THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO THE PROJECT OF NGUYEN HUE WALKING STREET

Abstract

The government of Ho Chi Minh City has a plan to develop the current Nguyen Hue avenue to the walking street. In order to evaluate the feasibility of the project, it is necessary to conduct the traffic impact assessment. By using the simulation technique, several scenarios have been developed to identify the relevant solutions for the traffic improvement in this area. The traffic assessment is conducted via a process of OD demand analysis by using four-step model, which is improved from the previous model, HOUTRANS (2004) (The Study on the Urban Transport Master Plan and Feasibility Study in City Metropolitan Area). The proposed scenario, which can be considered as the most relevant solution for this project, is to convert some roads around Nguyen Hue avenue into one-way streets. Specifically, Ton That Thiep, Ngo Duc Ke street and Nguyen Hue avenue are changed into one-way streets in the direction of Pastuer and Dong Khoi street. Hai Trieu, Mac Thi Buoi, Huynhh Thuc Khang street are converted into one-way streets in the opposite direction.