Title

Multimodal Transportation Issues In Istanbul: A Case Study For Traffic Redistribution Due To Long Span Bridge Rehabilitation

Keywords

Highway transportation; Marine transportation; Multi-modal transportation

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. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

Publication Date

1-8-2014

Publication Title

Advanced Materials Research

Volume

831

Number of Pages

413-417

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

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

Socpus ID

84891588388 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84891588388

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