Traffic report final 20 3-12

Bina Puri Holding Bhd
Traffic Study for Construction of Karachi
Hyderabad Motorway (M9) on Built, Operate
and Transfer (BOT) Basis
Draft Report

20 March 2012

Hyderabad Motorway (M9) on Built, Operate
and Transfer (BOT) Basis

Draft Report

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Hyderabad Motorway (M9) on Built, Operate and
Transfer (BOT) Basis
Draft Report

Contents Amendment Record
This report has been issued and amended as follows:

Issue Revision Description Date Signed
1 05/01/2012 smp
2 20/03/2012 smp

2 MARCH 20

Traffic Study of Karachi-Hyderabad (M9) Project

Contents

Contents Amendment Record 2

1 Traffic Study of Karachi-Hyderabad (M9) Project 1-1
1.1 Introduction 1-1
1.2 Scope of the Study 1-2
1.3 Constraints and Limitation 1-3
1.4 Structure of the Report 1-3

2 The Project 2-3
2.1 Background 2-3
2.2 Demographic Profile 2-3
2.3 Proposed Development Project along Project Corridor 2-12
2.4 Hyderabad District 2-14
2.5 Brief Profile of Karachi Hyderabad Motorway –M9 2-14
2.6 Brief Profile of Pakistan 2-15

3 Data Collection 3-26
3.2 Traffic Surveys 3-27
3.3 Methodology 3-27
3.4 Vehicle Classifications 3-29
3.5 Mid Block Traffic Counts 3-31
3.6 Traffic count surveys at Intersections 3-31
3.7 Origin and Destination Survey will 3-32
3.8 Willingness to pay survey 3-32
3.9 Travel Time and Delay Survey 3-32

4 Data Analysis 4-48
4.1 Average Daily Traffic as per NHA Toll able Classification (ADT)4-48
4.2 Hourly Variation of Traffic 4-123
4.3 Composition of Traffic 4-123
4.4 Weekly and Seasonal Variation in Traffic 4-123
4.5 Intersection Turning Movements 4-124
4.6 Traffic Count at Competing Route National Highway-N5 4-229
4.7 Review of Previous Studies. 4-247

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4.8 Origin & Destination Survey 4-251
4.9 Vehicular Trip and Desire Pattern 4-252
4.10 Travel Characteristics 4-267
4.11 Origin & Destination Survey on Competing Route National
Highway N5 4-275
4.12 Vehicular Trip and Desire Pattern 4-275
4.13 Travel Characteristics 4-285
4.14 Willingness-To-Pay (Wtp) Survey 4-291
4.15 Speed and delays Surveys 4-303
4.16 Capacity Analysis 4-304

5 Tolling Strategy 5-308
5.2 Proposed Toll Rates 5-310

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List of Tables
Table 2-1 Population Projection of Karachi as per Karachi Strategic
Development Plan 2020 –KSDP 2020 2-4
Table 2-2 Pakistan –Administrative Capital 2-16
Table 2-3 The population of Pakistan as per 1998 census 2-16
Table 2-4 – Total Road Length in Pakistan -Km 2-18
Table 2-5 Motor Vehicles Registered Data 2-19
Table 3-1: Traffic Survey schedule 3-28
Table 3-2: Vehicle Classification as per Metro Counter 3-30
Table 3-3 Vehicle Classification as per NHA toll able classification 3-30
Table 4-1 Project road section 4-49
Table 4-2 24 Hour 7-days Traffic Counts @ Karachi Toll Plaza on
Motorway M9 4-51
Table 4-3 24 Hour 7 days Traffic Count @ Hyderabad Toll Plaza on
Motorway M9 4-67
Table 4-4 24 Hours 7 Days Traffic Count @ Kathor Near Ansari
Bridge on Motorway M9 4-83
Table 4-5 48 HoursTraffic @ Karachi Toll Plaza on Motorway M9 4-99
Table 4-6 48 Hours Traffic Counts @ Kathor near Ansari Bridge on
Motorway M9 4-107
Table 4-7 48 Hours Traffic Counts @ Hyderabad Toll Plaza on
Motorway M9 4-115
Table 4-8 24 Hour-7 Days Traffic Counts @ Junction Motorway M9
and Dumba Goth 4-125
Table 4-9 24 Hour-7 Days Traffic Counts @ Junction Motorway M9
and Kathor Interchange 4-142
Table 4-10 24 Hours Traffic Count @ Link Road on Kathor Toll Plaza4-174
Table 4-11 24 Hours 7 Days Traffic Counts @ Junction of Motorway
M9 –Lucky Cement 4-176
Table 4-12 24 Hours 7 Days Traffic Counts @ Junction Motorway M9
– Noriabad 4-179
–Thana Bola Khan 4-196
- Bolari 4-213
Table 4-15 24 Hour 7 Day Traffic Count On National Highway N5 @
Sassi Toll Plaza 4-231

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Table 4-16 24 Hour Traffic Count On National Highway N5 @ Sassi
Toll Plaza 4-245
Table 4-17 ADT Both Directions at Karachi Toll Plaza-Year 2009 and
2011 4-248
Table 4-18 ADT Both Directions at Kathor-Year 2009 and 2011 4-249
Table 4-19 ADT Both Directions at Hyderabad Toll Plaza-Year 2009
and 2011 4-250
Table 4-20 Zone Distribution –Passenger Vehicles 4-253
Table 4-21 Zone Distribution –Goods Vehicle 4-260
Table 4-22 Distribution of Trips by Vehicle Type and Purpose 4-267
Table 4-23 Average Trip Length and Average Trip Time of the
Passenger Vehicles 4-268
Table 4-24 Distribution of Trips by Mode and Frequency 4-269
Table 4-25 Vehicle –Wise Average Occupancy 4-270
Table 4-26 Distribution of Trips by Vehicle Type and Commodity
Carried 4-271
Table 4-27 Average Trip Length and Average Trip Time of the Goods
Vehicles 4-272
Table 4-29 Zone Distribution Passenger Vehicle on National Highway4-277
Table 4-30 Zone Distribution Goods Vehicle on National Highway4-281
Table 4-31 Distribution of Trips by Vehicle Type and Purpose on
National Highway 4-286
Table 4-32 Average Trip Length and Average Trip Time of the
Passenger Vehicles on National Highway 4-287
Table 4-33 Distribution of Trips by Mode and Frequency on
National Highway 4-288
Table 4-34 Distribution of Trips by Vehicle Type and Commodity
Carried on National Highway 4-289
Table 4-36 Average Trip Length and Time on National Highway 4-291
Table 4-37 Effect Of Road Condition on the Trips 4-293
Table 4-38 Willing to Pay Extra Toll 4-294
Table 4-39 Reason for willing to pay Extra Toll 4-295
Table 4-40 Extra amount witch may pay for Improved Facility 4-296
Table 4-41 Reaction if Higher Toll Rate would Impose 4-298
Table 4-42 Transport Owner Response 4-299
Table 4-43 Vehicle Classification and PCU Factors 4-305

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Table 4-44 Capacity Analysis 4-306
Table 5-1 Proposed Toll Rate 5-311

