ENHANCING TRAFFIC FLOW AND SAFETY THROUGH INNOVATIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES (STAIRS AND RAMPS)”

Abstract

This project is entitled “Enhancing Traffic Flow and Safety Through Innovative Implementation of Pedestrian Bridges (Stairs and Ramps)” in Nyabugogo there is none pedestrian bridge even in Rwanda country there is no pedestrian bridge installed anywhere. This report explores a novel approach to reduce traffic congestion and accidents through the implementation of pedestrian bridges (Stairs and smart Ramps) in urban areas especially in Nyabugogo. Existing traffic management systems often struggle to cope with the increasing volume of vehicles, leading to gridlock and a higher risk of accidents. The proposed solution leverages advanced technology to improve traffic flow and enhance road safety. The main objective is to Enhancing traffic flow and safety through the innovative implementation of pedestrian bridges, particularly in high-traffic area like Nyabugogo. This project located in City of Kigali, Nyarugenge-District, Kimisagara-Cell, Nyabugogo -Village. The study area is near the site of the biggest and main bus station in Rwanda (Nyabugogo Tax-park), Nyabugogo markets, Petrol stations, commercials building, Muhima police traffic station, Muhima nursery and primary school and etc. where there is a large plot which is able to hold all the building Figures. Currently Rwanda does not have Pedestrian bridge or footbridges. many pedestrians walking and crossing the roads using Zebra crossing, many of them crossing in disorder and vehicles travelling speed is still high and does not allow pedestrians to move freely, and the mobility of physically challenged people has been forgotten and there is a need of introducing the pedestrian overpass bridges in clouded zones of the city center, Nyabugogo, Kicukiro and Remera Giporoso areas of the City of Kigali. In the way of solving those issues, I made a decision of proposing this project of implementing pedestrian bridges at Nyabugogo which. I found those issue by making conversation with different ages of people walking and crossing the road in person day by day, I collected data by manually method of counting pedestrians crossing the roads in rush hours. I also collected existing data about accident records involving pedestrians near the road. Then I made drawings showing our pedestrian bridges and their locations, in this drawing showing first bridge is in circular shape at the crossroads. The road come down from Kimisagara, road from Giti Kinyoni, road from Gicumbi or Gatsata and the road going straight to the Muhima and the other side. The second crossing road bridge is located in front of the Equity bank branch Nyabugogo. I think this project is coming as a solution of the problems talked above. It means This project will improve the quality and quantity of infrastructural in Rwanda, will provide job to many people, will solve the problem of several accidents. This project will improve safety for both pedestrians and vehicles. In this study, I did not make cost estimation so that I recommend other researchers to do it, and also, I did not make a structural design of pedestrian bridges, so that I recommend researchers to do those designs.