Causes of Increasing Vehicle Maintenance Cost and Pavement Condition at Chhapi Railway Crossing

Abstract

The study focused on the town where the traffic congestion occurs due to the railway crossing and other alternative to minimised problem. Chhapi is a main town surrounding area so the approach road which connect the SH 41 is only the way where railway crossing is there.so, the many people have problem occur due to crossing likewise traffic congestion, pollution, delay, fuel consumption, etc. For this research will carry out the survey likewise delay survey, traffic volume count, accident survey so that will be done for mitigate present scenario of the condition and to find other alternative to suggestion.
In the town all types of vehicles likewise two-wheelers, three-wheelers, four-wheelers, loaded- unloaded vehicle, trucks, buses, etc. are travelled in the day or night time so congestion of the traffic. People are used public and private vehicle also to connect with different areas of the town also the state highway.
Chhapi is the main business district centre of around all town so the all localities are coming to town for some work and the Chhapi is connected only state highway 41 so the around area no connectivity of them and only connectivity and in that one big problem of railway crossing in the 24 hours railway crossing more than 50 times closed so that big problem of traffic congestion, delays, fuel consumption and also the bad pavement condition so that will be direct effect to the vehicle maintenance and operation cost.