Developing a Hierarchical Road Layout Method for Large-Scale Construction Site
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 146, Issue 9
Abstract
Large-scale construction projects that unify multiple subprojects and cover a large site area have been increased by rapid urbanization. Frequent traffic accidents have occurred inside these construction sites, which highly requires a reasonable road system to prevent traffic problems from the planning level. To address the research gap in modeling road layout for large-scale construction projects, this paper develops a hierarchical road layout method. Specifically, the method is established in three levels to distinguish the traffic demands inside and outside subprojects. Permanent roads are reconstructed to form a basic road network for the three road levels. Two optimization models are established to arrange nodes and links on the basic network. Preliminary evaluation results of a tourist resort project show that the proposed method can improve efficiency and safety performance. Further, the scenario analysis proves the feasibility in other types of large-scale projects. This primary investigation initially considers road hierarchy and utilization of permanent roads. Hopefully, it will enhance the traffic performance of large-scale projects and inspire more concerns on the traffic planning at preconstruction stage.
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Data Availability Statement
All data, models, or code used during the study were provided by a third party. Direct requests for these materials may be made to the provider as indicated in the Acknowledgements section.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to Lan Zhang, and Capital Construction Dept. of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, for sharing valuable data. Also, great gratitude is given toward the project teams of Hongqiao Business District and Shanghai Disneyland Theme Park, for providing advice on the practical applications of the road layout.
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Volume 146 • Issue 9 • September 2020
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Received: May 7, 2019
Accepted: Dec 20, 2019
Published online: Jul 11, 2020
Published in print: Sep 1, 2020
Discussion open until: Dec 11, 2020
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