Dominion Road Upgrade Project

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Faculty of Technology and Built Environment Department of Civil Engineering ENGG DE5204 Highway Engineering 1 Semester 1 2014 Project title: Dominion Road Upgrade Author: Mohammed Bin Shaihoun Date: 13/04/2014 Introduction We were told by our lecturer to choose a project, weather it is completed or still in operation from Auckland transport website. During this, I have been looking through some projects and finally I ended up with choosing Dominion road upgrade project, as it is one of the main streets in Auckland. This project is basically about improving and reducing the traffic in the road, especially in the rush hours, from 7am-9am. Background Dominion road is one of the busiest commuters routs in Auckland’s transport system. It plays a noteworthy role in moving huge amount of people from city center to suburbs every day. According to research, at about 2.2 millions passengers went through this road from March 2010 to March 2011, which is just over 3% of all public transport trips in the region. This amount is predicted to increase by 30%. So that, if at the present time buses carry at about 10000 passengers per week’s day, in 2041 the number of daily public trips is going to be at approximately 13000. (Auckland Transport, 2014). Refer to traffic observations, there are already more people in buses than in cars during the busiest morning time, from 7am to 9 am, with at about 1100 and 800 passengers respectively. Those numbers of users are also expected to increase in the nearest future. As well as this, there are four pedestrian crossings with traffic lights. There are 50 side roads and three village centers (Mt. Eden, Mt. Roskill, Balmoral) on Dominion road. Problem statement The problem is that there ... ... middle of paper ... ...in Paddington Green the way for cyclist will be laid on a boardwalk to protect tree’s roots. Conclusion In conclusion, Dominion road is a really vital project for all Auckland’s transport system. Once this project is done, there will be a lot of benefits to all cyclists, pedestrians, cars and buses as well. The process in this project is quite complicated as you have to consider a lot of factors such as, benefits should over weight the expenses and how to go over some technical challenges with less time and low cost. Reference list 1. Auckland Transport. (2014). Dominion Road Project. Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from https:// www.at.govt.nz/dominion 2. Dominion Rd Business Association, (2012). Dominion road. Retrieved from http://www.dominionrd.co.nz 3. Matt, L. (2014, April 10). Dominion Road upgrade open days. Retrieved from http://transportblog.co.nz

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