Track: Transportation and Traffic

Abstract

The swiftly metamorphosing networks of the Philippine transportation system greatly encourage movement all around the country. The capacity of the country’s major roads in comparison with the opportunities and exigencies that demand the people to travel is frequently misaligned— metropolises are now enabled to cater more road networks and the main road segments have become more congested. This impacts neighboring developing cities like Meycauayan. This study aimed to conceive a CTSA (Comprehensive Traffic State Assessment) model by using the road segment of Iba-Malhacan as a case study. The study employed confirmatory factor analysis for the testing of hypotheses and verification of the model’s integrity involving a sample size of 204 Meycauayan residents; all the established hypotheses were sufficiently proven and the model also indicated an overall good fit. The study also employed a simplified road and traffic analysis for the delineation of the road segment’s general traffic state.  The study determined that the gradual worsening of the traffic state was mainly because of the immense aggregate average daily volumes of standard passenger cars, four-wheeled PUVs (public utility vehicles), as well as large trucks and other heavy vehicles both capital-bound and homeward— a CTSA-based objectives tree was engendered as a recommendation.