List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Project Road 1-1
Figure 1-2 Location Plan 1-1
Figure 1-3 Methodology 1-2
Figure 2-1 Karachi Mass Transit Options 2-7
Figure 2-2 Karachi Circular Railway 2-8
Figure 2-3 Bus Rapid Priority Corridors 2-9
Figure 2-4 Proposed Ring Road 2-11
Figure 2-5 Location Plan of Education and DHA City 2-13
Figure 2-6 Population Data 2-17
Figure 2-7 Pakistan Exports 2-21
Figure 2-8 Pakistan GDP Annual Growth Rate 2-22
Figure 2-9 Pakistan GDP Per Capita 2-23
Figure 2-10 Pakistan Imports 2-23
Figure 2-11 Pakistan Inflation Rate 2-24
Figure 2-12 Pakistan Interest Rate 2-24
Figure 3-1 Location plan of Traffic Counting Stations with GPS
Coordinates 3-33
Figure 3-2 Location of All Traffic Survey Stations on Linear Plan 3-34
Figure 4-1 Project road section 4-50
Figure 4-2 Motorway M9 – Dumba Goth Junction 4-141
Figure 4-3 Motorway M9- Kathor Interchange Junction 4-173
Figure 4-4 Motorway M9 –Lucky Cement Junction 4-178
Figure 4-5 Motorway M9 –Noriabad Junction 4-195
Figure 4-6 Motorway M9 –Thana Bola Khan Junction 4-212
Figure 4-7 Motorway M9 –Bolari Junction 4-229
Figure 4-8 Vehicle Type and Purpose 4-268
Figure 4-9 Distribution of Trip by Frequency 4-270
Figure 4-10 Distribution of Trips by Commodity Carried by Vehicle4-272
Figure 4-11 Distribution of Trips by Frequency 4-274
Figure 4-12 Location of National Highways in Sindh Province 4-284
Figure 4-13 Extra Toll per KM for Car Owner and M.Bus Coaches4-297

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Figure 4-14 Extra Toll per KM for Bus, Truck and Articulated Trailer4-302
Figure 5-1 Proposed Location of Toll Plaza 5-309

List of Annexure

Annexure-A Mid block Traffic Count @ Karachi Toll Plaza
On Karachi Hyderabad Motorway 5-312
Annexure-B Mid block Traffic Count @ Kathor
Annexure-C Mid block Traffic Count @ Hyderabad Toll Plaza
Annexure-D Mid block Traffic Count @ Link Road Toll Plaza
On Link Road 5-333
Annexure-E Mid block Traffic Count @ Sassi Toll Plaza
On National Highway 5-340
Annexure-F Photograph of Mid block Traffic Count 5-347

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1 Traffic Study of Karachi-Hyderabad (M9) Project

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 General
The existing Karachi – Hyderabad Highway (136 km) serves all important industrial and
commercial areas of Pakistan. It forms the backbone of the road network connecting all
northern areas to the port city of Karachi. The location plans are attached at Figure 1.1
and Figure 1.2
In order to accelerate the process of expansion of motorways the Government has
invited the private sector to participate in expansion of Motorway Network, on the basis
of build, operate and transfer (BOT) arrangement. The GOP believes that the technical,
managerial and financial resources of the private sector can make a useful addition to its
own efforts in this regard.

The present Traffic Report is prepared with the objective of estimating the toll able
traffic on entire section of Karachi Hyderabad Motorway –M9 and all major
intersections along Karachi Hyderabad Motorway-M9.

The project road is about 136 km from Sohrab Goth to Hyderabad. The distance
between Karachi toll plaza and Hyderabad toll plaza is about 118 km.

The project concerns
Construction of 3 dual lane carriageways with interchanges at all major intersections.
Operation, maintenance and toll collection for a specified concession period.
For the above project, the National Highway Authority (NHA) had invited Expression
of Interest (EOI) from local and international private developers. As a result Bina Puri
Holding, a Malaysian owned company was selected to issue a Letter of Intent (LOI)
from NHA for the construction of Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M9) on BOT basis.

Bina Puri Holding in turn has appointed Halcrow (Pakistan) as their Traffic Study
consultant.

The present report is prepared with the objective of providing the existing traffic levels
on the project road, connecting intersections and other competing routes in the project
influence area. The present report cover
Estimation of the tollable traffic on the project road
Advice on the tolling strategy

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1.2 Scope of the Study
The scope of services of the study is to:

1.2.1 Review of previous traffic studies as well as other relevant documentation
including the proposed toll plaza locations

1.2.2 Undertaking primary data collection by conducting traffic counts (Mid block
counts and intersection / junction counts), origin-destination, and willingness to
pay and travel time survey. These shall include:

1.2.3 Traffic count surveys at mid blocks to identify traffic movement volumes. The
survey will be carried out for 24-hours- 7 days round the clock. The survey will be
carried on following locations.
Toll Plaza at Karachi;
Toll Plaza at Hyderabad.
At Ansari Bridge near Kathor on Super Highway
Toll Plaza at National Highway near Sassi Toll Plaza

1.2.4 Traffic count surveys at intersections to determine available route choices. This
would assist in the evaluation of alternative routes to the proposed toll road. The
survey will be carried out for 24-hours-7 days round the clock. The survey will be
carried out on following locations.
Dumba Goth
Link road of National Highway and Super Highway (M-9) at Kathor interchange
Lucky Cement Factory
Nooriabad Industrial Estate
Thana Bola Khan
Bolari

1.2.5 Origin and Destination Survey will carried on following location
Toll Plaza at Karachi.
Noriabad
Toll Plaza at Hyderabad
Sassi Toll Plaza at National Highway
The O-D Survey will be carried out 10 % of total traffic in any direction

1.2.6 Willingness to pay survey will carried out at following locations
Toll Plaza at Karachi
Noriabad
Toll Plaza at Hyderabad

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The willingness to pay survey will be carried out for all five markets with minimum of 70
surveys for each market.

Travel speed surveys to determine the level of service on arterial roads. These
surveys will be conducted three (3) times a day for two directions on a weekday.

Based on appreciation of the project objective and scope conceived by Bina Puri and Hal
crow’s experience on similar project, a detailed methodology is being adopted to carry
out this assignment. The proposed methodology is given in Figure-1.3 envisages the
following task

1.3 Constraints and Limitation
Our scope of work only limited to traffic surveys as mentioned in Para 1.2
The following constraints are not included in our scope of work
Detail traffic modeling of the project
Sensitivity and risk analysis
WTP Analysis.
Growth rate analysis
Traffic Projections
Revenue forecast and projection
To estimate toll traffic at proposed toll plaza locations after identification of
competing routes and analysis of network condition ,traffic characteristic and
level of toll (if any) charged to the competing corridors.

