Reducing the Impact of Vehicles on the Environment by the Modernization of Transport Infrastructure

Abstract

© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020. Along with a positive impact on the economy and social development, motorization has negative consequences, including noise pollution and air pollution from the exhaust gases of the urban environment by vehicles. The state of transport infrastructure and management systems has a significant impact on the parameters of traffic flows and the degree of their impact on the environment. Therefore, the development and applying of science-based methods for improving the road traffic management efficiency in urban areas by up-grading infrastructure facilities in difficult road network sections is an actual problem and is of considerable theoretical and practical interest. The article analyzed the problem areas of the road network of two large cities, similar in scale and planning solution, but with a certain specificity. The authors built simulation models of problem road sections based on a discrete-event approach using a traffic library. Computer experiments on the model showed that the data obtained is consistent with the results of field surveys. Propositions for the reconstruction of these sections were proposed Performing a computer experiment on a model with new parameters showed that in these areas there is considerable potential for improving parameters of the traffic flow, which will help to reduce the negative effect on the environment.