Megapolis Transport
Masterplan
Dr. Dimantha De Silva
Senior Lecturer , Transport Engineering Division,
Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Moratuwa
Capacity Building Workshop on Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI)
30th & 31st October 2017
Conceptual Framework
� Define an urban edge
� Densify nodes on periphery of the Core Area
� Link with mass transit and improve connectivity
� Upgrade and densify key existing towns
� Develop specialized economic clusters� Colombo CBD – financial & service
cluster� Industrial/manufacturing cluster� Airport related activity cluster� Science and technology cluster� Logistics corridor� Plantation related economic cluster� Forest related economic cluster� Tourism cluster
• Transport and Land Use
– Direct impact from
• Land use Interventions on the Transport
• Transport Interventions on Land use
– Integrated Approach
– Transport Plan needs a Structure Plan for its Future forecast
W R M P P
Pop
Planned Growth – Not Uniform
EmpPop
Pop
Mobility Issue within the Region
(2013)• 10 Million Passenger Daily Trips within CMR
• 7.8 Million/day Motorized Trips (2.2 Million Non motorized, eg.
Walking)
• 1.9 million Daily Passengers Entering the CMC limits each Day.
Car
14.0%
MC
17.9%
3W
16.3%
Taxi
0.3%
Bus
48.1%
Rail
3.4%
Mode Share• Average Trip Lengths (Distance People
Travel) within CMC 4km. Trips made from
outside 6km, in CMR 12km
• Average Travel Speed in CMR 17km/h
• Average Travel Speed within CMC 12km/h
• With Population Increase the Need of
Travel is going to Increase
• 1.9 Million Daily Pax to CMC
• Rail Share – 4% (CMR)
• With Approx. 200km of Rail
• Bus Share – 48% (CMR)
• With Approx. 2500 km
network
• Peak Rail Share on Corridors
are still high
2013: 246,000 Pax
Peak Rail 43%
2013: 298,000 Pax
Peak Rail-35%
2013: 174,000 Pax
Peak Rail – 10%
2013: 130,000 Pax
Peak Rail – 0%
2013: 438,000 Pax
Peak Rail – 39%
2013: 150,000 Pax
Peak Rail - 0%
2013: 348,000 Pax
Peak Rail – 0%
Source: Comtrans Study
Transport Proposal• Based on Proposal outlined in ComTrans and MOT Master plans.
• Study Team (Core Team)• Dr Dimantha De Silva; Senior Lecturer UoM (Transport Planner, Spatial Economic
Modeller, Transport Modeller)
Ph.D(Calgary), P.Eng.(Alberta), B.Sc. Eng (Hons)(Moratuwa), M.Sc. (Moratuwa)
• Prof Saman Bandara, Senior Professor UoM (Transport Planner, Traffic Engineer)
BSc. Eng (Moratuwa), PhD. (Calgary), FCILT
• Dr. Namali Sirisoma , HoD, M&F, KDU (Transport Planner, Public Transport Specialist)
PhD, B.Sc. Eng (Hons), C.Eng, CMILT(UK), MITE(US), MIE(SL)
• Mr. Kaushan Devasurendra (Transport Engineer)
B.Sc. Eng. (Hons), AMIE(SL), AMHES
• Ms Wanuji Abewickrema (Transport Engineer)
B.Sc. Eng.
• Mrs. I.K. Wijeratne (Transport Analyst) - B.Sc. (Science), MSc. (Transportation) MSc. (Geo-
Informatics)
• Resource Team – Over 30 Individuals across key Stakeholders
• Continuous Consultation with Stakeholders, RDA, CMC, MoT,
Railway , NTC, WPTA, Police, NPPD. (not one off)
• Considering Practicality with due consideration for the demands of
transportation.
Do People
Travel by
Corridor?
