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A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF ROAD CAPACITY REDUCTION ON TRAFFIC VOLUMES : A CASE STUDY OF PHOENIX PARK

March 2015

DOI:10.13140/2.1.4879.6481

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European Investment Bank

The paper describes the effect of road capacity reduction on traffic volumes. It has been observed that in congested urban areas where there is a reduction in road capacity, that traffic will not only reassign to other routes or seek to travel at different times, but significant proportions of traffic will 'disappear' from the road network. The paper quantifies and verifies the existence of such effects in Ireland.

Impact of Road Capacity on Traffic Generation (Source: Litman 2011)

Traffic Volumes Crossing the Phoenix Park Screenline

Weekday Traffic Volumes Crossing the Phoenix Park Screenline

Impact by Location

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