• Toral Vyas
• H. R. Varia

Cities play a vital role in generating economic growth and prosperity. In India, the construction of metro rail systems has become increasingly common in urban areas to address the growing transportation needs of a rapidly developing society. However, the construction work zones associated with metro rail projects can have significant impacts on traffic flow and delay in the surrounding areas. The study focused on evaluating traffic patterns, including traffic volume, speed, travel time, and delay during and after the construction work zone. The prediction models for flow and delay are developed. For the developed models, two validation techniques i.e., cross validation and statistical validation are applied. The findings of the study revealed that the presence of a metro rail construction work zone resulted in noticeable disruptions to traffic flow during construction stage. The observed reduction in flow varies from 1 % to 11% on the majority links of the study area. The common factors affecting flow during and after construction stages are available lane width, space mean speed, proportion of car and proportion of two-wheeler.

traffic flow, work zone, regression, cross validation

"Impact Analysis of Metro Rail Construction Work Zone on Traffic Flow", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.b770-b786, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310184.pdf

"Impact Analysis of Metro Rail Construction Work Zone on Traffic Flow", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. ppb770-b786, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310184.pdf