Not Necessarily
Radial Travel
Patterns
Panadura
Passengers
Fort
Wellawatte CMC Boundary
Passengers
Passengers
18,866
1,658
6,063
32%
Moratuwa
12,808
6,378
49%
Passengers
Passengers
Katubedda
5,682
2,027
36%
Rathmalana7,886
4,235
54%
Dehiwela
23,055
14,416
62%
1,370 612 1,136 2,447
9% 10% 11% 14% 10%
• Solution should be based on Network rather
than Corridor.
• Providing a solution to one corridor will not
solve the problem
Bus
Passenger
OD in Galle
Road
50%
10%
100%
2013: 246,000 Pax
2035: 761,000 Pax
2013: 298,000 Pax
2035: 624,000 Pax
2013: 174,000 Pax
2035: 398,000 Pax
2013: 130,000 Pax
2035: 272,000 Pax
2013: 438,000 Pax
2035: 966,000 Pax
2013: 150,000 Pax
2035: 202,000 Pax
2013: 348,000 Pax
2035: 656,000 Pax
1.9 Million 4.5 Million
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Peak Hour Bus Pax*
9,500
13,900 14,100
Transport Proposal
1. Public Transport Improvements
– Railway Electrification
– Rapid Transit System
– Inland Waterways
– Bus Modernization
– Multimodal Facilities
– School bus/Taxi Regulations
2. Road Infrastructure Improvements
– National and Urban Expressways
– Improvements of existing and Missing Links
3. Transport Demand Management (TDM)
4. Environmentally Sustainable Transportation
Railway Electrification and Modernization
• 196km of Existing Rail Lines & 52km of New rail lines
– allow 2-3 minute headway
• Station Upgrades,
• Rolling Stock,
• Communication,
• Signals,
• Tracks and operations.
COST:
3.1 Billion USD
Railway Electrification and
Modernization1. Existing Rail Lines (196km)
I. Panadura _ Veyangoda (extension
to Polgahawela) (110km)
II. Ragama Negambo and Airport
Connection (26km)
III. KV Line (60km)
2, New Rail Lines(52km)
IV. Kottawa – Horana (22km)
V. Kelaniya – Dompe _ Kosgama
(Freight Line) (30km)
12
3
4
5
New Rapid Transit System (RTS)• Elevated in CBD and Elevated/At ground on Suburbs (75Km)
– Approx. 63km Elevated, 12km At ground
• Technologies– Light Rail Transit (LRT) or Light Metro (30,000 PPHPD)
– Monorail (30,000 PPHPD)
– BRT (13,000 PPHPD)
COST:
3.5 Billion USD
Elevated RTS – Line 1 (Green)
Fort –Kollupitiya-Bambalapitiya- Borella-Union Place-
Maradana (15km)
Elevated RTS – Line 2 (Orange)
Fort- Maradana- Mattakkuliya/Peliyagoda (11.5km)
Elevated RTS – Line 3 (Red)
Dematagoda-Borella-Kirulapone-Havelock City-
Bambalapitiya (10km)
Elevated or at grade RTS – Line 4 (Purple)
Borella – Malabe (10Km)
Elevated or at grade RTS – Line 5 (Pink)
Malabe – Kottawa via Malabe (9.6km)
Elevated or at grade RTS – Line 6 (Olive)
Malabe – Kaduwela (6km)
Elevated or at grade RTS – Line 7 (Ash)
Peliyagoda – Kadawatha (13km)
Fort MMH
Dematagoda
Kottawa MMC
Cotta Rd
Narahenpita
Bambalapitiya
Kollupitiya
Kaduwela
Kelaniya
New Rapid Transit System (RTS)
With LRT
• Comfortable (AC), Safe
Commuter Service
– Wellawatte – Battaramulla
(IW1)
– Fort – Union Place (IW2)
– Mattakkuliya – Hanwella Line
(IW3)
• Promote Eco Tourism in Non
Peak times
Inland water
transport
Galle Rd
Highlevel Rd
BaselineNawala Rd
Parliament Rd
Marine Dr
Fort
Union
Place
Mattakuliya
Hanwella
COST:
125 Million USD
• Better Door to Door Service
• Easy Access and Comfortability
• Integration with RTS and Rail
• Incorporate Existing Operators and providers
• Institutional Reforms
• Modernization of all buses • All Routes
• Low Floors, A/C, Smart IT systems including GPS,
• Revision of Bus Routes• Identification of new routes using expressways for trips
