Traffic Emissions due to Changes in Road Layout in Developing Township Related to Double Track Rail Project Constructions

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Introduction
Air pollutants can occur in the atmosphere in either gaseous or particulate form.There are many types of air pollutants, especially in gaseous form.For example, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide are three well-known gaseous pollutants.However, concern over the rise in the concentration of gaseous pollutants has also been increasing for many years, especially in the past two decades.
Humans are responsible for emitting particulate and gaseous pollutants into the atmosphere, but on the other hand, they are most adversely affected by inhaling polluted air.There are many significant sources of particulate pollutants including highways and airports. 1Motor vehicles release several pollutants, including gaseous and particulate matter, which harm humans, especially the young, the elderly, and sensitive people.As the number of vehicles on the roads has increased, concern for traffic-related air pollution and its possible effects has also grown.Hamilton and Harrison 2 indicated that the pollution inventory's main contribution came from vehicles in most urban sites in the UK.Besides, many of these facilities (buildings and roads) and quarrying may also cause air quality deterioration.The particulate matter has a vast chemical composition and comprises a variety of sizes, and both are influenced very much by the emitting source. 3ere have been changes in the main contributors to air pollution emissions in the last few decades.Almost everywhere globally, especially in cities, emissions from motor vehicles have slowly taken over as the primary contributor.5][6][7] Specifically, buses, coaches and lorries are the primary vehicle types that emit significant air pollutants.The portion of emissions from light vehicles such as cars is less critical than from larger vehicles. 4Gradually improvements in engine technology have reduced unit passengervehicle emissions, responding to more stringent legal requirements. 8However, the world has seen an increase in total vehicle numbers, contributing to the high concentrations of emissions from passenger vehicles.The marked increase in cars entering the roads has resulted in congestion, especially in cities.This trend is set to continue with an estimate that vehicle numbers will increase by, on average, 3% per annum. 9The increase of vehicle numbers, hence the increase of vehicle emissions in mega cities and other major population centers that represent large and concentrated sources of anthropogenic pollutants to the atmosphere, will affect both local air quality and regional and global atmospheric chemistry. 10hicle emissions are unavoidable in many less-developed countries, mainly in urban areas.Generally, fewer vehicles tend to occur in rural areas as purchasing abilities are relatively low.However, vehicle ownership rationalisations have caused developing townships to be inundated with more and more private vehicles.In Malaysia, cities' gaseous and high particulate matter concentrations are closely linked to vehicle emission. 11The compounded vehicle volume growth in Malaysia from 2008 to 2015 was 27.07%. 12Additionally, nonurban areas are also subjected to the effects of high particulate emissions.Most used passenger vehicles belonging to city dwellers are sold to lowerincome groups in small towns.Maintenance of these vehicles is sometimes neglected, thus leading to more pollutants being emitted.
The industrial corridor policy has opened many new industrial estates to accommodate new jobs and investment opportunities.The new estates are usually located in or near small towns, turning these small towns into essential business areas.In urban atmosphere, vehicular emissions (VE) are among the significant sources of airborne fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) that adversely affect the environment and public health.In Hong Kong, hourly monitoring of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) at strategically located spots was found to be an effective way of monitoring vehicle control measures. 13In another city area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it was found that private vehicles (i.e.cars and motorcycles) emitted the highest amount of particulate matter (PM 10 ) due to traffic congestion, differences of fuel characteristic in vehicle movement processes, and morphology aspects of the urban background. 14Hence, to improve the quality of environment in the urban area, the local authorities and government agencies should implement several strategies and policies to reduce emission of pollutants from vehicles.
Research on small and developing towns has shown that residents are subjected to the adverse influence of vehicle emissions due to congestion, road conditions and vehicle quality. 15,16Pollution concentrations, especially ozone and particulate matter, are critical concerning human exposure.A study on exhaust emission from passenger vehicles showed that emission levels of CO and HC were strongly related to the age and/or milage of cars, hence it was recommended that the existing emission certification infrastructure to be upgraded and there should be a policy for phasing out of cars. 17Another study on diesel-driven passenger cars in Delhi, India found that vehicles' age, mileage, maintenance category, emission norm and engine aspiration affectits smoke emission, in which milage was considered as a significant parameter in upgrading the existing inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs in developing countries. 18In addition, the outcome of a study on emission from petroldriven cars of Maruti in India also showed that the vehicle age and milage were the most crucial as after certain age and milage, vehicles would become non-compliant to pollution control systems. 19vertheless, air pollution in small towns is less studied hence in need for a systematic investigation to understand better its effect on human health and academic understanding.

