Traffic study on road network to implement transport facility projects and to identify the shortest travelling path using GIS for salem

Abstract

Salem is the fifth largest city with a population of 7 54 lakhs 2011 in Tamil Nadu Rapid growth in the big cities has caused congestion in roads for movement of passengers and goods affecting economic development Local authorities are faced with great difficulties to identify required various road improvement projects Local authorities have inadequate funds to improve these road networks from all angles at any point of time Repair or improvement works may have to be under taken on a basis which has to be decided based on socio economic administrative technical political factors etc An efficient transportation network is the need of the present urban scenario to tackle the discussed problems