1.4 Structure of the Report
Following the initial introductory chapter, the Report is organised as per the following
main chapter, sections and subsections:
Chapter 2 described the project detail and demographic profile of project
influence area
Chapter 3 described the data collection.
Chapter 4 contains data analysis
Chapter 5 explains the tolling strategy

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Figure 1-1 Project Road

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Figure 1-2 Location Plan

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Karachi Education City Master Plan Final Report-Circulation

Figure 1-3 Methodology

Reconnaissance survey
− Analyze existing road network and study the proposed identified spots to conduct

Primary surveys Secondary data collection
− 24 hr-7 days Classified Volume Traffic Count Survey at − Demographic and Socio-economic
Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (3 locations) characteristics
− 24 hr-7 days Classified Volume Traffic Count on − Registered vehicles
alternate route i.e. National Highway − Existing and proposed toll rates
− 24 hr- 7 days counts on major intersections on − Socio economic base line data
Motorway and on the adjoining roads (6 Locations at − Government policies regarding BOT
proposed interchanges) − Proposed and planned developments, land
− Travel time survey (3 times in 24 hours in both use plans, population/vehicle growth rates,
directions) − Willingness to pay survey
− Road condition survey − Origin and Destination survey

Data analysis
− Calculation of Average Daily Traffic (ADT), Annual Average Daily Traffic
(AADT), etc.,
− Assess travel pattern and traffic flow for Vehicular traffic
− Capacity Analysis
− Proposed toll rate and toll plaza locattions

Recommendations
− Suitable proposed toll rates, tolling arrangement, access control mechanism with
the objective of maximizing toll and minimizing leakages

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2 The Project

2.1 Background

The existing Karachi –Hyderabad Motorway (136 km) serves all important industrial and
commercial areas of Pakistan. It forms a backbone of the road network connecting all
northern areas to the port city of Karachi. This highway provides an important link
between two major cities Karachi and Hyderabad. Its also link the National Highway
N-5 and Indus Highway N55

Understanding the existing socio-economic characteristics of the region is a prelude to
the assessment of likely project impacts (positive/ negative). The project corridor
traverses through three districts, viz. Karachi, Dadu and Hyderabad. These districts
have together been identified as the Project Influence Area (PIA). A socio-economic
assessment of the project influence area has been attempted in the following sections.

2.2 Demographic Profile

2.2.1 Brief Profile of the Project Influence Region
The project influence area of Karachi Hyderabad Motorway –M9 is spread over the
entire Pakistan and specially in Sindh Province viz three district Karachi, Hyderabad and
very small portion of Dadu district. The profile of Karachi, Hyderabad and entire
Pakistan has been given in Section 2.2.2. Four national highways connect the Sindh
province with the rest of the Pakistan.

The National Highway (N-5) is 1819 kms long and connects Karachi-Hyderabad-
Multan-Lahore-Rawdpindi-Peshawar-Torlkiam. It starts form Karachi and has a length
of about 671 Kms in the Province of Sindh. It is the primary transport artery of the
country, which carries 60 % of port traffic and 55 % of the intercity traffic. N-5 has a
dual carriageway. In Sindh it passes through the cities of Karachi, Thatta, Hyderabad,
Hala, Sakrand, Moro, Khairpur, Rohri, Pannu Aquil, Ghotki and Ubaro.
The Karachi Hyderabad Motorway (M-9) i.e. Super Highway is 136 Kms long and has a
dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction. At present it is a four lane highway
with out access control. Expansion to access controlled 6-lane motorway on BOT basis
is underway.

The Super Highway leads to N-55. The Indus Highway which starts from Kotri (Near
Hyderabad to D.G Khan to D.I.Khan to Kohat to Peshawar. This road is 1264 Kms

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long. It has a length of about 495 Kms in Sindh Province. This road passes through the
cities of Kotri, Sehwan, Dadu, Larkana, Shikarpur and Kandhkot in the province of
Sindh.

Another Highway i.e., N-25 links Karachi with Bela-Khuzdar-Kalat-Quetta-Chaman. It
is 813 Kms in length, but has a very small portion in the Province of Sindh which is
about 23 Kms. The project road might have some influence on the traffic plying on this
road and going towards the Province of Balochistan.

A newly constructed highway namely the Makran Coastal Highway (N-10) also links
Sindh province with the coastal belt of Balochistan. It is about 653 kms in length. The
Provincial Government of Sindh is planning to extend this highway along its coastal belt
linking the coastal areas of Keti Bunder and Ali Bunder.

2.2.2 Karachi District
The city of Karachi is the major commercial centre of Pakistan situated in Sindh
province, presently has a population of 20 million (govt. statistics from 1998 census: 9.35
million) which is expected to reach 27 million mark by the year 2020.with an annual
growth rate of 4.2 % compared to the national growth of 3% per annum. An
unprecedented growth rate is mainly attributed to the large-scale exodus of population
from all rural areas of Pakistan to Karachi besides natural growth. It is estimated that
approximately 2,00,000 people are added to the metropolis every year
Table 2-1 Population Projection of Karachi as per Karachi Strategic Development Plan
2020 –KSDP 2020

Scenario 1998 2005 2010 2020
Population 11,353 15,120 22,594 27,550
(000s)
AAGR in 4.20% 4.15% 4.05% -
following yers
T
h
e

The total land area of the Karachi district is approximately 3600 sq.km of which about
1300 sq.km are occupied by the built up area. Consisting of 18 towns, six Cantonment
Boards and other agencies. The city is administered by the office of City Nazim (Mayor)
who is the head of the City District Government of Karachi (CDGK).

The Karachi metropolitan region, as determined by the commuter zone, spread over
parts of the surrounding districts, Thatta, Dadu and Jamshoroof Sindh to the east,
Lasbella of Balochistan to the west. The coastal line in the district is about 135
kilometres long extended along the Gharo Creek westward beyond Cape Monze to the
estuary of Hub River. Almost in the centre of the coast sheltered by the island of

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Manora, lies the port of Karachi, with entire Pakistan and Afghanistan forming its vast
hinterland. The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim at Pipri on the Gharo Creek serves a
complementary route.

Karachi is expected to maintain its dominant role as a major industrial and commercial
centre over the next decade. It has a significant position in the nations' socio-economic
setting. It is the important hub of trade and commerce. Geographically, the city of
Karachi is situated in the south of Pakistan spread along and beyond the coastline of
Arabian Sea. As the largest city and the transportation, trade and financial gateway to
the outside world. Karachi economic fate is closely tied to that of the nation, and even
that of Central Asia. Karachi considerable presence cab be portrayed best by showing
the city’s central role in various sector of national economy activity
40 percent of financial activity
30 percent of manufacturing and 40 percent of large – scale manufacturing
50 percent of bank deposits
20 percent of federal tax revenue
40 percent of Sindh’s provincial revenue
62 percent of income tax collection
95 percent of foreign trade passes through Karachi from two ports and airport
The city of Karachi is located on semi-arid zone but enjoys a moderate climate due to
marine affects. May and June are hottest months of the year with temperature as high as
43.3 degree centigrade while January is the coldest month with temperature as low as 5
degree centigrade. The mean annual rain fall is about 7 inches.

