial Development and Management System Alternative

Study Area

• From Al-Salam Mosque to Al-Ballor Hall• We divided the study area into three parts:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

• Due to streets’ widths and existing of commercial and residential buildings in the first and third part of the study area we applied the system on second part only.

Arterial Development and Management System Alternative

Arterial Development and Management System Alternative’s

cross section

Design criteria

• For a design speed of 45 mph and urban arterial highway :

• Super elevation (e)=6%• Friction factor (f) =0.145

The center line of the Arterial System

The plan of the Arterial System

Underpass (Tunnel) Alternative

• Building a tunnel was the second alternative to solve the streets’ problems.

• The Tunnel was for through traffic only

• This will separates the through traffic completely from the local traffic and doesn’t affect the traffic on the original street over the tunnel.

Underpass (Tunnel) Alternative

Study Area

• From Al-Salam Mosque to Al- Ballor Hall

Tunnel’s cross section

Center line of the Tunnel Alternative

The plan of the Tunnel Alternative

The plan of the local traffic

The profile of the Tunnel Alternative

End of Presentation

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