Traffic impact of planned Gaza seaport on major roads in Gaza Strip

Other Title(s)

تأثير إنشاء ميناء غزة البحري على حركة المرور في الشوارع الرئيسة في قطاع غزة

Dissertant

Abu Zarifa, Husayn Khalil Ahmad

Thesis advisor

al-Misri, Isam Husayn
al-Siraj, Yahya Rushdi

Comitee Members

Hamad, Khalid Ibrahim
al-Jamasi, Ala al-Din Dawud

University

Islamic University

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Department

Department of Civil Engineering

University Country

Palestine (Gaza Strip)

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2016

English Abstract

Background and Problem:Establishment of a commercial seaport in Gaza Strip is a strategic national project that has several implications on different aspect of life including socioeconomic ones.

However, construction of this project without studying its impact on the transportation sector, which is considered among the most important sectors in Gaza Strip, is expected to create a problem in the transportation network in the project area.

This may obstruct or even prevent traffic flow as a result of the expected growing demand to access the seaport area especially by trucks.

Aim and Objectives:The aim of this thesis is to study, the impacts of establishing Gaza commercial seaport on the roadway network in the Gaza Strip, To achieve this goal, the objectives wereplanning, management and decision-making process in the transportation sector.

Methodology:In the research methodology, TransCAD program has been utilized as a main research tool.

TransCAD is a specialist software in transportation planning.

Analysis results showed that the traffic morning peak occurs from 7:00 to 10:00, and that the average Peak Hour Factor is 0.91.The heaviest peak hour traffic flow was 20,915 veh/hr at the intersection of Jalaa and Omar al-Mukhtar streets, known as the Saraya intersection.

Results:Results showed that traffic in the areas near the seaport will be affected more by the seaport construction.

Seaport impact on the intersections of Al-Rasheed and Al-HurreyaStreets (Netzarim intersection) is estimated at more than 10%, while no effect has been found on the Saraya intersection.

The total travel hours on the network was 19,981 hours in 2015 and has been estimated at23,729 hours in 2020 without the presence of the port.

The latter figure is expected to reach 32,635hours in 2020 if the port is constructed..

Main Subjects

Civil Engineering

No. of Pages

117

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Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-727144