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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