Estudo de alternativas para a melhoria da circulação de veículos e pedestres da Rua José Sbalchieiro, localizada no município de Campina Grande do Sul - PR

Abstract

This research conducted a study about the vehicle’s and pedestrian’s circulation of José Sbalchieiro Street, in Campina Grande do Sul - PR. Due to recent changes in the flows that connect the way, the José Sbalchieiro street had increased its volume of traffic, presenting various problems, since this increase was not proportional to the investment made on the road ever since. A bibliographic research on the issues of urban mobility, traffic engineering and roadway signs was performed. Were identified from on-site analysis, the main problems of the road, thus determining the pathway analysis points to quantify local traffic. After the data collection, the rush hour were defined, also were defined the points with the highest traffic volumes and the highest number of infractions by the drivers traveling in the opposite direction of the road, then were analyzed the traffic volumes and Nature of conversions at two intersections of José Sbalchieiro Street. Thus, the author made some improvement proposals to optimize the movement of vehicles and pedestrians.