Megapolis Transport

Masterplan

Dr. Dimantha De Silva

Senior Lecturer , Transport Engineering Division,

Department of Civil Engineering,

University of Moratuwa

Capacity Building Workshop on Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI)

30th & 31st October 2017

Conceptual Framework

� Define an urban edge

� Densify nodes on periphery of the Core Area

� Link with mass transit and improve connectivity

� Upgrade and densify key existing towns

� Develop specialized economic clusters� Colombo CBD – financial & service

cluster� Industrial/manufacturing cluster� Airport related activity cluster� Science and technology cluster� Logistics corridor� Plantation related economic cluster� Forest related economic cluster� Tourism cluster

• Transport and Land Use

– Direct impact from

• Land use Interventions on the Transport

• Transport Interventions on Land use

– Integrated Approach

– Transport Plan needs a Structure Plan for its Future forecast

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Planned Growth – Not Uniform

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Mobility Issue within the Region

(2013)• 10 Million Passenger Daily Trips within CMR

• 7.8 Million/day Motorized Trips (2.2 Million Non motorized, eg.

Walking)

• 1.9 million Daily Passengers Entering the CMC limits each Day.

Car

14.0%

MC

17.9%

3W

16.3%

Taxi

0.3%

Bus

48.1%

Rail

3.4%

Mode Share• Average Trip Lengths (Distance People

Travel) within CMC 4km. Trips made from

outside 6km, in CMR 12km

• Average Travel Speed in CMR 17km/h

• Average Travel Speed within CMC 12km/h

• With Population Increase the Need of

Travel is going to Increase

• 1.9 Million Daily Pax to CMC

• Rail Share – 4% (CMR)

• With Approx. 200km of Rail

• Bus Share – 48% (CMR)

• With Approx. 2500 km

network

• Peak Rail Share on Corridors

are still high

2013: 246,000 Pax

Peak Rail 43%

2013: 298,000 Pax

Peak Rail-35%

2013: 174,000 Pax

Peak Rail – 10%

2013: 130,000 Pax

Peak Rail – 0%

2013: 438,000 Pax

Peak Rail – 39%

2013: 150,000 Pax

Peak Rail - 0%

2013: 348,000 Pax

Peak Rail – 0%

Source: Comtrans Study

Transport Proposal• Based on Proposal outlined in ComTrans and MOT Master plans.

• Study Team (Core Team)• Dr Dimantha De Silva; Senior Lecturer UoM (Transport Planner, Spatial Economic

Modeller, Transport Modeller)

Ph.D(Calgary), P.Eng.(Alberta), B.Sc. Eng (Hons)(Moratuwa), M.Sc. (Moratuwa)

• Prof Saman Bandara, Senior Professor UoM (Transport Planner, Traffic Engineer)

BSc. Eng (Moratuwa), PhD. (Calgary), FCILT

• Dr. Namali Sirisoma , HoD, M&F, KDU (Transport Planner, Public Transport Specialist)

PhD, B.Sc. Eng (Hons), C.Eng, CMILT(UK), MITE(US), MIE(SL)

• Mr. Kaushan Devasurendra (Transport Engineer)

B.Sc. Eng. (Hons), AMIE(SL), AMHES

• Ms Wanuji Abewickrema (Transport Engineer)

B.Sc. Eng.

• Mrs. I.K. Wijeratne (Transport Analyst) - B.Sc. (Science), MSc. (Transportation) MSc. (Geo-

Informatics)

• Resource Team – Over 30 Individuals across key Stakeholders

• Continuous Consultation with Stakeholders, RDA, CMC, MoT,

Railway , NTC, WPTA, Police, NPPD. (not one off)

• Considering Practicality with due consideration for the demands of

transportation.

Do People

Travel by

Corridor?