The City of Karachi has a radial network of roads that converges towards the Karachi
Port. The Central Business District (CBD) is located next to the Karachi Port with the
result that in the morning most of the traffic goes to the CBD and the peak hour traffic
is from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM which is witnessed on most of the major roads in Karachi.
In the evening, the traffic plies in the reverse direction i.e., from the port towards the
residential areas and the peak hours vary from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

In Karachi, business and shopping centres are open till late in the night. This generates a
lot of trips and in the absence of any mass transit or light rail system; roads are the only
source of travel. Many projects and proposals have been considered in the past and some
are still in the planning stage but none of them could be materialized due either to
shortage of funds or other reasons. Of 24.2 million trips taken every day in Karachi, the
public transport (buses) is deemed to provide 50-60 percent of all trips, Para transit (taxis
and rickshaws) and private cars account about 20 percent of trip. Pedestrian trips
represent about 20 percent of all trips.

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The Karachi City District has 9,764 kilometres of roads at all levels, from expressway to
collectors to alleys. The layri express way begins north of Karachi City Port and west of
the central city, and runs northeast between Layri and Site districts .The Layri express
way is about seventeen kilometres in length.

The Northern Bypass road forming a wide semi-circle beyond the north of urban
Karachi has been completed. Its connects the RCB road north of Baldia with the NBP
interchange on the motorway –M9.The RCD Highway is an important highway which
link with Northern by pass.

2.2.3 Proposed Karachi Mass Transit System

In 1990 Karachi Mass Transit plan identified seven high volume transit corridors. The
largest volume corridors are “Sohrab Goth to Tower” and “Orangi Town to
Cantonment Station”

The all options which are considered for Karachi Mass Transit System is shown in
Figure-2-1.The details of options are as under:
a. Karachi Circular Railway
The revival of existing circular railway is an effective option for Karachi Mass Transit
System. The existing Karachi Circular Railway is approximately 50 kilometres in length.
Links the downtown with other dense central parts of Karachi. The existing and
proposed extension of Karachi Circular Railway are shown in Figure-2-2
b. Bus Rapid Transit System
Bus Rapid Transit System is also in consideration as a possible option for Karachi Mass
Transit System. Buses Rapid Transit may operate on normal roads have stations just like
a rail service. The two priority corridor as identified by JIAC on “The Study for Karachi
Transportation Improvement Project” as shown in Figure 2-3
c. Light Rail System
Two mass transit lines have already prioritized on the basis of demand and volume for
Light Rail System as shown in Figure-2-2. The priority corridors are:

Priority- 1 Corridor: From Sohrab Goth to Tower

Priority-11 Corridor: From Orangi Town to Cantonment station.

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Figure 2-1 Karachi Mass Transit Options

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Figure 2-2 Karachi Circular Railway

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Figure 2-3 Bus Rapid Priority Corridors

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2.2.4 Proposed Ring Roads and Bye Passes
An important road and highway initiative is the creation of Ring Road .KSDP 2020 have
identified / proposed four ring roads as shown in Figure 2-4.

The details are as under:
d. Central Ring Road (R1)
Central ring road –R1 is a loop approximately 32 kilometres long with grade separation
all along it and will utilized the alignment of Layri express way, Jail road, Shaheed-e-
Millat road, Kahyaban-e- romi ,Mai Kolachi by pass and the Maripur road
e. Inner Ring road (R2)
The inner ring road –R2 is 32.5 kilometres long, its alignment with R1 in the south
western part, has separated northern and eastern alignment.
f. Northern Ring Road (R3)
Northern ring road-R3 on the northern bypass is 65 kilometre long. It will incorporate
the existing northern bypass road and will be extended southward on east and west ends.
g. Outer ring Road (R4)
Outer ring road –R4 is conceived as long term development beyond the time horizon of
the KSDP 2020. The southern section is partly in place .The western extension will
begin at RCD highway, and then continue west and near Hawks bay. The eastern portion
will provide accessibility to the eastern part and further linking the existing link road up
to “Education City”

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Figure 2-4 Proposed Ring Road

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2.3 Proposed Development Project along Project Corridor

As per Karachi Strategic Master Plan (KSDP 2020) for Karachi the
proposed development along project corridor are as under

A new additional urban trade and warehousing center at the
interchange of RCD highway and Northern Bypass will be develop

A new government center at the intersection of Northern Bypass
and Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway shall be established

A special purpose corridor shall be built along Northern Bypass
within 300 meter reservation on both sides, to include housing,
commercial, institutional and public area.

Development of Education city on 9000 acres on both side of Link
road in Deh Chohar. As shown in Figure 2-5

Development of DHA City on 12000 acres near link road on
Karachi Hyderabad Motorway

Development of other small societies along the Karachi Hyderabad
Motorway –M9

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Figure 2-5 Location Plan of Education and DHA City

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2.4 Hyderabad District
Hyderabad is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan and
seventh largest city in the country. Hyderabad is located on the east bank of
the Indus River. Two of Pakistan largest highways Indus Highway N55 and
National Highway N5 join at Hyderabad. The National Highway divide in
to routes N5 going southwest and M9 Karachi Hyderabad motorway going
north to link Karachi. Several towns surrounding the city includes Kotri 6.7
kilometre, Jamshoro at 8.1 km and Husri at 7.5 kilometer.

Hyderabad is an important commercial center where industries include
textile, sugar, and cement .manufacturing of mirror, soap and handicraft
industries. Hyderabad produces almost all of the ornamental glass bangles in
Pakistan.

Hyderabad is the major agricultural produce of the surrounding area.
Hindered district was subdivided in four talukas namely Hyderabad city
taluka, Hyderabad taluka (rural), Latifabad and Qasimabad.
The population of Hyderabad is as per 1998 census is 1.166 million. The
approximate built up area for greater Hyderabad Master Plan is about 140
square kilometers.

2.5 Brief Profile of Karachi Hyderabad Motorway –M9
The existing Karachi – Hyderabad motorway (136 km) serves all important
industrial and commercial areas of Pakistan. It forms the backbone of the
road network connecting all northern areas to the port city of Karachi. The
location plans are attached at Figure 1.1 and Figure 1.2

In order to accelerate the process of expansion of motorways the
Government has invited the private sector to participate in expansion of
Motorway Network, on the basis of build, operate and transfer (BOT)
arrangement. The GOP believes that the technical, managerial and financial
resources of the private sector can make a useful addition to its own efforts
in this regard.

The proposed project is conversion of existing four lane dual carriageways in
to 6 lane motorway with complete access control. The major and minor
junction where interchange may required are
Dumba Goth
Link road of National Highways and Super Highway –M9
Thana Bola Khan
Bolari

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2.6 Brief Profile of Pakistan
Pakistan is situated in South Asia with India on its eastern border, Iran and
Afghanistan on its western borders, with China and Tajikistan on the
northern side and Arabian Sea in the South. Islamabad is its capital of
Pakistan which is situated in the northern part of Pakistan.

