Yangon Urban Transport Master Plan

of the Project for Comprehensive Urban Transport Plan of

the Greater Yangon (YUTRA)
Jointly hosted by the Ministry of Rail Transportation
with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Major Findings on Yangon Urban Transport and

Short-Term Actions

May 14, 2014

Mr. Takashi Shoyama
JICA Project Team

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 I. YUTRA Introduction
II. Key Findings of YUTRA Surveys
III. Transport Demand Forecast
IV. Proposed Short-term Actions

Contents

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I. YUTRA
Introduction

YUTRA traffic survey (meeting in the field)

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Objectives

 To prepare a comprehensive urban

transport plan of the Greater
Yangon: long term plan until 2035,
mid-term plan until 2025, and
short-term action plan until 2018;

 To conduct Pre-Feasibility Study

for Construction of New Thaketa
Bridge;

 Implementation of 8-mile
Intersection Improvement; and

 Technology transfer to Myanmar

counterparts through the Project
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Project Schedule

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Transport/Traffic
Surveys Conducted
in YUTRA
Intersection Survey

Traffic Count Survey

Screen Line Survey

Parking Survey

Ferry Passenger Count Survey

Railway Passenger OD Interview

Survey

Bus Passenger OD Interview

Survey

Cordon Line Survey

Truck OD Interview Survey

Travel Speed Survey

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II. Key Findings
of YUTRA
Surveys

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No. of Trips of Yangon No. of Person- Trips of Greater Yangon

Residents
Number of
Mode Person Trips
(000/day)
11.3 million/day (total) or Walk 4,778
Bicycle 1,472
6.5 million/day (excluding walk)
Motorcycle 471
Car 441
Trip: travel activity of a person with a single purpose,
Van 89
e.g. commuting
Taxi 502
Sc / Co Bus 604
Passenger Truck 391
6,000 Small-Bus 378
5,000 Large-Bus 1,856
4,000 Pick-up 64
3,000 Medium-Truck 14

2,000 Large-Truck 6

1,000
Trailer 5
Railway 71
0
Water Ferry 160
Others 13
Total 11,313
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Trip Rate Male Female Total

(average number of All Trips 2.199 1.904 2.042

trips per person per Excluding Walking 1.472 0.923 1.179
day)
In most of Asian cities, the trip rate ranges from 2.0 to 2.5. The rate
of Yangon is on the low side. The present mobility of Yangon people is
not high.

Modal Share

Excluding walk trips 9

Trip Makers’ Opinion
on Selected Transport Policy Matters
Question:
Do you think the current limitation on the use of motorcycle in
Yangon should be continued? (Yes/ No/ Don’t know)

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III.
Transport
Demand
Forecast

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Demand Forecast Methodology
The travel demand model for
YUTRA is developed for the
assessment of strategic transport
development options.

It is a four stage model:

1. Trip-end model

2. Distribution model

3. Modal split
YCDC (33 Township) 130
Special Areas 4
4. Traffic assignment Rest of Yangon Region 33
Other Regions (External) 20
Total (Zones) 187
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Socio-economic Framework
2013 2018 2025 2035

Primary 58 58 58 58
Secondary 219 263 350 562
Workers
Tertiary 2,263 2,601 3,214 4,470
Night-time
Population Total Workers 2,540 2,921 3,622 5,089
('000)
Student at Residence 1,164 1,303 1,532 1,938
Others 2,013 2,212 2,462 2,685
Total Night-time Population 5,716 6,437 7,615 9,712
Primary 58 58 58 58
Secondary 244 289 378 595
Employment
Tertiary 2,263 2,610 3,242 4,547
Day-time
Population Total Employment 2,565 2,956 3,678 5,200
('000)
Student at School places 1,164 1,303 1,532 1,938
Others 2,013 2,212 2,462 2,685
Total Day-time Population 5,741 6,472 7,672 9,823
Household Income ('000 Kyat/month) 240.6 340.5 522.2 954.7
Household Car Ownership Ratio (%) 11.6 16.8 23.2 32.3
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Assignment – Current Situation

V/C: Volume/
Capacity Ratio.
If this ratio is
over 1.0, the
congestion is
serious.

