strategies to manage traffic issues in rio*

Question 1

Rio Metro

Answer 1

The Rio Metro has two lines, 35 stations and 41km of track. it carries 1.1 million passengers a day

Rio’s safest, fastest and cleanest public transport.

However, during rush hours the carriages are crowded and the metro only has 5% of journeys compared to cars and buses.

Metro Rio has extended by adding Line 4 which added an extra six stations this manages transport by relieving pressure on already congested routes towards the CBD

Question 2

Yellow line expressway

Answer 2

A motorway that connects Barra Di Tijuca to the north and international airport

Around 70,000 vehicles use it per day so it has managed to reduce congestion by 40%.

It has cut journey times from the CBD to suburbs by 45mins and has taken pressure off roads within the CBD and inner areas of Rio.

bypasses the busy city centre. the government have invested in new toll roads to help finance new road development to reduce traffic congestion

Question 3

Rio-Niteori bridge

Answer 3

A bridge that 140,000 vehicles use a day with 8 lanes of traffic. It is shorter than the 80km drive or 1 hour ferry ride to the same place.

However, because of rising car ownership, the bridge is jammed at rush hours and accidents on the bridge can cause huge traffic jams as there are no other routes.

Question 4

the Maestro system

Answer 4

traffic control system that consists of cameras, speed checks, radio links and a control centre

live images and videos to Rio’s operation centre help increase flow of traffic in real time

cameras pick up broken down vehicles so quickly minimise build up of congestion