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Two-phase signal: 400 and 250 PCU/hr, 7 m roads

Short answer

All-red time 13 s (6+7/1). Y=0.570, L=17 s, Webster cycle 70.9 s adopted 75 s. Phase 1 green 33 s, amber 2 s; Phase 2 green 25 s, amber 2 s; all-red 13 s.

The average normal flow of traffic on cross roads A and B, of width 7m both, during design period are 400 and 250 PCU/hr; the saturation flow values on these roads are estimated as 1250 and 1000 PCU per hour respectively. The all-red time is provided for pedestrian crossing with speed 1 m/sec and initial walk time 6 sec. Design two phase traffic signal.

Both roads are 7 m wide. Pedestrian crossing time (all-red period RR) = initial walk 6 s + width/speed = 6+7/1.0=136 + 7/1.0 = 13 s.

Step 1: Flow ratios

Flow ratio y=q/sy = q/s for each approach; the larger value in a phase is the critical one.

PhaseApproachqsy = q/s
Phase 1Road A40012500.320
Phase 2Road B25010000.250
Y=0.320+0.250=0.570Y = 0.320 + 0.250 = 0.570

Step 2: Lost time

The lost time and amber are not given. As in the usual Webster design, an amber of 2 s per phase is assumed and the lost time per phase is taken as 2 s (equal to the amber), plus the all-red pedestrian period RR = 13 s. Because the lost time equals the amber, the displayed green equals the effective green.

L=(0.0+2.0)+(0.0+2.0)+13=17.0 sL = (0.0+2.0) + (0.0+2.0) + 13 = 17.0\ \text{s}

Step 3: Optimum cycle time (Webster)

C0=1.5L+51−Y=1.5(17.0)+51−0.570=70.9 sC_0 = \frac{1.5L + 5}{1 - Y} = \frac{1.5(17.0) + 5}{1 - 0.570} = 70.9\ \text{s}

Adopt C = 75 s.

Step 4: Green times

Total effective green =C−L=75−17.0=58.0= C - L = 75 - 17.0 = 58.0 s, divided in proportion to yy:

g1=yY(C−L)=0.3200.570(58.0)=32.6 sg_{1} = \frac{y}{Y}(C-L) = \frac{0.320}{0.570}(58.0) = 32.6\ \text{s} g2=yY(C−L)=0.2500.570(58.0)=25.4 sg_{2} = \frac{y}{Y}(C-L) = \frac{0.250}{0.570}(58.0) = 25.4\ \text{s}

Displayed green G=g+G = g + start-up loss (so that ∑G+∑I+R=C\sum G + \sum I + R = C):

PhaseEffective g (s)Start-up loss (s)Green G (s)Amber (s)
Phase 132.60.0332
Phase 225.40.0252

Check: 33 + 2 + 25 + 2 + 13 = 75 s.

Phase diagram

Cycle = 75 s
Road A:      [ GREEN 33 ][A 2][          RED 40           ]
Road B:      [     RED 35     ][ GREEN 25 ][A 2][ ALL-RED 13 ]
Pedestrians: [          DON'T WALK 62           ][ WALK 13 ]

✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)

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