Traffic Congestion and Efficient Ways to Deal with It in Tbilisi, Georgia

Authors

  • Nino Kacharava Levan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46291/ICONTECHvol5iss4pp10-17

Keywords:

traffic congestion, civil engineering, transportation engineering, sustainable development, transportation systems

Abstract

Traffic Congestion has become a new version of plague for urbanized areas. Massive breakthroughs in technology, increasing in production of motorized cars, global reduction in prices for automobiles and the rapid population growth in Tbilisi, Georgia has led to the urgence of complete rearrangement of transportation system in the city.

As a post-Soviet Union country, Georgia has had rudiments like “Marshrutkas” (privately owned minibuses) as a primary mode of transportation. Serious research and actions started in 2019 when sustainable urban mobility plan was introduced in Tbilisi; which favors public transport and pedestrians. In the course of this project one of the main avenues was converted into complete street model and hourly parking was introduced in the city centers. However, the problem regarding traffic jams still stands. This paper contributes to analyzing current situation in Tbilisi and suggesting suitable solutions. It will cover how reversible lanes, road pricing, signalized Intersections, reserved bus lanes and parking can be adapted to Tbilisi in order to reduce traffic jams.

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Published

2021-12-28

How to Cite

Kacharava, N. (2021). Traffic Congestion and Efficient Ways to Deal with It in Tbilisi, Georgia. ICONTECH INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 5(4), 10–17. https://doi.org/10.46291/ICONTECHvol5iss4pp10-17

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