1. Graduation Project Thesis: Redesign of Faisal Street-Nablus
Dima Aquil Qamhiyeh Dina Marwan Abdulhaq
May 2009

2. Introduction Why Faisal street ?
Study area, problems, and methodology.
Alternatives ( Arterial Management System, a Tunnel (underpass) .

3. Why Faisal street ? Arterial street: Central part (CBD) Institutions:
that connects the western part of the city with the eastern one
Central part (CBD)
Institutions:
Municipality/ Police center / Post office / Al-Watany hospital

4. Study Area
The study area starts from Al-Salam mosque in Haifa street to Al-Ballor Hall in Faisal street

5. Problems Traffic problems: Congestion Problems Delay Problems
Safety Problems
Geometry Problems

6. References as AASHTO 2001, and the European Standard.
The methodology
Data collection.
Data analysis
References as AASHTO 2001, and the European Standard.

7. Through Traffic: Peak hour (1:00-2:00).
License plate counts.
Peak periods ( 7:00-9:00 am ) and (1: pm).
Peak hour (1:00-2:00).
Maximum Peak hour volume (PHV) = 360 vehicle/hr.

8. Arterial Development and Management System Alternative
Re-planning of the arterial.
Widening and reallocation of space as needed.
Separating through traffic from local traffic .

9. Arterial Development and Management System Alternative
Study Area
From Al-Salam Mosque to Al-Ballor Hall
We divided the study area into three parts:

10. Part One

11. Part Two

12. Part Three

13. Arterial Development and Management System Alternative
Due to streets’ widths and existing of commercial and residential buildings in the first and third part of the study area we applied the system on second part only.

14. Arterial Development and Management System Alternative’s cross section

15. Design criteria
For a design speed of 45 mph and urban arterial highway :
Super elevation (e)=6%
Friction factor (f) =0.145

16. The center line of the Arterial System

17. The plan of the Arterial System

18. Underpass (Tunnel) Alternative
Building a tunnel was the second alternative to solve the streets’ problems.
The Tunnel was for through traffic only
This will separates the through traffic completely from the local traffic and doesn’t affect the traffic on the original street over the tunnel.

19. Underpass (Tunnel) Alternative
Study Area
From Al-Salam Mosque to Al- Ballor Hall

20. Tunnel’s cross section

21. Center line of the Tunnel Alternative

22. The plan of the Tunnel Alternative

23. The plan of the local traffic

24. The profile of the Tunnel Alternative

25. Ready to learn from your comments and questions.
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