Traffic Engineering II

Design principles for at-grade and grade-seperated junctions. Assessment of the level of performance of priority level crossings and roundabouts. Assessment of the performance level of specific road elements (grid sections, motorway entry/exit branches). Assessment of the level of performance of pedestrian and cycle infrastructure. Basic concepts, relationships and road safety interventions. Intelligent transport systems.

Understanding the operation of junctions and acquiring the skills to design them for more efficient and safer operation. In addition, students will be able to evaluate the operation of junctions and specific road elements (a) through appropriate solution methodology, (b) by designing and simulating them with specialised software. The above knowledge, skills and competences are necessary for the design of level and grade-separated junctions (in terms of their geometric and functional elements, and their management) and their traffic engineering.