TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR GURGAON

YASH SACHDEVA General Manager (Urban Transport) RITES Ltd, Gurgaon

POPULATION GROWTH OF GURGAON

Year 1981 1991 2001 2011 2031 Population of UA (lakh) 1.01

1.36

2.29

9.02

42.5* * As projected in Master Plan for GMUC - 2031 %age Growth 35 68 294 371

GURGAON URBAN AREA

 Fast growing and sprawling  Employment growing even higher than population  Contiguous to Delhi  Traffic between Delhi and Gurgaon growing very fast  Intra-Gurgaon traffic also growing rapidly  High income profile  Transport infrastructure not matching in relation to growth in traffic demand

4 5 6 7 8 9 DAILY TRAFFIC VOLUME AT OUTER CORDON LOCATIONS IN GURGAON S. No.

1 Road & Location Daily Traffic (2004-05) 47,369 (42,768) Daily Traffic (2007-08) 50,518 (45,477) 2 3 Delhi-Gurgaon Road, Kapasheda Border NH-8, Sirhole Border Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, Sikandarpur Border Faridabad Road, DLF Sohna Road, Badshahpur NH-8, Near Haldiram Pataudi Road Basai Road Palam Vihar Road 83,249 (95,686) 79,015 (75,578) 19,379 (21,707) 19,284 (24,472) 35,236 (53,519) 11,464 (11,211) 5,118 (6,793) 7,468 (5,862) 196,514 (206,980) 91,520 (84,177) (Figures in brackets indicate PCU values)

TRAFFIC FLOW AT INTERSECTIONS-2004

S. No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 Intersection DLF Gymkhana Club Sikander Pur Westin/Delta Junction Signature Tower Square IFFCO Chowk Shankar Chowk Peak Hour Approach Traffic Volume (Vehicles) 6026 7732 6505 5498 7193 8425 Source: RITES Surveys, 2004

MODAL SPLIT FOR GURGAON RESIDENTS-2004 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 S. No.

Mode 2 wheeler Car Auto Rickshaw Bus Train Cycle Cycle Rickshaw Walk % of total person trips With walk trips Without walk trips 18.5

25.2

15.4

20.9

5.6

18 2.9

7.7

24.6

3.9

9.5

3.6

26.5

12.9

4.8

Source: RITES Surveys, 2004

FORECAST DAILY TRAFFIC DEMAND FOR GURGAON AREA

S. No.

Type of Traffic 1 2 Intra-city Inter-city - With Delhi -With other areas Total Source: RITES Surveys, 2004 Daily Person Trips (in lakh) 2004 2021 3 15.6

5.8

2.2

11 20.2

3.6

39.4

You are not in the traffic jam.

YOU are the traffic jam!!

KEY ISSUES FOR GURGAON

» Millennium city - image of the city important » Adequate good quality transport system (Road System and Mass Transit) » Unaesthetic components of transport system to be avoided » Institutional inadequacies

JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT S

» » » Junctions are the major causes of congestion » Potential exists for their improvement - geometric improvements - traffic circulation - traffic signals Area-wide/corridor improvement plans 25-30 problem junctions

CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT S

» Encroachments on carriageways, footpath and road margins - reduce road capacity - create side friction » Improve major corridors of movement - remove encroachments and rehabilitate affected people - organise parking - provide road signages/markings - revise traffic circulation - improve road surface » 120 km of major corridors, 50 km having severe traffic problems » Start with one corridor as pilot project » Involve stakeholders, public consultations

ROAD MAINTENANCE

» Poorly maintained roads reduce capacity » Causes - inadequate pavement thickness - inadequate drainage » Well-maintained roads – first impression of any city » A rigid maintenance and resurfacing programme necessary » Higher specifications for major roads (about 120 km) » Higher budgets for road maintenance

ADEQUATE MASS TRANSPORT SYSTEM

» Adequate and integrated mass transport system – MOST IMPORTANT » Existing level of mass transport low » Share of mass transport to be gradually increased to 60% of total vehicular person trips » Good quality mass transport system – a must for people to shift from cars/2W » Start with a city-wide urban bus system with at least 200 buses » Good quality urban buses - low floors, air-conditioned » Mix of standard and mini buses, high frequencies » Well designed bus stops

ADEQUATE MASS TRANSPORT SYSTEM

» Major corridors of traffic movement for the future and system to be identified on the basis of projected traffic - Metro, Light Rail, Monorail, BRT etc » Second Metro connection to Delhi » Regional Rapid Transport System ( Rail System) (Delhi to Alwar via Gurgaon) » Intra-urban system to be integrated to Delhi Metro and RRTS

NON - MOTORISED TRANSPORT

» 27% of total trips by walk, but negligible good quality facilities for pedestrians » Bicycle-share not high but needs to be increased » Facilities for NMT to be augmented substantially » All roads to be provided with wide footpaths (min 2m) » Proper design of footpaths - Low height - Good surface quality - Continuity of footpaths » Pedestrianisation of streets » Pedestrian subways/foot bridges to be provided carefully

INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

» IPT modes (cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws) important for Gurgaon and will remain so » The plan should take cognizance of IPT modes » IPT to be integral part of transport system » Existing IPT terminals – road-side » Provide off-street terminals » IPT system to also act as feeder system » facilities to be planned » IPT operators to be encouraged to participate in planning process

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ROAD SYSTEM

Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway - toll plaza problems - IT based solutions needed, instead of addl toll plazas - toll tickets may be sold at shops etc - Delhi metro type toll cards - Traffic dispersal at junctions- TSM measures and grade separation » More road connections to Delhi - need to provide faster access to the new links » Strengthening of north-south road links » Strengthening of circular corridors » Flyovers/underpasses at important junctions and railway crossings » Hierarchy of roads to be defined

PARKING

» PARKING - a growing menace » Most parking - on-street » On-street also important as large proportion of parking is of short-term duration » Parking should not hinder traffic flow » Evolve a proper Parking policy » City wide parking plan to be prepared » Provision of off-street parking facilities –surface and automated » Differential parking pricing for off and on-street parking » Provision of adequate mass transport system will reduce parking demand

INSTITUTIONAL STREGTHENING

» Urban transport - an institutional orphan » Institutional strengthening crucial for urban transport » Strengthening/Setting up of Institutions » Short term courses in traffic engg/management for existing staff » Traffic engineering cells in Municipal Corporation, HUDA , Traffic Police and State PWD » Transport Planning Unit in Town and Country Planning Deptt » Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority at a later date » Gurgaon Bus Transport Corporation » Gurgaon Mass Transit Corporation » Traffic Police » Increase in manpower » Training of staff » Equipments, CTC

Jai Ho!