of the Project for Comprehensive Urban Transport Plan of
the Greater Yangon (YUTRA) Major Findings on Yangon Urban Transport and Short-Term Actions May 14, 2014 Mr. Takashi Shoyama JICA Project Team Jointly hosted by the Ministry of Rail Transportation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 1 Contents I. YUTRA Introduction II. Key Findings of YUTRA Surveys III. Transport Demand Forecast IV. Proposed Short-term Actions 2 I. YUTRA Introduction YUTRA traffic survey (meeting in the field) 3 Objectives To prepare a comprehensive urban transport plan of the Greater Yangon: long term plan until 2035, mid-term plan until 2025, and short-term action plan until 2018; To conduct Pre-Feasibility Study for Construction of New Thaketa Bridge; Implementation of 8-mile Intersection Improvement; and Technology transfer to Myanmar counterparts through the Project 4 Project Schedule 5 Transport/Traffic Surveys Conducted in YUTRA
Intersection Survey
Traffic Count Survey
Screen Line Survey
Parking Survey
Ferry Passenger Count Survey
Railway Passenger OD Interview Survey
Bus Passenger OD Interview Survey
Cordon Line Survey
Truck OD Interview Survey
Travel Speed Survey
6 II. Key Findings of YUTRA Surveys 7 No. of Trips of Yangon Residents Mode Number of Person Trips (000/day) Walk 4,778 Bicycle 1,472 Motorcycle 471 Car 441 Van 89 Taxi 502 Sc / Co Bus 604 Passenger Truck 391 Small-Bus 378 Large-Bus 1,856 Pick-up 64 Medium-Truck 14 Large-Truck 6 Trailer 5 Railway 71 Water Ferry 160 Others 13 Total 11,313 No. of Person- Trips of Greater Yangon 11.3 million/day (total) or 6.5 million/day (excluding walk) 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 Trip: travel activity of a person with a single purpose, e.g. commuting 8 Trip Rate (average number of trips per person per day) Modal Share Excluding walk trips Male Female Total All Trips 2.199 1.904 2.042 Excluding Walking 1.472 0.923 1.179
In most of Asian cities, the trip rate ranges from 2.0 to 2.5. The rate of Yangon is on the low side. The present mobility of Yangon people is not high. 9 Trip Makers Opinion on Selected Transport Policy Matters Question: Do you think the current limitation on the use of motorcycle in Yangon should be continued? (Yes/ No/ Dont know) 10 III. Transport Demand Forecast 11 Demand Forecast Methodology The travel demand model for YUTRA is developed for the assessment of strategic transport development options. It is a four stage model: YCDC (33 Township) 130 Special Areas 4 Rest of Yangon Region 33 Other Regions (External) 20 Total (Zones) 187 1. Trip-end model 2. Distribution model 3. Modal split 4. Traffic assignment 12 Socio-economic Framework
2013 2018 2025 2035
Primary 58 58 58 58 Secondary 219 263 350 562 Tertiary 2,263 2,601 3,214 4,470 Workers Total Workers 2,540 2,921 3,622 5,089 Student at Residence 1,164 1,303 1,532 1,938 Others 2,013 2,212 2,462 2,685 Night-time Population ('000) Total Night-time Population 5,716 6,437 7,615 9,712 Primary 58 58 58 58 Secondary 244 289 378 595 Tertiary 2,263 2,610 3,242 4,547 Employment Total Employment 2,565 2,956 3,678 5,200 Student at School places 1,164 1,303 1,532 1,938 Others 2,013 2,212 2,462 2,685 Day-time Population ('000) Total Day-time Population 5,741 6,472 7,672 9,823 Household Income ('000 Kyat/month) 240.6 340.5 522.2 954.7 Household Car Ownership Ratio (%) 11.6 16.8 23.2 32.3
13 Assignment Current Situation V/C: Volume/ Capacity Ratio. If this ratio is over 1.0, the congestion is serious. 14 Summary Growth in Travel Demand (' 000) Description 2013 2018 2025 2035 Walk 4,778 5,238 6,072 7,403 Bicycle 1,472 1,661 1,981 2,704 Mechanised 4,935 5,862 7,185 9,477 % mechanised 44.1 45.9 47.2 48.4 Total Trips 11,185 12,761 15,238 19,584 Population 5,716 6,437 7,616 9,712 Trip Rate 1.96 1.98 2.00 2.02
About 1.8 times in 2035 Future Travel Demand Summary of Growth in Person Trips 15 15 Future Travel Demand 2035 Do-nothing 16 IV. Proposed Short-term Actions (1) BRT - Network Recommended (2) Traffic Management - Parking issue - Intersection improvement (3) Institutional Reform 17 (1) BRT - Network Recommended - To maintain the current 60% of public transport modal share 18 BRT Project Stages Project Evaluation No.1. BRT 1A: i. Dagon Ayeyar Highway Dagon Thiri Garden line ii. Daningon Jct - CBD No.2. BRT 1B: i. Aungmingalar Bus T CBD ii. YGN Airport Hledan Jct No.3. BRT 2A: i. Myaynigone Jct Thingangyun Sanpya Market ii. East Dagon CBD No.4. BRT 2B: i. Thingangyun Yoma Bank Kyaikkhouk Pagoda 19 Movie 20 (2) Traffic Management 1. On-street parking and illegal parking 2. Insufficient traffic signal operation 3. Improper boarding and alighting behavior of bus passengers 4. Deteriorated road pavement 5. Flooding of road way 6. Schools, hospitals, shopping centers, etc. that attract many people without enough parking space 7. Busy roadside activities and encroachment area ) 8. Road works 9. Large volume of trucks and other large vehicles mixed with other traffic Major Causes of Traffic Congestion 21 In front of Shopping Center Parking Problems Motorcar users have no choice but to park on-street causing traffic congestion, since number of off-street parking is limited. 22 Effectiveness of Parking Control from 2013 simulation With On-road Parking (Current Situation) Without On-road Parking Improvement of about 6-7 km/h in CBD 23 Proposed Traffic Management Projects 1. Yangon CBD Traffic Congestion Mitigation Project 2. Major Roads Traffic Congestion Mitigation Project 3. Capacity Development on Traffic Planning and Management 4. Yangon Parking Development Project (Master Plan) 5. Yangon Parking Development Project (Construction) 6. Yangon Traffic Safety Five-Year Program 24 Pilot Project implemented at 8-mile Intersection 8-mile Intersection Pyay Rd Pyay Rd AM Peak PM Peak 9:00-10:00 16:00-17:00 Kabar AyePagodaRd Kabar AyePagodaRd Kyaik WinePagodaRd Kyaik WinePagodaRd Pyay Rd Pyay Rd 1 4 % 5 8 % 2 8 % 69% 1 1 % 6 3 % 2 7 % 18% 10% 17% 16% 11% 16% 43% 1 4 % 72% 35% 39% 55% 3 5 % 5 1 % 1 1 % 5 7 % 3 2 % High left-turn ratio 25 25 Improvement Measures Lead-lag phase with left turn actuation New lane assignment Advanced signal controller Video vehicle detector Time-of-day control to meet varying traffic demand Two sets of lantern for each movement 26 Movie 27 (3) Institutional Reform Establishment of Yangon Urban Transport Authority (YUTA)- proposed About 50 staff in total Responsible for: - Planning - Management - Budgeting - Monitoring, etc. of urban transport projects 28 Establishment of BRT Management Agency Responsible for - planning and managing the BRT network, - and is primarily responsible for customer service delivery. 29 THANK YOU 31