Reducing Delay Time at Signal Controlled Junction with the Help of Actuated Control

Nearly every town faces the traffic problem caused by the continuous increase of the traffic volume. Traffic collapses, congestions, accidents and a further negative impact on the environment are gradually becoming a common part of our lives. Junctions are the most critical points of the road network, which usually determine the capacity of the roads. Therefore, proper traffic organization at junctions is a necessity. This paper analyses the actuated control in comparison to the fixed control at a signal-controlled junction. It also includes a case study of one problematic junction in this paper. With the help of microscopic simulation in Aimsun, 2 solutions for this problematic junction were assessed, one of which is fixed control and other is actuated control. Actuated traffic control gives better results than fixed control