Traffic Emission
The composition of emissions from vehicles is related to the quality of fuel.For example, the aromatic and sulphur contents of diesel fuel have been shown to strongly influence the emissions of PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) and PM.The use of new alternative and less complex fuels could lead to optimisation of engines to a certain fuel which would result in better compliance with the legal emission requirements.
Emission rates depend on the traffic's characteristics, types of vehicles and intersections.Other correlations to vehicle emissionrates are the types, and sizes of engines and cars, the ages of the vehicle, the engine's condition and characteristics, emission control equipment, vehicle maintenance, and the vehicle's weight.Nevertheless, some studies prefer to estimate the emissions rate due to the traffic flow and speed because it's easier to quantify. 21cording to Coelho et al., 22 vehicle emissions will likely increase due to excessive delays, queue formation, and the speed change cycle for approaching traffic (Figure 1).Based on the previous experimental measurements (modelling traffic) and emission performance of speed control traffic signals, the interaction between the signal and control variables influences the vehicle emissions' value.The interaction between signal controls is the settings of signal phasing and optimum signal cycle, speed threshold and minimum green.Besides, the operational parameters (i.e., saturation flow and level of service (LOS)) could be determined by the signalised intersection. 23At the same time, the variables for environmental and traffic performance are carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, and hydrocarbon emissions.
Traffic congestion is a significant factor that affects the emissions of road traffic and air quality as congestion creates changes in driving patterns of individual vehicles in a traffic stream, and changes in emission levels, hence it should be taken into account in the predictions of local emissions and fuel consumption from road traffic. 24DRA Intersection 6.1, from the data on Passenger Car Unit volume, signal phasing and time, and its geometric design, the fuel consumption, operating cost and pollutant emissions can be estimated.This model provides a highly reliable general method for calculating fuel consumption and pollutant emissions.For each lane of traffic, its constructed four-mode elemental (Figure 1) drive cycles consist of the cruise, acceleration, deceleration, and idling (stopped time).These drive cycles vary according to specific traffic conditions (geometry design, traffic control, signal timings, driver characteristics and demand flows).In SIDRA Intersection 6.1, the drive cycles are constructed separately for stopped and unstopped and light and heavy vehicles.Then, the fuel consumption and emissions were calculated for each of the four driving modes for each drive cycle, and the results were added together for the entire driving manoeuvres.

Level of Services (LOS)
A traffic facility's Level-of-Service (LOS) is a concept that relates traffic service quality to a given flow rate.HCM (Highway Capacity Manual) introduces LOS to denote quality from a local condition under different operation characteristics and traffic volume.HCM categorises LOS in the form of letters (A to F) for various ranges of operating conditions on a particular facility type, in which A denotes the best quality of service, whereas F indicates the worst.These definitions are based on that facility's Measures of Effectiveness (MoE).A typical measure of effectiveness includes speed, travel time, density, delay etc.According to the HCM 2000 method, the LOS criteria for motor vehicles are mentioned in Table 1.The Capacity of Intersection According to Strokes, 27 signalised intersection capacity is determined using a theoretical value in certain conditions.Commonly, an intersection's capacity is influenced by crossing its geometrical factors.Signal timing and phasing and the lane's width could significantly control the flow of traffic (Table 2).One capacity of intersections typically affects saturation flow, hence causing higher emissions.
The methodology for gaseous emissions began with parameter identification, field data collection, field data analysis by using SIDRA Intersection 6.1, and finally, estimating the emission value between different phases of construction activities i.e., "pre-construction", "during construction", and "post-
Only results for five junctions will be reported, i.e., J1 to J5. Results for J6 were reported elsewhere.
