SMARTER TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Tech Talk
PCIEERD 9th Anniversary, Makati City, 28 June 2019
 Solving the Traffic Congestion Puzzle

Perennial, inconvenient, costly traffic jam

Need for Effective Traffic Management Solutions

LGUs resort to “trial-and-error” implementation

LGUs lack the capability to evaluate traffic

improvement schemes.

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LOCALSIM is a microscopic traffic
simulation software, designed to be
used by road and traffic engineers of
LGUs as a decision support system for
traffic management.
Traffic analysis tool:

• enable traffic managers of LGUs to

have evidence-based traffic analysis
and evaluation of alternative
schemes

• minimize trial-and-error
implementation of schemes
 Cycle time: 4 min

Base Case: Sequence:

DO NOTHING “Buhos” S-E-N-W

Quezon Avenue

Undesirable level of
EDSA delay and travel time
 Cycle time: 4 min

Scheme 1: Sequence: include

Change Sequence exclusive GO for left

Quezon Avenue

Many left turners

EDSAfrom EDSA
 Cycle time: 3 min
Scheme 2: Sequence: S-E-N-W
Reduce Cycle Time

Quezon Avenue

Very long, or very short

cycle time may cause
additional delay
EDSA
 Scheme 1 Scheme 2
Measures of Base Case New Phase 3-min Cycle
Performance Pattern Time
Ave. Travel Time
2.53 mins. 2.60 mins. 2.35 ✓
all movements
Ave. Delay
1.44 mins. 1.44 mins. 1.11 ✓
(per veh per cycle)

Reducing the traffic signal cycle time from 4 to 3 minutes

will improve the average travel time of all movements by
7% and reduce average delay by 23%.
 Possibilities
Simulation and evaluation of
typical traffic schemes: (e.g.)
LOCALSIM
• Truck ban • Number-coding
• Exclusive truck (UVVRP)
Traffic lane • Bus stop
• Exclusive segregation
Management motorcycle lane • Bus loading area
Schemes • Lane or road • Traffic signal
closures control
• One-way • Turning
• Speed restrictions
restrictions • Grade separation
• Geometric • Stop/yield control
improvements
• U-turn scheme
 ✓ Driving behavior of the
Filipino road users

✓ Practical and visual traffic

flow analysis of road network

✓ Scenario analysis of traffic

management schemes

✓ Output assessment
metrics ✓ Inexpensive
 Case Study: Tacloban Downtown
Practical Use Network Simulation
 LOCALSIM 2 Project Team (2017)

Project Leader:
Hilario Sean O. Palmiano, Dr. Eng.
Project Co-Leader:
Adrian Roy L. Valdez, Ph.D.
Project Staff 2:
Ma. Cristina R. Bargo

Researchers:
Patrick G. Rollan
Mel Francis S. Eden
Jemuel S. Pacson
Jebus Edrei C. Taguiam
Software Developers:
Harvey Ian S. Arbas
Sam Beljon C. Catapusan hopalmiano@up.edu.ph
Christopher G. Rosario 0917 852 2050