TITLE:
Congestion Pricing of Urban Street Segments along with MRT Route—The Case Study of Dhaka, Bangladesh
AUTHORS:
Mohammad Mushfiqul Islam, Niloy Saha, Md. Sajedur Rahman, Nasir Uddin Ahmed
KEYWORDS:
Congestion Price, Urban Street Segment, Level of Service, MRT
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Transportation Technologies,
Vol.11 No.2,
March
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: Dhaka,
Bangladesh’s capital, already has a congestion problem to handle the
ever-growing demand for traffic. The usage of private cars cannot be stopped by
charging and the town is not encouraged by quality public transport. It is
impossible to enforce congestion prices here in line with traditional cordon
pricing systems since the region uses unusual land patterns. However, the current project Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line 6,
which will be built by 2021, provides the prospect of congestion
pricing. A price and optimum approach were established for this article. The
congestion price is only payable for the segments
and is accessible for private cars under this system. Two urban street
segments along the MRT route were selected for the study and congestion toll
for a private car is estimated for each segment separately. The sum of the toll
in monetary terms is determined using certain associated parameters from the
discrepancy from the actual Level of Service (LOS) travel time and traffic flow
to the desired LOS. The outcome has shown that the price per passenger car is $0.3 - $0.44. The price is
flexible, which means it will vary based
on traffic volume. The findings for politicians to enforce congestion pricing are viewed as recommendations.