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Redesign of the intersection of the N343, De Aanleg and Gunnerstraat in Weerselo
Steenstra, J.S. (2025) Redesign of the intersection of the N343, De Aanleg and Gunnerstraat in Weerselo.
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| Abstract: | Overall, this research is about the intersection between the N343, De Aanleg and De Gunnerstraat in Weerselo. Here there are three main issues regarding flow of traffic, safety and social cohesion. The flow of traffic gets interrupted for the main link, the N343, by crossing traffic and too small pre-sorting bays and therefore blocking the road partly. For the roads, Gunnerstraat and De Aanleg the flow is severely disturbed, with a significant problem at De Aanleg with large queues. The vehicles of these roads are not able to cross or join the traffic on the N343. Furthermore, cyclists and pedestrians are not able to cross the N343 due to the significant flow. This causes safety issues with cyclists for example crossing the road when there is too little space because they do not want to wait any longer. This is the same case for the vehicles trying to cross or join the N343. For the social cohesion there is also the problem of not being able to cross the road. This divides Weerselo into two parts which is negatively for the social cohesion. Furthermore, there are two restaurants and a meeting point at the intersection which are hardly connected due to the intersection which is hard to cross. This report focusses on the re-design of this intersection in the form of an oval roundabout. To simulate both models in simulation program VISSIM, data is gathered via data collection by counting the traffic in a 2-hour period during the busiest moment on the intersection, the morning rush. Using this data the models can be generated and the travel time, vehicle delays and number of stops can be determined per model. These are the main points where the model is evaluated upon. Further there are several design evaluation points such as space and a safety assessment with the number of conflict areas and the complexity of them. Overall is the result from this report that there are positive and negative points for both solutions. There is a positive point for the vehicle delays which are mostly solved for De Aanleg the main problem point. However, a smaller queue is present for the traffic of the N343 coming from the north. However, the safety issues for the small pre-sorting bays in between the roads are solved. For the cyclists the problems are solved regarding crossing and traffic flow as the travel times and delays have improved significantly. Therefore, the social cohesion also has improved due to the better accessibility for cyclists and pedestrians on the intersection, connecting Weerselo and the restaurants and the meeting point. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | ET: Engineering Technology |
| Programme: | Civil Engineering BSc (56952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/105434 |
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