Pakistan comprises of an area of 7,96,096 sq. Kms. It has four Provinces
namely Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khybar Pakhtunkhwa. Punjab is the
biggest province in terms of population followed by Sindh. Blochistan is the
largest province in terms of area but smallest in population. Every province
has its administrative capital, which is as follows and shown in Table 2-2

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Table 2-2 Pakistan –Administrative Capital

S.No Province Administrative Capital

1 Punjab Lahore

2 Sindh Karachi

3 Balochistan Quetta

4 Khybar Pakhtunkhwa Peshwar

2.6.1 PAKISTAN POPULATION
The total population in Pakistan was last reported at 175.0 million people in
2010 from 45.9 million in 1960, changing 282 percent during the last 50
years. Pakistan has 2.54 percent of the world’s total population which means
that one person in every 39 people on the planet is a resident of Pakistan.
The Table 2-3 and Figure 2-6 shows 1998 population and population
projections graphically.

Table 2-3 The population of Pakistan as per 1998 census

Region Population (in Percentage Share Growth rate
thouand)
Pakistan 132352 2.69
Punjab 73621 55.63% 2.64
Sindh 30440 23.00% 2.80
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 17744 13.41% 2.82
Balochistan 6566 4.96% 2.47
FATA 3176 2.40% 2.19
Islamabad 805 0.61% 5.19
Source: "Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan

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Figure 2-6 Population Data

2.6.2 Road Sector in Pakistan
The total inland traffic by road and railways in Pakistan is currently estimated
at 239 billion passenger-km of passenger traffic and 153 billion ton-km of
freight traffic.

Road is the dominant mode of inland traffic and carries about 90% of
Passenger traffic and 95% of freight traffic in Pakistan. The road network in
Pakistan is about 194313 Km with on-road vehicles at 4.2 million.

The National Highway Authority (NHA) operates and maintains the
National Highways and Motorways which are mostly inter Provincial roads.
The Provincial Roads are maintained by the Communication & Works
Departments presently known as Works & Services Departments. Following
the devolution plan in 2001, majority of the road networks are being
operated and maintained by district government offices and by the offices of
City Governments.

Railways in Pakistan is also an economic mode of mass haulage over long
distances, but due to crumbling network and its inability to comply with the
needs of increased demands, this sector has been unable to provide an
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freight traffic to the road sector mainly due to its provision of door to door
service. Rail services currently carrying only 5% of interurban freight.

Road network in Pakistan is also deteriorating due to lack in maintenance
spending and due to focus on new investments in the form of new
constructions rather than maintenance of its existing road assets.

During the 1990s, transport volume by road grew at 5% per year for
passenger and 12% per year for freight in terms of passenger-kms and tons-
kms, respectively.

The province wise breakdown of road network in Pakistan excluding
municipal and cantonment area roads as mentioned in “ Transport Policy
Report 2007 GOP”is given in Table 2-4:

Table 2-4 – Total Road Length in Pakistan -Km

Province National Highways Provincial District Total
Punjab 2,226 39,242 37,079 78,547
Sindh 1,334 9,793 19,100 30,227
NWFP 1,527 12,796 13,867 28,190
Balochistan 3,042 20,128 19,011 42,181
Other 790 9,603 4,775 15,168
Total 8919 91,562 93,832 194,313

2.6.3 Motor Vehicle Registration Data
The motor vehicle registration data from year 2001 to year 2010 for Pakistan
and breakup in provinces is shown in Table -2.5

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Table 2-5 Motor Vehicles Registered Data

Motor Vehicles Registered

Motor
Motor
Motor Motor Cycles /
Cars jeeps Buses /
Year Cabs / Trucks Cycles 2 Motor Others Total
& station Mini-Buses
taxis Wheels Rickshaws 3
wagons
Wheels

PAKISTAN

2001 1198918 90062 161507 155793 2283381 107555 786907 4784123
2002 1279362 90077 155555 169274 2341051 120569 814239 4970127
2003 1289854 90424 165846 177478 2379260 127360 834424 5064646
2004 1298353 90460 166136 179727 2609442 138153 848688 5330959
2005 1318488 91893 168713 182516 2649910 101058 861851 5374429
2006 1372191 105373 175589 189950 2757842 136394 896014 5633353
2007 1440801 103397 184368 199447 2895734 143215 940851 5907813
2008 1549854 104431 187367 202574 3039815 156068 961646 6201755
2009 1657860 106463 195163 210944 3215583 167910 1005441 6559364
2010 1726347 122882 198790 216119 4305121 201827 1081916 7853002

PUNJAB

2001 535755 20845 96780 54550 1525939 46980 522565 2803414
2002 571703 20848 99206 59270 1565882 52664 540716 2910289
2003 576391 20929 99380 62143 1590013 55631 554120 2958607
2004 580189 20937 99554 62930 1743839 56370 563593 3127412
2005 589187 21292 101098 63907 1770883 27246 572333 3145946
2006 613185 23694 105218 66510 1843012 59577 595020 3306216
2007 643844 23931 110479 69835 1935163 62556 624795 3470603
2008 692576 24171 112276 70930 2031449 68170 638605 3638177
2009 740840 24641 116948 73861 2148912 73343 667688 3846233
2010 807162 24818 118366 76214 3078239 98340 708058 4911197

SINDH

2001 495848 46790 24990 25483 629930 37858 149228 1410127
2002 529118 46798 25616 27688 646419 42439 154411 1472489
2003 533457 46978 25661 29030 656381 44829 158239 1494575

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2004 536972 46997 25706 29398 719882 54525 160944 1574424
2005 545300 47726 26105 29854 731046 46131 163440 1589602
2006 567510 56186 27169 31070 760822 48009 169919 1660685
2007 595886 53718 28527 32624 798863 50410 178422 1738450
2008 640988 54255 28991 33135 838612 54934 182365 1833280
2009 685657 55311 30198 34504 887102 59102 190671 1942545
2010 686534 71539 31796 35520 1029454 67085 223848 2145776

KHYBER PAKHTOON KHWA

2001 136490 21815 33535 43580 81932 19527 73790 410669
2002 145648 21819 24376 47351 81977 21890 76353 419414
2003 146843 21903 34436 49646 85372 23123 78246 439569
2004 147810 21911 34496 50275 93632 23430 79583 451137
2005 150102 22251 35031 51055 95084 23794 80818 458135
2006 156216 24797 36459 53135 98957 24763 84021 478348
2007 164027 25045 38282 55791 103904 26001 88226 501276
2008 176442 25295 38905 56666 109074 28335 90176 524893
2009 188738 25788 40523 59007 115381 30485 94282 554204
2010 188770 25790 40539 59078 121555 31337 95377 562446

BALOCHISTAN

2001 30825 612 6202 32180 45580 3190 41324 159913
2002 32893 612 6357 34965 46773 3576 42759 167935
2003 33163 614 6369 36659 47494 3777 43819 171895
2004 33382 615 6380 37124 52089 3828 44568 177986
2005 33899 624 6479 37700 52897 3887 45260 180746
2006 35280 696 6743 39235 55051 4045 47054 188104
2007 37044 703 7080 41197 57804 4248 49408 197484
2008 39848 710 7195 41843 60680 4629 50500 205405
2009 42625 723 7494 43572 64188 4980 52800 216382
2010 43881 735 8089 45307 75873 5065 54633 233583

a= Islamabad, N. Areas and AJK included.
P= Provisional
Source: Provincial Excise & Taxation Departments, Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan, AJK and Northern Areas.

