Introduction to Junction Design |Traffic Management and Road Safety - TMS

Introduction to Junction Design

Overview:

A 3-day module designed to provide an understanding of the principles and practice of designing priority, traffic signal, roundabout and mini-roundabout junctions. This module is aimed at a broad range of professionals who are involved in designing or assessing the adequacy of junctions. The course consists of informal short lectures, practical workshops and discussion sessions, case studies and examples.

Aims and Objectives:

To assist delegates to understand the issues involved in designing and constructing junctions or junction improvements
To provide delegates with the knowledge, skills and understanding to carry out their professional roles
To provide the opportunity for delegates to network and consider the advantages and dis-advantages of different forms of junction
To provide advice to delegates on their own projects and improve their design and implementation skills

Topics Covered:

General principles of junction design and selection of junction types
Delegates will:
Examine and discuss junction design objectives
Identify factors affecting capacity and road safety
Understand the relationship between capacity, delay and queue lengths
Understand the advantages and dis-advantages of the different types of junctions available
Priority junctions - Typical layouts
Delegates will:
Consider and discuss different standard layouts
Examine the issues to take into account when considering the layout of a junction
Principles of priority junction design
Delegates will:
Analyse and discuss visibility distance guidelines
Identify the geometric dimensions of layouts based on design speeds and road hierarchy
Consider corner radii, merging and diverging lane design issues
Priority Junctions - Safety Issues and designing for pedestrians and cyclists
Delegates will:
Examine features which improve road safety
Examine provision for wheelchair users, sight-impaired pedestrians, pedestrians and cyclists
Priority junction design workshops
Delegates will:
Prepare a preliminary design of a priority junction
Examine options for improving a junction with an accident problem
Analyse and discuss the issues raised
Capacity issues including PICADY 5
Delegates will:
Understand the principles of capacity design for priority junctions
Observe a demonstration of a capacity calculation using PICADY 5
Assess and understand how to interpret a typical output from PICADY 5
Identify the key capacity modelling issues
Principles of traffic signal control
Delegates will:
Prepare an outline signal design for a junction
Consider and discuss a variety of detailed design features including visibility, signal head location, allowing for swept paths of vehicles, road markings, signing, high friction surface, facilities for right turners and detection systems
Methods of signal control
Delegates will:
Understand the way in which signal controllers work
Examine the concept of phase and stages
Calculate intergreen/clearance times
Signal design workshop
Delegates will:
Prepare a preliminary signal design
Analyse and discuss the various design features
Capacity issues including capacity calculation
Delegates will:
Understand the principles of capacity design (including saturation flow) for a traffic signal junction including saturation flow
Examine the appropriateness of a range of modelling programmes for different scenarios
Designing for pedestrians and cyclists
Delegates will:
Examine features which improve road safety
Examine provision for wheelchair users, sight-impaired pedestrians, cyclists, and powered two-wheeled vehicle riders
Examine and discuss the role of guard rail
Principles of roundabout design
Delegates will:
Examine the different types of roundabout and their common features
Geometric design of roundabouts including workshop
Delegates will:
Understand the importance of entry path curvature (deflection) and entry angle
requirements
Construct and measure entry path curvatures and entry angles for a roundabout design
Examine the use of build-outs and overrun areas to improve entry path curvature
Examine visibility standards for roundabouts discuss their importance
Examine a range of other detailed design factors such as road markings, signing and landscaping
Designing for pedestrians and cyclists
Delegates will:
Investigate provision for pedestrians and cyclists
Mini-roundabouts
Delegates will:
Understand where mini-roundabouts should and should not be used
Understand legal issues to do with the provision of road markings and signs
Examine and discuss general design advice on the provision of mini-roundabouts
Examine and discuss visibility criteria for mini-roundabouts
Examine and discuss specific issues for pedestrians and cyclists
Mini-roundabout design workshop
Delegates will:
Prepare a preliminary design for a mini-roundabout
Analyse and discuss the various design features
Capacity issues including ARCADY 6
Delegates will:
Understand the principles of capacity design for roundabouts and mini-roundabouts
Observe a demonstration of a capacity calculation using ARCADY 6
Assess and understand how to interpret a typical output from ARCADY 6
Identify the key capacity modelling issues

Certification:

Delegates completing this course will receive a CPD certificate of attendance, recognised by both the IHE and CIHT.

Date of Next Course: 1st - 3rd May 2012 - Cancelled

Re-scheduled for 11th - 13th September 2012

Course Fees: £495 excluding VAT

Course Location: Coventry

Booking a place:

To book a place on this course please either download pdf booking form or follow the link below to make an online booking.

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