Design of Pedestrian Overpass at the Junction of San Jose

Road – Gov. Camins Road

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements

in
Bes 124 – Engineering Research
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
Every day, hundreds of people cross the road thinking it’s safe
whenever they are in a pedestrian lane. This way of thinking leads to
more and more accidents to occur, especially from wide roads and
highways. Most of the residents of Zamboanga cross on non-pedestrian
lane thus the consequences are more injuries. Complicated also are the
bad habits and suborn drivers who do not care about the pedestrians
crossing the road.

Figure 1.1 San Jose – Gov. Camins Intersection

The solution to this problem is to build a suitable pedestrian

overpass to let people freely get across the road without worrying for
their lives. The case in point is located at San Jose – Camins Intersection
as shown in Figure 1.1
1.2 Importance of the Study

It was said that most motorists do not consider pedestrians are

road users. This makes pedestrians, everywhere in the world, high-
risk safety concerns. Annually over 270,000 pedestrians perish in
collisions on the road. The World Health Organization (WHO)
reported that pedestrians constitute 22% of all road traffic fatalities
[CITATION Ray19 \l 13321].

Not only that pedestrians are at risk of danger but also sometimes
are being blamed by the drivers even if it is clearly the driver’s
fault. According to Tribdino (2019) that “you cannot win if you ran
over a pedestrian even if they are the ones jaywalking”. So, drivers
too are in fear of such incident from happening. These incidents
can be troubles, time consuming and, also life threatening.

This study is proposed to lessen and prevent the chances of

pedestrians getting involved in vehicular accidents in Baliwasan
Chico – Camins, Zamboanga City (Figure 1.1). This is a large road
which many drivers tend to speed up making it harder for people to
cross. So if this is done many Students, Passers-by, Office workers
and Teachers will benefit.
1.3 Statement of the Problem

The purpose of the study is to design a Pedestrian Overpass at the

junction of Baliwasan Chico – Gov. Camins Road (Figure 1.2) in
order to help people in the area and all other Pedestrians who may
cross the intersection.
A footbridge (pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely
for pedestrians. While the primary meaning for a bridge is a
structure which links "two points at a height above the ground”.
Bridges range from stepping stones–possibly the earliest man-
made structure to "bridge" water–to elaborate steel structures.
Another early bridge would have been simply a fallen tree. In some
cases, a footbridge can be both functional and a beautiful work of
art [CITATION Wik19 \l 13321].
Pedestrian overpasses and underpasses allow the pedestrian to be
undisturbed and separate from vehicle traffic. Also, it is said that, it
should be a measure of last resort, and it is usually more
appropriate to use traffic-calming measures [CITATION Wik19 \l
13321].
 Figure 1.2 Proposed Site of Pedestrian Overpass

1.4 Scope
The study will cover only the design of Pedestrian Overpass or
Elevated Footbridge (Figure 1.2). It will not cover construction of
Overpass. The Structure will be made of steel except the
foundation, pedestal, stairs slab and walkway slabs are made of
concrete.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW

A footbridge (pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely

for pedestrians. While the primary meaning for a bridge is a
structure which links "two points at a height above the ground".
Bridges range from stepping stones–possibly the earliest man-
made structure to "bridge" water–to elaborate steel structures.
Another early bridge would have been simply a fallen tree. In some
cases, a footbridge can be both functional and a beautiful work of
art.
Pedestrian overpasses and underpasses allow the pedestrian to be
undisturbed and separate from vehicle traffic. Also, it is said that, it
should be a measure of last resort, and it is usually more
appropriate to use traffic-calming measures. It was said that most
motorists do not consider pedestrians are road users. This makes
pedestrians, everywhere in the world, high-risk safety concerns.
Annually over 270,000 pedestrians perish in collisions on the road.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that pedestrians
constitute 22% of all road traffic fatalities [CITATION Ray19 \l
13321].
Not only are the pedestrians are at risk of danger but also they may
also pin the blame all on the drivers even if it is their fault.
According to Tribdino (2019) that “you cannot win if you ran over
a pedestrian even if there are the ones jaywalking.” So, drivers too
are in fear of such incident from happening. These incidents can be
troubles, time consuming and, also life threatening. According to
(Pedestrian safety guide and countermeasure selection system) data
shows that most of the pedestrians wouldn’t use a pedestrian
overpass unless it is designed to feel open and accessible. In
addition, it works best when the location allows a structure to
function without the need for ramps. Many people are sometimes
 too confident on crossing that they tend to think there are vehicles
safe against out of control. Thus, decreasing the safety of the
people. The AASHTO Guide for the Planning, Design, and
Operation of Pedestrian Facilities recommends that pedestrian
overpasses be at least 8 feet wide. The width should be increased if
the sidewalk leading up to the overpass is wider. If the overpass
also accommodates bicyclists, the width should be at least 14 ft.
(Pedestrian safety guide and countermeasure selection system).
Sometimes it is necessary to completely separate pedestrians from
vehicular traffic. Freeways, railways, and natural barriers can
hinder the creation of traditional pedestrian facilities such as
sidewalks and on-street crossings and often have a negative effect
on pedestrian facility connectivity. Pedestrian overpasses and
underpasses provide complete separation of pedestrians from
motor vehicle traffic, provide crossings where no other pedestrian
facility is available, and connect off-road trails and paths across
major barriers.

3. METHODOLOGY
The following are the steps in conducting the study so that the
proposed project will be completed:
1) Data gathering on the number of pedestrians crossing that
junction (Figure 1.2)
2) Drawing of the plan
3) Structural analysis of the Girders, Columns, Bracings and
Foundation
4) Design of the Stairs, Slabs, Girders, Columns, Bracings and
Foundation
 5) Drawing of Structural Plans and Foundation Plan.

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