Transport Planning

Transport Planning

Transport Planning is a multidisciplinary engineering process that involves the systematic assessment, design, and optimization of transportation networks to ensure efficient, safe, and sustainable movement of people and freight. It integrates traffic engineering,geometric design, mobility modelling, demand forecasting, land-use analysis, environmental assessment, and economic evaluation to develop a coherent long-term mobility strategy for urban and regional areas.

Transport Planning for DPRs requires a detailed mobility framework covering:

• Road Network Design
  • Hierarchy: Expressway, NH, SH, MDR, ODR, and local streets
  • Corridor capacity enhancement
  • Junction improvement, channelization, and signal optimization
  • Dedicated freight lanes and high-speed corridors
• Public Transport Integration
  • Mass Transit Assessment: Metro, BRT, LRT, City Bus Systems
  • Intermodal terminals and multimodal integration nodes
  • Last-mile connectivity strategies
• Non-Motorized Transport (NMT)
  • Sidewalks, cycling tracks, universal accessibility
  • Urban design features for safety and comfort
• Freight & Logistics Planning
  • Truck terminals, logistics parks, and freight consolidation centres
  • DFC integration and last-mile freight connectivity
• Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
  • Adaptive traffic signals
  • ATCS, VMS, ANPR, CCTV systems
  • Transit ITS for real-time information
  • Incident management systems

• India’s transport planning context involves integration with national programmes.
• Bharatmala Pariyojana.
• Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
• Smart Cities Mission.
• Dedicated Freight Corridors.
• Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP).
• AMRUT and Metro Rail Expansion Policies.
• Urban and regional transport development is guided by IRC codes, MoRTH specifications, and state-level urban transport policies.

Transport Planning in a DPR framework provides a data-driven, engineering-oriented roadmap for mobility system optimization. It establishes the technical feasibility, economic viability, environmental acceptability, and long-term sustainability of proposed transport interventions. By integrating multimodal strategies, land-use planning, smart technologies, and safety engineering, Transport Planning ensures that infrastructure investments deliver maximum mobility benefits and future-readiness for growing urban and regional systems..