Traffic Simulation of a Signalized Intersection During Rush Hours: A Case Study

This article focuses on simulating the traffic of one of the most crowded signalized intersections, Vakıflar Intersection, in Izmir during rush hours. The main goals of this study are examining the bottlenecks in the intersection and overcome the bottlenecks with proposing alternative solutions. A simulation model is generated and the results show that a significant number of vehicles are waiting in the eastbound and westbound directions of the intersection. To solve the problem, a new model with an underpass connecting the eastbound and westbound directions of the intersection is proposed. The results attained from the developed model have shown that the waiting time of the vehicles and the number of vehicles waiting in the queue in Şehitler Street and Kamil Tunca Boulevard have dramatically decreased.