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2.6.4 Pakistan Export
Pakistan exports were worth 2057 Million USD in December of 2011.
Pakistan exports rice, furniture, cotton fiber, cement, tiles, marble, textiles,
clothing, leather goods, sports goods, surgical instruments, electrical
appliances, software, carpets and rugs and food products. Pakistan now is
being very well recognized for producing and exporting cements in Asia and
Mid-East. Main exports partners are European Union (UK), United States,
UAE, and Afghanistan. The Figure 2.7 includes: Pakistan Exports chart,
historical data and news.

Figure 2-7 Pakistan Exports

2.6.5 Pakistan GDP Annual Growth Rate
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Pakistan expanded 2.39 percent in
the second quarter of 2011 over the same quarter, previous year. Unlike the
commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate
takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to
make any type of seasonal adjustment. Historically, from 1952 until 2011,
Pakistan's average annual GDP Growth was 5.00 percent reaching an
historical high of 10.22 percent in June of 1954 and a record low of -1.80
percent in June of 1952. The Figure 2.8 includes: Pakistan GDP
Growth Rate chart, historical data, forecasts and news. Data is also available
for Pakistan GDP Quarterly Growth Rate, which measures growth over the
previous quarter.

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Figure 2-8 Pakistan GDP Annual Growth Rate

2.6.6 Pakistan GDP Per Capita
The GDP per capita in Pakistan was last reported at 669 US dollars in
December of 2010, according to the World Bank. Previously, the GDP per
capita in Pakistan stranded at 654 US dollars in December of 2009. The
GDP per capita in Pakistan is obtained by dividing the country’s gross
domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. Historically,
from 1960 until 2010, Pakistan's average GDP Per Capita was 403.27 dollars
reaching an historical high of 668.55 dollars in December of 2010 and a
record low of 187.75 dollars in December of 1960. This Figure 2.9 includes
a chart with historical data for Pakistan's GDP Per Capita.

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Figure 2-9 Pakistan GDP Per Capita

2.6.7 Pakistan Imports
Pakistan imports were worth 3082 Million USD in December of 2011.
Pakistan imports mainly petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics,
transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel
and tea. Its major import partners are: European Union, China, Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates and United States. The Figure 2-10 includes: Pakistan
Imports chart, historical data and news.

Figure 2-10 Pakistan Imports

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2.6.8 Pakistan Inflation Rate

The inflation rate in Pakistan was last reported at 10.1 percent in January of
2012. From 2003 until 2010, the average inflation rate in Pakistan was 10.15
percent reaching an historical high of 25.33 percent in August of 2008 and a
record low of 1.41 percent in July of 2003. Inflation rate refers to a general
rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The
most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures
consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the
whole of the domestic economy. The Figure 2-11 includes: Pakistan
Inflation Rate chart and historical data.

Figure 2-11 Pakistan Inflation Rate

2.6.9 Pakistan Interest Rate
The benchmark interest rate in Pakistan was last reported at 12 percent. In
Pakistan, interest rates decisions are taken by the State Bank of Pakistan. The
official interest rate is the discount rate. From 1992 until 2010, Pakistan's
average interest rate was 12.78 percent reaching an historical high of 20.00
percent in October of 1996 and a record low of 7.50 percent in November
of 2002. This Figure 2-12 includes: Pakistan Interest Rate chart, historical
data and news.

Figure 2-12 Pakistan Interest Rate

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3 Data Collection

3.1 Introduction
Traffic forms a key element of project preparation studies of road projects
proposed to be implemented under the BOT basis. It has a direct bearing on
several aspects, including carriageway configuration and width requirements,
pavement thickness, structural design, other design features and elements,
wayside facilities as well as revenues and project viability, both economic and
financial. All these signify the importance of traffic data and analyses, and are
a major determinant of improvement costs, particularly if the project is to be
developed and implemented on BOT basis. Given this, decisions on the type
of traffic surveys, locations and duration have therefore been taken
judiciously to arrive at representative traffic flows on the various sections,
traffic desire patterns and characteristics.

An extensive analysis of the traffic database developed by conducting various
surveys has been made not only to appreciate present traffic and travel
characteristics but also to arrive at realistic traffic scenarios for future years
on the project corridor. The present chapter discusses the various traffic
surveys and data collection methodology.

As mentioned it is prerequisite for this study, the reliable traffic data on
entire route of Karachi Hyderabad Motorway –M9 and all major
intersections on Motorway-M9 is required to determine the traffic pattern on
entire route. Unfortunately the historic data counts are not available. The
only data is available from Commercial Feasibility Report of Motorway –
2009. The report only contains the mid block traffic data at three locations
and there is no data available at major intersection and competing route –
National Highway –N5 and major interconnecting road of Karachi
Hyderabad Motorway-M9 –Link road in the Report.

In the absence of reliable data, the consultant felt a need for carrying out
fresh counts.

The traffic counts were carried out at three locations on entire length of
Motorway, all major intersections, Link Road connecting Motorway-M9 and
National Highway N-5 and competing route National Highway-N5

Traffic pattern on adjoining roads is one of the prerequisites for travel
demand assessment as it is required to study the present traffic pattern and
to study the impact on this traffic condition due to any proposed
development.

As the latest traffic data was not available from any Govt. agency for the
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counts at main points and junctions on 14th -15th December 24 hour traffic
counts on 22nd December on all junctions in the influence area. To ascertain
the weekly variation factors 7days- 24 hours traffic counts were also carried
out from 18th February to 5th March 2012. on three locations and all major
junctions of Karachi Hyderabad Motorway-M9

3.2 Traffic Surveys
Traffic Surveys were carried out as per schedule and at the prescribed time.
Table 3.1 lists the traffic surveys which were carried out.

3.3 Methodology
Traffic surveys were carried out by adopting two techniques,

All mid block and junction count survey were carried out by using Metro
Counters. Metro Counters are latest instrument used to record all type of
traffic modes. The data store in Metro Counter will be downloaded on
computers for analysis purpose.

