SYNOPSIS
Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) is a systematic and scientific process to study and analyze the potential impact of the traffic generated by a new development on the surrounding road network system. TIAs are used to identify potential issues, such as congestion, safety, and accessibility that may arise from the new development, as well as to determine the necessary treatments and mitigation measures to ameliorate such impact. As a developing country, the development of new areas is unavoidable. The development of new township, buildings and infrastructures will inevitably generate additional traffic which will eventually increase the volume of traffic on the road network and may adversely affect the performance of the existing roads and junctions.
The TIA investigates and identifies any adverse impact of the new development to the existing traffic and transportation facilities. Mitigation measures will be evaluated and feasible measures will be recommended to ensure that any residual impact will be insignificant upon their implementations. Traffic engineering and management measures will be proposed in order to minimize and to alleviate the anticipated adverse impact to the neighboring area. The general study approach follows the requirements of TIA as specified under the Road Engineering Association of Malaysia (REAM) Guidelines for Traffic Impact Assessment.
BIODATA OF SPEAKERS
Ir. Chin Kar Keong is presently the Advisor for Highway & Transport Engineering Technical Division IEM and a Council Member of the Intelligent Transport System Association of Malaysia. He is Managing Director of Atur Trafik Sdn Bhd and has 30 years of experience in areas of traffic and transportation modeling, analysis and transport master planning. He has worked on toll highway projects in Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Myanmar, conducted traffic and revenue studies for the ERL and KL Monorail Projects, provided inputs to national and regional planning studies such as National Highway Network Development Plan Review, National Physical Plan Review, KL City Plan 2020, etc and had submitted more than 200 TIA reports throughout Malaysia. Ir Chin obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (1982) and Master of Engineering (1984) degrees in Civil Engineering from Kyoto University, Japan. He had also attended post–graduate courses in Regional and Infrastructure Planning at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden from 1992-1994.
Ir. Ong Sheng How graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) degree from RMIT University, Melbourne in 2000. He has been in the engineering profession for 15 years, including in the construction and in civil engineering design, and with 10 years of experience in traffic engineering and transportation planning. He has involved in numerous Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) studies and various Transport Master Plan studies in Malaysia. He is currently attached to Atur Trafik Sdn. Bhd. and serves in the Highway and Transportation Engineering Technical Division (HTETD) of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM).
Engr. Muhammad Kamal Bin Hassan graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Civil degree from University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam in 2009. He has been in the engineering research and education profession for 4 years in the field of highway and transportation engineering and 2 years of experience in traffic engineering and transportation planning. He is currently involved in providing traffic planning for clients in Melaka and Johor. He was also involved in a several research projects including in bus stop capacity and design, and recycled material as substitute for pavement aggregate. He is attached to Synmore Bridge Consult and serves in the Highway and Transportation Engineering Technical Division (HTETD) of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM).
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