QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF LEVEL OF SERVICE OF LOPEZ

AVENUE-NATIONAL HIGHWAY INTERSECTION IN LOS

BAOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES USING SYNCHRO 6
SOFTWARE
by: Rebecca C. Ferrer
rcferrer@up.edu.ph
INTRODUCTION

One important feature of a multi-modal transportation system where

conflicts are critical is the intersection. At a busy intersection, motorists,
cyclists, and pedestrians often have to deal with complex situations and be
aware of the position, movement and intent of other users. Therefore, it is
necessary to know how well an intersection accommodates transportation
travel. One of many ways to measure the efficiency of an intersection is
through its level of service (LOS).
One of the most congested intersection in Los Baos is the Lopez
Avenue-National Highway intersection that is popularly known as Junction.
It experiences congestion during morning and afternoon rush hours which
results to long travel time queue.
OBJECTIVES
General Objective:
Determine the LOS of the Lopez Avenue-National Highway
intersection in terms of delay relative to volume capacity ratio.
Specific Objectives:
a) Measure the crossing time of pedestrians in conflict with the
vehicles.
b) Propose a designed phase signal timing for pedestrians.
c) Determine the adequacy of the geometric and location of
signalized crosswalks

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FRAMEWORK

Figure 1.1 Conceptual framework of the study

METHODOLOGY

Video recording
Data
of vehicle and
Collectio
pedestrian
n
count

Follows the
guidelines
Synchro
indicated in
6 Data
Highway
Analysis
Capacity
Manual 2000

Intersection
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delay and
on Level
phase signal
of
timing for
Servicepedestrians

Figure 1.2 Flow diagram for determination of LOS

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Intersection Delay Considering Different Scenarios

800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0

678.7
671.4
475.3
455.1

215295.6

306.5
255.4

Intersection Delay (s)

Scenario
Morning Survey

Afternoon Survey

Table 1.1 Intersection delay considering different scenarios

Among the four scenarios, the unsignalized intersection yielded the
longest intersection delay. While the shortest delay was determined when
there are no tricycles in the intersection and no vehicles going to Sta. Cruz
(no through flow vehicles). It can also be noted that when the intersection
was analyzed as pre-timed controlled, results show that delay and v/c ratio
tend to decrease. The study also considered combinations of all the
scenarios resulting to shortest intersection delay of around 26 seconds and a
v/c ratio of 0.9.

CONCLUSION
It was found out in the study that the current condition of the Lopez
Avenue-National Highway intersection yielded a very long intersection delay
and a high v/c ratio. This indicates that the condition in the intersection
causes a great deal and greatly affects the whole transportation network
system in Los Baos. Therefore, an immediate action should be implemented
to address the problem.

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