FEATI UNIVERSITY-CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THESIS 2004

ABSTRACT

Title : A Study on Traffic Management along EDSA and Quezon Avenue

Researchers : Madison Santos , Gary Penados , Angelo Michael Mondejar and Arnel Notada

Adviser : Engr Tomas U. Ganiron Jr

School : FEATI University

Date : March 2004

egree : Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering


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The research principally aims at investigating the effectively of the newly implemented projects and policies as well as the capabilities of MMDA officials. This study is closely related conducted by the Traffic Operation Centre of MMDA. It involves traffic investigations and analysis regarding the newly implemented projects and policies Descriptive method was used in this general procedure. The subjects of this study are the vehicles passing through the EDSA and Quezon Avenue. The respondents were selected based on any of the following:
• A regular trip maker
• A Car user
• A passenger
• An MMDA official

A series of interviews, observations and hand-out questionnaires were given in this study. The questionnaires were in two forms, the English and Tagalog version. The former was translated into vernacular so as to conform to the common people. Interview Guide was also made to come up with an organized interview .Road surveys were done to have a deeper understanding about the problem. The researcher crossed overpasses and examined the effects of Yellow Lanes, U-turns and speed of the flow of vehicles. Likewise investigations of the most frequently encountered problems were observed.

Findings and Conclusions
In this study, the researcher found out that based on the answers obtained:
• Most of the drivers are against the implementation of U-turns.
• Graft and corruption is still rampant among traffic officials.
• Indiscriminate loading and unloading is the major cause of traffic build-up.
• Most of the respondents were satisfied with the projects that guarantees pedestrians
safety

Therefiore, MMDA is capable in administering its function thus it is proper to give recommendation to the authority as a government institution. U-turn slots are only applicable to light and moderate traffic, the implementation of this plan should not be practiced on major highways considering the frequent heavy –traffic situation of the Metropolis, similarly closing the intersections to facilitate the said plan is inappropriate when there is enormous number of vehicles traversing the highways. Moreover, the most serious cause of traffic build-up is indiscriminate loading and unloading of public transport which in return puts to waste the huge investment made for traffic management measures. Thus, it is recommended that road user view point should be further enhanced during the planning stage.Newly-installed infrastructures intended for the pedestrians impair the possibility of accident.That Yellow Lane Scheme shows a favorable impact to the vehicles. It is recommended to implement this scheme strictly for smooth flow of traffic.

RECOMMENDATION
To cope with problem in traffic congestions, there is a need to concentrate on the development and improvement of the public transport system. This is with hope that selected improvements might promote the mode shift of considerable private vehicle users to Mass Transit to reduce traffic congestion significantly.
Thereby recommending the following:

• Strict regulation of car ownership
• No garage, no car policy
• Higher fees on parking areas