A Traffic Congestion Study of Unsignalized Intersections along Yacapin-Capt. Vicente Roa, Yacapin-Osmena, J.R. Borja-Capt. Vicente Roa and J.R. Borja-Osmeña Streets in Cagayan de Oro City
Today, traffic congestion is one of the most challenging and complicated problem in Cagayan de Oro City thus, this study aims to evaluate the congestion issue in Cogon Market, particularly, the traffic performance along the unsignalized intersections that include the roads of Yacapin, Capt. Vicente Roa, Osmena and J.R. Borja streets. The methodology involves data collection of three variables: vehicle traffic flow (i.e Level of Service), pedestrian (i.e. walkability), and parking (i.e. parking demand & supply). Preliminary results revealed that traffic congestion were primarily due to: absence of traffic signals (i.e., vehicle and pedestrian), poor condition of pavement markings (i.e. parking and crosswalk), inadequate parking facilities, obstruction of vendors along the sidewalk, inadequate pedestrian facilities, and poor traffic enforcement. Moreover, Level of Service (LOS) of roads along these intersections ranges between LOS E (i.e., unstable flow) and LOS F (i.e., forced/breakdown flow). Thus, a traffic management scheme is highly recommended.