Not Necessarily

Radial Travel

Patterns

Panadura

Passengers

Fort

Wellawatte CMC Boundary

Passengers

Passengers

18,866

1,658

6,063

32%

Moratuwa

12,808

6,378

49%

Passengers

Passengers

Katubedda

5,682

2,027

36%

Rathmalana7,886

4,235

54%

Dehiwela

23,055

14,416

62%

1,370 612 1,136 2,447

9% 10% 11% 14% 10%

• Solution should be based on Network rather

than Corridor.

• Providing a solution to one corridor will not

solve the problem

Bus

Passenger

OD in Galle

Road

50%

10%

100%

2013: 246,000 Pax

2035: 761,000 Pax

2013: 298,000 Pax

2035: 624,000 Pax

2013: 174,000 Pax

2035: 398,000 Pax

2013: 130,000 Pax

2035: 272,000 Pax

2013: 438,000 Pax

2035: 966,000 Pax

2013: 150,000 Pax

2035: 202,000 Pax

2013: 348,000 Pax

2035: 656,000 Pax

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9,500

13,900 14,100

Transport Proposal

1. Public Transport Improvements

– Railway Electrification

– Rapid Transit System

– Inland Waterways

– Bus Modernization

– Multimodal Facilities

– School bus/Taxi Regulations

2. Road Infrastructure Improvements

– National and Urban Expressways

– Improvements of existing and Missing Links

3. Transport Demand Management (TDM)

4. Environmentally Sustainable Transportation

Railway Electrification and Modernization

• 196km of Existing Rail Lines & 52km of New rail lines

– allow 2-3 minute headway

• Station Upgrades,

• Rolling Stock,

• Communication,

• Signals,

• Tracks and operations.

COST:

3.1 Billion USD

Railway Electrification and

Modernization1. Existing Rail Lines (196km)

I. Panadura _ Veyangoda (extension

to Polgahawela) (110km)

II. Ragama Negambo and Airport

Connection (26km)

III. KV Line (60km)

2, New Rail Lines(52km)

IV. Kottawa – Horana (22km)

V. Kelaniya – Dompe _ Kosgama

(Freight Line) (30km)

12

3

4

5

New Rapid Transit System (RTS)• Elevated in CBD and Elevated/At ground on Suburbs (75Km)

– Approx. 63km Elevated, 12km At ground

• Technologies– Light Rail Transit (LRT) or Light Metro (30,000 PPHPD)

– Monorail (30,000 PPHPD)

– BRT (13,000 PPHPD)

COST:

3.5 Billion USD

Elevated RTS – Line 1 (Green)

Fort –Kollupitiya-Bambalapitiya- Borella-Union Place-

Maradana (15km)

Elevated RTS – Line 2 (Orange)

Fort- Maradana- Mattakkuliya/Peliyagoda (11.5km)

Elevated RTS – Line 3 (Red)

Dematagoda-Borella-Kirulapone-Havelock City-

Bambalapitiya (10km)

Elevated or at grade RTS – Line 4 (Purple)

Borella – Malabe (10Km)

Elevated or at grade RTS – Line 5 (Pink)

Malabe – Kottawa via Malabe (9.6km)

Elevated or at grade RTS – Line 6 (Olive)

Malabe – Kaduwela (6km)

Elevated or at grade RTS – Line 7 (Ash)

Peliyagoda – Kadawatha (13km)

Fort MMH

Dematagoda

Kottawa MMC

Cotta Rd

Narahenpita

Bambalapitiya

Kollupitiya

Kaduwela

Kelaniya

New Rapid Transit System (RTS)

With LRT

• Comfortable (AC), Safe

Commuter Service

– Wellawatte – Battaramulla

(IW1)

– Fort – Union Place (IW2)

– Mattakkuliya – Hanwella Line

(IW3)

• Promote Eco Tourism in Non

Peak times

Inland water

transport

Galle Rd

Highlevel Rd

BaselineNawala Rd

Parliament Rd

Marine Dr

Fort

Union

Place

Mattakuliya

Hanwella

COST:

125 Million USD

• Better Door to Door Service

• Easy Access and Comfortability

• Integration with RTS and Rail

• Incorporate Existing Operators and providers

• Institutional Reforms

• Modernization of all buses • All Routes

• Low Floors, A/C, Smart IT systems including GPS,

• Revision of Bus Routes• Identification of new routes using expressways for trips

within CMR

• Rescheduling of Buses

• Modernize all bus stops and terminals

• Provide bus lane and bus priority where

implementable

ACTIONS

Bus Modernization( Higher Level of Service)

COST:

663 Million USD

LRT Station

Feeder Buses

Fort/Pettah Main Hub

11 Multi Modal Center

• Horana, Kottawa, Kaduwela,

Kadawatha, Panadura, Negambo,

Avissawella

• Gampaha, Meerigama, Ragama,

Moratuwa

Multimodal Transport Hub & Centres

Proposed Development Area

Integration of Transportation,

Commercial, Logistics & leisure facilities

COST:

300 Million USD

Public Transport

Network

• Modernized Bus

• Electrified Rail

• Modern RTS

• Inland water

• Multimodal

Facilities

Improve School and Office transport

Services

• Form a regulatory mechanism

• Separate companies to provide higher quality

door to door, reliable service with A/C,

monitoring facilities.

• Extend ‘Sisusariya’ Program

Regulate Taxi Service

• Common Identification of Taxi Service

• IT based service

• Develop regulatory body and policy

documents for taxi operations

• Review charging regulations

• National Expressway Expansion

– Central Expressway

– Ruwanpura Expressway

• Improving Existing Roads

– Horana to Mirigama via Paddukka and

Kirindiwela

– Negombo- Divlapitiya - Mirigama

– Ja-ela to Divlapitiya via Ekala and

Minuwangoda

– RDA On going and identified Projects

Road Infrastructure Development

Central Expressway

Ruwanpura Expressway

COST:

3.3 Billion USD

• New Urban Expressway

– Port Access Expressway (New Kelaniya

Bridge to Port)

– New Kelaniya to Pore Via Battarmulla

• Improving Missing Links

– Baseline Extension

– Marine Drive Extension to

• Galle Face

• Dehiwela

– Duplication Extension to Hospital Road

Road Infrastructure Development

Transport Demand Management

• Introduce Flexible and Staggering work hours

• Efficient Traffic Enforcement with CCTV Monitoring/Red Light Camera

• Parking Management Systems

• Signal Light Improvements (Improvements, Upgrades and Synchronization)

• Traffic Flow Management Centre

• Road Pricing (ERP)

– Once Sufficient Public Transport Improvements are completed .(2025)

COST:

196 Million USD

Immediate TDM Measures

A. Minimize Effects Due to Freight Movement (5)

B. Improving Road Network Capacity (8)

C. Improving Road Link Capacity (10)

D. Removal of Bottlenecks (5)

E. Improving Intersection Capacity (6)

F. Improving Pedestrian Facilities (6)

G. Road User Information Systems (2)

H. Improving Road Safety (6)

I. Emergency Access (1)

J. Minimizing Congestion in Town Areas (3)

K. Parking Management (4)

• 56 Projects Identified for Immediate Intervention

Traffic Arrangement Near Schools

Environmental Sustainable Transportation

• Use of Canal Banks

• Improve Walkability

– Pedestrian Paths

• Encourage NMT transport

– Bicycle Paths

COST:

229 Million

USD

Project

Commencement

Within

6 Months

Immediate

6 Months

-

3 Years

3 Years -5 Years

5 Years +

Conclusion

• Megapolis Transport Masterplan is the latest official Masterplan for Western Region– Approved by 3 secretaries of the 3 ministries

• Public Transport Intervention a Priority– Railway to carry much of the load

– RTS to provide fast access to CBD and Suburbs

– Modernized Buses to supplement with improved connections to rail and RTS stations

– Supplemented with use of Inland water transport

• Highway improvements need to supplement the Public transport interventions

• Need Transport Demand Management until the Infrastructure is built.