Gangneung-si Reflects 'Okcheon Five-way Intersection Traffic Flow Improvement' Service

City, "Overall Improvement in Roundabout Service Levels"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gangneung City held a final report meeting to discuss future improvement plans based on the results of a study conducted to improve traffic flow at Okcheon Five-way Intersection.

According to the city on the 16th, the study was conducted over five sessions from September last year to February this year, investigating traffic volume, congestion levels, and travel speeds by day of the week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and by section (Okcheon Five-way Intersection, in front of Homeplus, Hanwha Life Intersection, Seongnam Intersection) during peak traffic hours.

The Level Of Service (LOS) at the intersections generally improved compared to the previous signalized intersections, and with the completion of nearby sewer pipe construction, road capacity increased, leading to better traffic flow conditions.

Compared to January, intersection delay times in February significantly decreased according to the survey data (Friday 5 PM?6 PM: 104 seconds → 15.4 seconds, Sunday 1 PM?2 PM: 39.6 seconds → 10.1 seconds).

Travel speeds on the road sections also improved (Friday 5 PM?6 PM: 19.6 km/h → 32.8 km/h, Sunday 1 PM?2 PM: 20.6 km/h → 33.0 km/h).

The city plans to review and incorporate measures such as expanding the size of traffic islands and installing speed prevention facilities as suggested in the study results.

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