Multimodal Transportation Issues in Istanbul: A Case Study for Traffic Redistribution due to Long Span Bridge Rehabilitation

Mustafa Ilicali; Necati Catbas; Mehmet Kiziltas; Aybike Ongel

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.831.413

Paper Titles

The Study of High Temperature Performance of Asphalt Modified by Trinidad Lake Asphalt
p.387

The Research on Aggregate Microstructure Uniformity Image Processing of Asphalt Mixture Based on Computer Scanning Technology
p.393

Study Asphalt Mixture Damage Characteristics Based on X-CT Technology
p.401

Joint Displacement Evaluation of a Modular Road System
p.407

Multimodal Transportation Issues in Istanbul: A Case Study for Traffic Redistribution due to Long Span Bridge Rehabilitation
p.413

The Power Vehicle with Lateral Collecting Function - Right Direction of Electric Vehicles and Electrified Highway
p.418

Effect of Shield Tunneling on High-Speed Railway Bridges under the Influence of Train Operations
p.423

Fractal Characteristics of Mountain Cities' Traffic Flow Based on EMD and Multifractal
p.430

Numerical Analysis of Triplet Shear Test on Brickwork Masonry
p.437

HomeAdvanced Materials ResearchAdvanced Materials Research Vol. 831Multimodal Transportation Issues in Istanbul: A...

Multimodal Transportation Issues in Istanbul: A Case Study for Traffic Redistribution due to Long Span Bridge Rehabilitation

Abstract:

In this paper, the use of multimodal transportation systems for Istanbul was reviewed. It was seen that there is a high imbalance towards the use of highway transportation. Especially, the marine and the railroad lines are underutilized and have not developed properly over the years. Due to extensive use of highway transportation, inter-and intra-city traffic experiences extensive congestions, delays, time and monetary losses. One of the bottlenecks of this congestion is at the Bosphorus Straight where there are two long span bridges. Recently, one of the bridges on the strait, Fatih Sultan Mehmet (FSM) Bridge, has undergone rehabilitation, thus offering reduced traffic capacity. This reduced capacity is taken partially by the other long span bridge (Bogazici Bridge) and partially by the marine transportation lines. In this paper, the traffic flow data before and after the FSM Bridge maintenance are presented along with the marine line data, especially for the redistribution of the traffic during the rehabilitation work at the FSM Bridge. It was concluded that with a well-developed and designed strategy, the marine lines can provide a more balanced modal distribution and more efficient transportation for the city of Istanbul.