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Future Travel Demand
– Summary of Growth in Person Trips
Summary Growth in Travel Demand ('000)
Description 2013 2018 2025 2035
Walk 4,778 5,238 6,072 7,403
Bicycle 1,472 1,661 1,981 2,704
Mechanised 4,935 5,862 7,185 9,477
% mechanised 44.1 45.9 47.2 48.4
Total Trips 11,185 12,761 15,238 19,584
Population 5,716 6,437 7,616 9,712
Trip Rate 1.96 1.98 2.00 2.02

About 1.8 times

in 2035
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Future Travel Demand 2035 – Do-nothing

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 (1) BRT - Network Recommended
(2) Traffic Management
- Parking issue
IV. Proposed - Intersection improvement
Short-term
(3) Institutional Reform
Actions

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(1) BRT - Network Recommended
- To maintain the current 60% of public transport modal share

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BRT
Project Stages
No.1. BRT 1A:
i. Dagon Ayeyar Highway –
Dagon Thiri Garden line
ii. Daningon Jct - CBD

No.2. BRT 1B:

i. Aungmingalar Bus T – CBD
ii. YGN Airport – Hledan Jct

Project Evaluation No.3. BRT 2A:

i. Myaynigone Jct –
Thingangyun Sanpya
Market
ii. East Dagon – CBD

No.4. BRT 2B:

i. Thingangyun Yoma Bank –
Kyaikkhouk Pagoda

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Movie

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(2) Traffic Management

Major Causes of Traffic Congestion

1. On-street parking and illegal parking
2. Insufficient traffic signal operation
3. Improper boarding and alighting
behavior of bus passengers
4. Deteriorated road pavement
5. Flooding of road way
6. Schools, hospitals, shopping centers,
etc. that attract many people without
enough parking space
7. Busy roadside activities and
encroachment area )
8. Road works
9. Large volume of trucks and other large
vehicles mixed with other traffic
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Parking Problems Motorcar users have no choice but to
park on-street causing traffic congestion,
since number of off-street parking is
limited.

In front of Shopping Center

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Effectiveness of Parking Control – from 2013 simulation
With On-road Parking
Without On-road Parking
(Current Situation)

Improvement of
about 6-7 km/h
in CBD
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 1. Yangon CBD Traffic Congestion Mitigation Project

2. Major Roads Traffic Congestion Mitigation Project

3. Capacity Development on Traffic Planning and

Proposed Management
Traffic
Management 4. Yangon Parking Development Project (Master
Plan)
Projects
5. Yangon Parking Development Project
(Construction)

6. Yangon Traffic Safety Five-Year Program

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Pilot Project implemented at 8-mile Intersection

High left-turn ratio

Pyay Rd Pyay Rd
AM Peak PM Peak
9:00-10:00 16:00-17:00
11%

57%

32%

14%

35%

51%
Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd

43% 35%

8-mile Intersection 39%

18%
55%
10%

17% 16%
72% 69%
11% 16%

Kyaik Wine Pagoda Rd

11%

63%

27%

Kyaik Wine Pagoda Rd

14%

58%

28%
Pyay Rd Pyay Rd 25
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Improvement Measures
Advanced
signal
New lane
assignment controller

Lead-lag phase with

left turn actuation

Time-of-day control to
meet varying traffic
demand

Two sets of
lantern for each
movement

Video vehicle
detector

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Movie

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(3) Institutional Reform
Establishment of Yangon Urban Transport Authority
(YUTA)- proposed

About 50 staff in total

Responsible for:
- Planning
- Management
- Budgeting
- Monitoring, etc.
of urban transport projects

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Establishment of BRT Management Agency
Responsible for
- planning and managing the
BRT network,
- and is primarily responsible
for customer service
delivery.

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THANK YOU

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