Traffic Studies
A successful project is easy for its customers to reach. We prepare traffic studies for commercial, residential and service projects: traffic impact assessments, traffic counts, access and parking design, simulation and road safety studies.
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When Is a Traffic Study Required?
It is usually required for projects that generate significant traffic, such as shopping centres, drive-through restaurants, fuel stations, hospitals, schools and large residential compounds. The relevant authority sets each project's requirements according to its size and location.
How the Study Is Prepared
The study starts by agreeing the methodology and scope, then collecting data through traffic counts on the right days and hours, analysing the current situation and estimating the traffic the project will generate, before assessing how intersections and access points perform and proposing solutions. It ends with a report that is reviewed until approved. Accurate data underpins all of this: counting at the wrong time means wrong results.
Access Points and Parking
Where the entrance is and how many parking spaces there are shape the customer's experience from the first moment: an entrance close to an intersection causes congestion, and too few spaces push cars onto the street. That is why we study access and parking alongside the architectural design early on, not after it is complete.
Common Mistakes
- Postponing the study until after the design is complete.
- Counting traffic at times that do not reflect the real peak.
- Access and egress points too close to intersections.
Documents and Data Required
- The project's location, areas and uses.
- The preliminary architectural plan.
- The proposed access point locations.
- Field traffic count data for the surrounding network.
- The affected intersections and the study scope, agreed with the relevant authority.
Special Cases
Drive-through projects and fuel stations need a careful study of on-site queues so they do not spill onto the street; schools and hospitals need particular attention to pedestrian safety and pick-up and drop-off areas; and projects under construction need a plan for managing traffic around the site.
Simulation Before Construction
Traffic simulation lets solutions be tested before they are built: moving an entrance, adding a lane or adjusting a signal. This avoids costly decisions whose mistakes would only show after opening.
Road Safety Around the Project
The study is not limited to traffic flow; it also covers the safety of users: clear pedestrian crossings, enough lighting at the entrances, traffic calming near schools and residential areas, and safe sight distances when exiting onto the road. For existing projects, a road safety study can identify the danger points and propose simple, effective engineering solutions. These solutions usually cost far less than dealing with accidents and their consequences later, and they improve the project's image with its users and the authorities.
On large projects, we recommend updating the study when the uses, areas or access locations change during design, because any change to these elements changes the generated traffic and the results of the analysis. An up-to-date study stays consistent with the actual project and makes approval easier, without extra rounds of comments.
We also accompany you to the review meetings with the authority until the study is approved, and explain the results and proposed solutions clearly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the study be revised after the authority's comments?
Yes. The comments are addressed and the study is updated until it is approved.
Does the study include parking design?
The study covers parking numbers and circulation; detailed parking design can be ordered as a separate service.
Does every commercial project need a traffic study?
No. It depends on the project's size, activity and location and on the authority's requirements.
Why are some traffic studies rejected?
Usually because of insufficient data, an unapproved methodology or impractical solutions.
Do you design accessible parking spaces?
Yes, as part of parking design in line with the requirements.
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The ABAK team prepares traffic studies built on real data and practical solutions. Contact us.