A sample manual count survey for 72 hours near Karachi toll plaza and 24
hours at all junctions were also carried out to converted 12 classes traffic
which were obtained from Metro counter to Five classes as per NHA
Tollable classifications

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Table 3-1: Traffic Survey schedule

S. Type of Survey No of Locations Duration
No Locations

1 Mid Block Traffic 05 1.Toll Plaza at Karachi 1.a) 48 hours on
Volume Counts 14th and 15th
December 2011
b) 7 days-24 hours
round the clock
18th feb -25th feb
2012

2.Toll Plaza at 2. Do
Hyderabad
3. Do
3.Ansari Bridge near
Kathore
4. 24 hours on 22nd
4.Toll Plaza at Link
December 2011
Road
5. a)24 hours on
5.National Highway at
22nd December
Sassi Toll Plaza
2011
b) 7 days-24 hours
round the clock
25th feb -5th March
2012

2 Turning Movement 06 1. Dumba Goth a)24 hours on 22nd
Count Survey At 2.Kathore at Link December 2011
Intersections Road b) 7 days-24 hours
3. Lucky Cement round the clock
4. Nooriabad 25th feb -5th March
2012
5. Thana Bola Khan
6. Bolari
3 Origin & Destination 2 1.Toll Plaza @ Karachi 1- a)24 hours on
Survey 22nd December 201
2-Noriabad b) 72 hours from
1st March -3rd
March 2012

3. Toll Plaza @
2-do
Hyderabad
3- Sassi Toll Plaza at
National Highway a) 72 hours from 1st
March -3rd March
2012

4 Willingness to Pay 2 1.Toll Plaza @ Karachi a)24 hours on 22nd
Survey 2-Noriabad December
b) 72 hours from

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3Toll Plaza @ 1st March -3rd
Hyderabad March 2012

5 Travel Time @ Delay 3 3 times a day on 24 hours on 26th
Survey Karachi-Hyderabad December
Motorway

3.4 Vehicle Classifications
Vehicles were classified in two different classifications

3.4.1 Vehicle Classification as per standard Metro Counter
As per traffic counter methodology the vehicles are classified in 12 numbers
of Classes. The detail of Classes are shown in Table-3.2

3.4.2 Vehicle Classification as per NHA Tollabe Classification
As per NHA tollable classification all vehicles which were classified by Metro
Counter further classified in 5 Classes. The detail of Classes are shown in
Table-3.3

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Table 3-2: Vehicle Classification as per Metro Counter

Axles Description Class Aggregates
2 Very Short Bicycle or Motor Cycle MC 1
2 Short Car, Taxi, Pickup ,Coach SV 2
Light
3,4 or Short, Towing, Caravan SVT 3
5
2 Two Axle Truck or Bus TB2 4
3 Three Axle Truck TB3 5 Medium

>3 Four Axle Truck T4 6
3 Three Axle Articulated Vehicle or Rigid Vehicle and ART3 7
Trailer
4 Four Axle Articulated Vehicle or Rigid Vehicle and ART4 8
Trailer
5 Five Axle Articulated Vehicle or Rigid Vehicle and ART5 9 Heavy
Trailer
>=6 Six Axle Articulated Vehicle or Rigid Vehicle and Trailer ART6 10
>6 Double or Heavy Truck and Trailer BD 11
Heavy
>6 Double or Triple Trailer or Heavy Truck and two Trailer DRT 12

Table 3-3 Vehicle Classification as per NHA toll able classification

S.No Description
1 Car /Jeep/Land Cruiser/Pajero/Tractor without Trolley & Eqvuivalent
2 Wagon up to 24 seats/Coaster/Mini Bus Mazda Chasis up to 24 seats and Mini
Truck
3 Busses greater then 25 seats
4 2 Axle, 3 Axles Truck , Tractor with Trolley
5 4/5/6 Axle Truck (Articulated)

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3.5 Mid Block Traffic Counts

3.5.1 Mid Block Traffic Counts at Karachi Hyderabad Motorway –M9
For Mid block traffic counts entire Karachi Hyderabad Motorway-M9 is
divided in three sections
a. Section -1 from Karachi Toll Plaza to Kathor Intersection.
To ascertain the traffic of Section-1 the traffic counters were installed near
Karachi Toll Plaza
b. Section -2 from Kathor Intersection to Nooriabad.
To ascertain the traffic of Section-2 the traffic counters were installed
adjacent to Ansari Bridge near Kathor
c. Section -3 from Karachi Nooriabad to Hyderabad Toll Plaza.
To ascertain the traffic of section-3 the traffic counters were installed near
Hyderabad Toll Plaza

3.5.2 Mid Block Traffic Counts at Link Road connecting Karachi
Hyderabad Motorway –M9 and National Highway
To ascertain the traffic at link road traffic counters were installed near Toll
Plaza at Link Road

3.5.3 Mid Block Traffic Counts at National Highway-N5
The National Highway is competing route of Karachi Hyderabad Motorway
.To ascertain the traffic at National Highway the traffic counters were
installed near Sassi Toll Plaza at National Highway
The detail of traffic result are attached in data analysis section. The
photograph of mid block traffic counting are placed at Annexure-F

3.6 Traffic count surveys at Intersections
Turning movement counts at major intersections were carried out to
determine the traffic volume which inward and outward from connecting
road to Motorway. The volume of traffic is also determining the possibility
of interchanges at connecting roads. The survey was carried out on following
locations.
Dumba Goth
Link road of National Highway and Super Highway (M-9);
Thana Bola Khan
Bolari

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3.7 Origin and Destination Survey will
Origin & destination survey were carried out to ascertain the route choice.
The Origin & Destination survey carried out at four locations
Toll Plaza at Karachi. -10 percent of total traffic Samples
Noriabad. -10 percent of total traffic Samples
Toll Plaza at Hyderabad -10 percent of total traffic
Sassi Toll plaza at National Highway - 10 percent of total traffic

3.8 Willingness to pay survey
Willingness to pay survey was carried out to ascertain public opinion and
willingness to pay extra toll on improved facility. Willing to pay survey were
carried out at two locations.
Toll Plaza at Karachi -100 Samples
Toll Plaza at Hyderabad -100 Samples
Nooriabad mid point -150 Samples

3.9 Travel Time and Delay Survey
Travel Time and Delay Survey were carried out to determine the level of
service on arterial roads. These surveys will be conducted three (3) times a
day for two directions on a weekday in Peak and off Peak hours.

The location of traffic counting stations were marked on linear plan and
shown in Figure-3.1 and Figure 3-2.

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Figure 3-1 Location plan of Traffic Counting Stations with GPS Coordinates

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Figure 3-2 Location of All Traffic Survey Stations on Linear Plan

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4 Data Analysis

Detailed data analysis were carried out at each section , intersection and
competing route to determine the traffic pattern, traffic frequency, average
daily tollable traffic ,travel times and delays on Karachi Hyderabad
Motorway-M9

The analysis of the classified traffic volume count observed at the count
locations was carried out to arrive at the
Average Daily Traffic as per NHA Toll able Classification ( ADT)
Hourly Variation and Peak Hour Factor (PHF)
Directional Distribution
Traffic Composition
Intersection Turning Movements
Review of Previous Studies
Willingness to Pay Survey
Origin and Destination Survey
Travel time and Delay Survey
Capacity Analysis

4.1 Average Daily Traffic as per NHA Toll able Classification (ADT)
As mentioned earlier the various types of traffic surveys were carried as per
schedule attached in Table 3-1 to analysis traffic characteristics and traffic
pattern on project road. The Traffic survey was carried out with the help of
Metro Counter. Metro counters are latest equipment which are used
internationally to record traffic as per traffic classification. The main reason
of using these counters is to avoid errors and leakages due to manual
counting. The data stored in Metro Counter were further download in
computer using specialized software.

