A Brief Study on Capacity Loss at Major Rajshahi City Roads, Bangladesh

Rajshahi, the 4th largest metropolitan city of Bangladesh have such roadway networks which were designed decades ago and nowadays they are facing problems in housing the increasing amount of traffic. As a result, the mobility of the traffic system has been hampered causing congestion and slower movement of vehicles. For this, inability to use the full capacity of roads is considered to be the main matter of concern. The study investigated the main reasons behind capacity loss on major city roads. To do, seven busiest roads of Rajshahi city were chosen. Then, a survey was carried out to identify the key factors which play lead role in reducing overall capacity. Through the survey some reasons like; on-street parking(37.23%), parking near intersections(30.5%), existence of shops on roads(3.61%), periodic maintenance(16.2%), lack of facilities of waste disposal(2.8%) were mostly found prominent. Overall, the study has shown some potential findings regarding major city road capacity conditions