Speed Management and Safe Crossing on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway (N2) in Bangladesh

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Table 2.1: Advisory board Bangladesh……...……………………………………………….................... 15
Table 2.2: Advisory board the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s…………………………………………………................. 15
Table 2.3: CIPRB team………………………………………………………………………….............................. 15
Table 2.4: <strong>Safe</strong> <strong>Crossing</strong>s team………………………………………………………………......................... 16
Table 3.1: Location details………………………………………………………..…………….......................... 18
Table 3.2: ACE detailed activity………………………………………………………………….................... 20
Table 4.1: Salient feature of the project…………………………………………………….……............. 24
Table 4.2: Work progress made by the contractor…………………………………………….......... 28
Table 4.3: Test results of aggregates at site during the construction period…………… 29
Table 6.1: Nilkuthi: before <strong>and</strong> after speed data…………………………………………………....... 37
Table 6.2: Namapara: before <strong>and</strong> after speed data……………………………………………….... 37
Table 6.3: Kunderpara: before <strong>and</strong> after speed data……………………………………………..... 37
Table 6.4: Estimated reduction in fatalities using formulas……………………………………...... 38
Table 6.5: Number of crashes, injuries, <strong>and</strong> fatalities ……………………………...…………….... 38
Table 6.6: Crash statistics for the three intervention locations combined…….................. 39
Table 6.7: Pedestrian count before-after ……................………................…................................... 41
Table 6.8: Traffic count before-after (measured over 4.5 hours in daytime)................... 41
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Figure 2.1: Total project management………………………………………………………...................... 14
Figure 2.2: Program opening ceremony……………………………………………………...................... 16
Figure 3.1: Expert visit at project location………………………………………………………............. 18
Figure 3.2: Expert visit at project location (<strong>Speed</strong> measurement)…………….………………. 19
Figure 3.3: Overview of infrastructural measures at Nilkuthi…………………………………... 19
Figure 3.4: DOCTOR training…………………………………………………………………......................... 21
Figure 3.5: Snap of traffic analysis video………………………………………………………............... 21
Figure 3.6: Collecting speed during baseline study…………………………………………............. 22
Figure 3.7: Beneficiary survey data collection……………………………………...…........................ 22
Figure 4.1: Preparation of site for construction activities in Kunderpara………………… 25
Figure 4.2: Highway intervention activities schedule…………..……………………..................... 27
Figure 4.3: Namapara after construction…………………………………………………...................... 30
Figure 6.1: Cumulative distributions of speed (km/h) for before <strong>and</strong> after……………… 36
Figure 6.2: Relation of speed with crash reduction ……………………..………………….............. 38
Figure 6.3: Total number of crashes, injuries <strong>and</strong> fatalities by month <strong>and</strong> before-after.. 39
Figure 6.4: Nilkuthi <strong>and</strong> Kunderpara- total number of serious conflicts before-after......... 40
Figure 6.5: Hourly variation of crashes ………………………………..…………………....................... 43
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