As mentioned in above Para the metro counter recorded the traffic in 12
classes. To convert the 12 classes of traffic data into 5 tollable classes as per
NHA tollable classification 72 hours manual counts on Karachi toll plaza
and 24 hours manual counts on each junction were also carried out. The
available data at toll plaza were also obtained for analysis purpose

The traffic data was then analysed to study traffic trend, directional variation,
and peak hour traffic and mode variation.

The Project road was divided in three section based on the traffic intensity as
shown in Table 4.1 and Figure 4,1

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Table 4-1 Project road section

S.No Section Name Section Length Location of
(KM) Installation of
Metro Counter
1 Karachi Toll Plaza 15 Near Karachi Toll
to Kathor -Link Plaza
Road Intersection
2 Kathor- Link Road 50 Near Ansari bridge
Intersection to at Kathor
Nooriabad
Intersection
3 Nooriabad 53 Near Hyderabad
Intersection to Toll Plaza
Hyderabad Toll
Plaza
Total 118

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Figure 4-1 Project road section

The average daily traffic as per Metro Counter classification and NHA toll able classification
at all sections of Project Road, for 24 hour 7- days counts are mentioned in Table 4-2 ,4-3
and 4-4. 48 hors counts are given in Table 4-5 , 4-6 and 4-7.

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Table 4-2 24 Hour 7-days Traffic Counts @ Karachi Toll Plaza on Motorway M9

TRAFFIC VOLUME COUNT SURVEY 1/16
HOURLY TRAFFIC ON MOTORWAY M9 (KARACHI - HYDERABAD)
KARACHI TO HYDERABAD @ KARACHI TOLL PLAZA
* Sunday, February 19, 2012
Light Medium
Heavy Vehicles
Vehicles Vehicles
Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls

Double
or
Double
3 Axle 4 Axle 5 Axle 6 Axle Triple
CAR / 2 or
3 4 Articulated Articulated Articulated Articulated Trailer
Time TAXI Axle Heavy Total
Axle Axle Veh or Veh or Veh or Veh or or
/ JEEP/ Truck Truck
Truck Truck Rigid Veh Rigid Veh Rigid Veh Rigid Veh Heavy
Vans / Bus and
and Trailer and Trailer and Trailer and Trailer Truck
Trailer
and 2
Trailer

2 3+4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

12:00:00
- 1:00:00 AM
AM 297 123 70 3 1 55 4 8 2 1 564
1:00:00 AM - 2:00:00 AM 257 123 56 0 0 92 15 18 1 1 563
2:00:00 AM - 3:00:00 AM 155 83 49 1 0 71 9 16 1 2 387
3:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 AM 101 64 29 0 0 38 3 7 1 0 243
4:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 AM 64 40 39 0 0 30 6 8 0 0 187
5:00:00 AM - 6:00:00 AM 110 42 50 0 0 30 7 16 2 2 259
6:00:00 AM - 7:00:00 AM 135 52 33 0 0 18 4 14 0 1 257
7:00:00 AM - 8:00:00 AM 232 74 66 1 0 17 5 6 1 1 403
8:00:00 AM - 9:00:00 AM 355 83 49 1 1 21 1 14 0 0 525
10:00:00
9:00:00 AM -
AM 536 102 32 4 1 15 5 6 1 0 702
10:00:00 11:00:00
-
AM AM 555 101 31 6 1 22 2 6 0 1 725
11:00:00 12:00:00
-
AM PM 599 111 34 10 1 18 6 10 0 1 790
12:00:00
- 1:00:00 PM
PM 583 98 31 2 0 12 4 6 1 0 737
1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM 533 94 33 2 0 9 2 4 2 1 680
2:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM 437 89 32 2 1 7 4 5 0 0 577
3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 491 105 28 1 1 9 1 4 0 0 640
4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM 534 68 23 7 1 9 3 7 2 0 654
5:00:00 PM - 6:00:00 PM 497 77 33 3 0 11 4 8 1 0 634
6:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM 435 86 24 4 0 9 3 4 0 0 565
7:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM 403 103 32 3 0 14 1 14 0 0 570
8:00:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM 391 143 35 3 0 10 4 6 0 0 592
10:00:00
9:00:00 PM -
PM 344 181 31 5 0 7 3 4 1 1 577
10:00:00 11:00:00
-
PM PM 294 151 22 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 477
11:00:00 12:00:00
-
PM AM 238 86 20 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 356
Total 8576 2279 882 59 8 531 102 198 16 13 12664

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* Monday, February 20, 2012 2/16

Light Medium
Heavy Vehicles
Vehicles Vehicles

Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls Cls

Double
or
Double
Time 3 Axle 4 Axle 5 Axle 6 Axle Triple Total
CAR / 2 or
3 4 Articulated Articulated Articulated Articulated Trailer
TAXI Axle Heavy
Axle Axle Veh or Veh or Veh or Veh or or
/ JEEP/ Truck Truck
Truck Truck Rigid Veh Rigid Veh Rigid Veh Rigid Veh Heavy
Vans / Bus and
and Trailer and Trailer and Trailer and Trailer Truck
Trailer
and 2
Trailer

2 3+4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12:00:00
- 1:00:00 AM
AM 409 83 23 1 0 9 2 3 1 0 531
1:00:00 AM - 2:00:00 AM 232 73 12 1 0 9 1 4 0 0 332
2:00:00 AM - 3:00:00 AM 152 49 8 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 213
3:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 AM 85 33 10 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 136
4:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 AM 73 46 19 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 142
5:00:00 AM - 6:00:00 AM 104 32 36 1 0 2 1 13 0 0 189
6:00:00 AM - 7:00:00 AM 130 31 29 3 0 6 1 8 0 0 208
7:00:00 AM - 8:00:00 AM 261 64 44 1 0 3 4 4 0 1 382
8:00:00 AM - 9:00:00 AM 360 105 40 4 0 5 0 2 0 0 516
10:00:00
9:00:00 AM -
AM 466 118 35 3 0 8 2 0 0 0 632
10:00:00 11:00:00
-
AM AM 454 129 28 4 1 8 2 3 0 0 629
11:00:00 12:00:00
-
AM PM 425 110 34 6 2 4 3 3 1 0 588
12:00:00
- 1:00:00 PM
PM 403 109 46 4 0 15 4 4 0 0 585
1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM 387 111 51 5 0 12 2 2 0 0 570
2:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM 433 123 32 3 0 9 4 7 0 0 611
3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM 476 128 36 4 1 16 10 3 1 1 676
4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM 434 101 41 2 0 16 9 3 2 1 609
5:00:00 PM - 6:00:00 PM 510 131 43 4 0 15 1 4 0 1 709
6:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM 462 124 41 3 0 16 4 4 0 0 654
7:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM 410 121 55 6 0 22 5 3 1 0 623
8:00:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM 345 132 44 1 1 25 9 13 2 2 574
10:00:00
9:00:00 PM -
PM 285 132 44 2 0 21 6 11 2 1 504
10:00:00 11:00:00
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PM PM 269 107 38 2 0 19 6 3 0 0 444
11:00:00 12:00:00
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PM AM 200 113 49 0 0 12 3 2 0 0 379
Total 7765 2305 838 61 5 255 79 110 11 7 11436

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