within CMR
• Rescheduling of Buses
• Modernize all bus stops and terminals
• Provide bus lane and bus priority where
implementable
ACTIONS
Bus Modernization( Higher Level of Service)
COST:
663 Million USD
LRT Station
Feeder Buses
Fort/Pettah Main Hub
11 Multi Modal Center
• Horana, Kottawa, Kaduwela,
Kadawatha, Panadura, Negambo,
Avissawella
• Gampaha, Meerigama, Ragama,
Moratuwa
Multimodal Transport Hub & Centres
Proposed Development Area
Integration of Transportation,
Commercial, Logistics & leisure facilities
COST:
300 Million USD
Public Transport
Network
• Modernized Bus
• Electrified Rail
• Modern RTS
• Inland water
• Multimodal
Facilities
Improve School and Office transport
Services
• Form a regulatory mechanism
• Separate companies to provide higher quality
door to door, reliable service with A/C,
monitoring facilities.
• Extend ‘Sisusariya’ Program
Regulate Taxi Service
• Common Identification of Taxi Service
• IT based service
• Develop regulatory body and policy
documents for taxi operations
• Review charging regulations
• National Expressway Expansion
– Central Expressway
– Ruwanpura Expressway
• Improving Existing Roads
– Horana to Mirigama via Paddukka and
Kirindiwela
– Negombo- Divlapitiya - Mirigama
– Ja-ela to Divlapitiya via Ekala and
Minuwangoda
– RDA On going and identified Projects
Road Infrastructure Development
Central Expressway
Ruwanpura Expressway
COST:
3.3 Billion USD
• New Urban Expressway
– Port Access Expressway (New Kelaniya
Bridge to Port)
– New Kelaniya to Pore Via Battarmulla
• Improving Missing Links
– Baseline Extension
– Marine Drive Extension to
• Galle Face
• Dehiwela
– Duplication Extension to Hospital Road
Road Infrastructure Development
Transport Demand Management
• Introduce Flexible and Staggering work hours
• Efficient Traffic Enforcement with CCTV Monitoring/Red Light Camera
• Parking Management Systems
• Signal Light Improvements (Improvements, Upgrades and Synchronization)
• Traffic Flow Management Centre
• Road Pricing (ERP)
– Once Sufficient Public Transport Improvements are completed .(2025)
COST:
196 Million USD
Immediate TDM Measures
A. Minimize Effects Due to Freight Movement (5)
B. Improving Road Network Capacity (8)
C. Improving Road Link Capacity (10)
D. Removal of Bottlenecks (5)
E. Improving Intersection Capacity (6)
F. Improving Pedestrian Facilities (6)
G. Road User Information Systems (2)
H. Improving Road Safety (6)
I. Emergency Access (1)
J. Minimizing Congestion in Town Areas (3)
K. Parking Management (4)
• 56 Projects Identified for Immediate Intervention
Traffic Arrangement Near Schools
Environmental Sustainable Transportation
• Use of Canal Banks
• Improve Walkability
– Pedestrian Paths
• Encourage NMT transport
– Bicycle Paths
COST:
229 Million
USD
Project
Commencement
Within
6 Months
Immediate
6 Months
-
3 Years
3 Years -5 Years
5 Years +
Conclusion
• Megapolis Transport Masterplan is the latest official Masterplan for Western Region– Approved by 3 secretaries of the 3 ministries
• Public Transport Intervention a Priority– Railway to carry much of the load
– RTS to provide fast access to CBD and Suburbs
– Modernized Buses to supplement with improved connections to rail and RTS stations
– Supplemented with use of Inland water transport
• Highway improvements need to supplement the Public transport interventions
• Need Transport Demand Management until the Infrastructure is built.