Traffic surveys were conducted to calculate the traffic volumes and subsequently estimate emission volumes, the data were continuously counted manually for 12 hours (07:00 until 19:00 hours) in four phases of construction in the Electrified Double-Track Project (EDTP) project crossing the land of Parit Buntar rtdffrom 2010 until 2015.The traffic volumes were classified into five classes of vehicles (Table 3), and to standardise volume, each volume of the vehicles was converted into Passenger Car Units per hour (PCU/hr).The possible theoretical changes at selected intersections, the cycle time, signal phasing and level of service were identified.After-development and current conditions are also known as the commissioning phase (Figures 4 and 5).The specification of implication in the increasing concentration of gaseous emissions to the environment was monitored, i.e., the signal phasing, delay time, level of services (LOS), and geometry design.Hence, the number of trips made, the distribution of vehicles over space and time, the choice of routes, the driving mode (accelerate, decelerate, idling and stop) and where people spend time are other factors to be considered.Finally, we analyse the fuel consumption, cost, and gaseous emission (CO 2 , CO, HC, and NOx) between phases.
The first step in carrying out the study of vehicle emissions is referring to the literature review.All the information needed for this study is to improve the knowledge and idea about vehicle emissions.
In this research, the study is generally about vehicle emissions at the signalised intersection.Hence, information about signalised intersections and air pollution is needed to thoroughly understand and elaborate on the subject matter in this research.
Traffic flow parameters affecting the vehicle's emission were identified as approach distance and speed, lane width, percent of heavy vehicles, number of approach lanes, number of the intersection, presence of pedestrian crossing, flow parameters, the cycle time of the traffic light, intersection design of the junction, approach description, median width, number of approach lane, number of adjacent exit lanes, traffic volume for each lane of the traffic light junction and phasing of the traffic light systems.
Then, the traffic volumes data collected at all junctions were keyed into SIDRA Intersection 6.1 software (Signalized and Unsignalised Intersection Design and Research Aid).The parameters were analysed to generate the vehicle's emission at that signalised intersection.Vehicle emissions including hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) were determined using this software.The value of fuel and cost were also determined.Particulate matter, albeit emitted by vehicles, was not included as the software's output.The effect of cycle time, signal phasing, and level of service at the signalised intersection ongaseous traffic emission were estimated.Then, the impact of improvements in cycle time, signal phasing and level of service at a signalised intersection in reducing traffic emissions were calculated.Lastly, the concentrations of gaseous emissions in developing towns during various construction activities, pre, during, and post-construction, were compared.During the Electrified Double-Track Project (EDTP) implementation, the cycle length at J1 (Table 4) was reduced from 170 seconds to 120 seconds.The cycle time reduction aimed to minimise the delay time at this junction during construction activities.
In the stage of post-construction, the cycle length increased to 180 seconds.
The cycle time for a traffic signal at the existing intersection between J2 (Jalan Taiping and diversion from Shell Petrol Station) conditions in the pre-and post-construction (commissioning phase) was shown in Table 5.This junction existed during the construction activities of the double-track project.
It was recorded that cycle length increased in the post-construction stage compared with during construction indifference 52 seconds.In 2014 post-construction (commissioning phase), there was a new linkage of the junction.The original junction was connected to the main road of Jalan Taiping to the alternative way to the nearest schools (west approach).
The cycle length of signalised intersection between Jalan Taiping, Jalan Sekolah and the diversion from Bank Islam is shown in Table 6.It can be seen that the cycle length was increasing at each stage.Hence, the delay time at that intersection will reduce due to the cycle time reduction.Therefore, it will automatically minimise the congestion at the intersection.In 2014 at the post-construction stage, there was no signalised intersection at this route anymore.
In The highest peak of traffic volume during construction at J2 was at 15:00 hours.Compared with the J1, the peak volume was at 10:00 hours.The differences in traffic volume between these two junctions were due to the residents' activities.At this hour, this route was actively used for students from the two nearest schools and people entering and out of the mosque.In the post-construction phase, the peak volume is still the same as J1 at 16:00 hour, when most residents start to use the road for evening activities, back from the office, schools and others.The highest PCU/hr at J3 during the construction activities was recorded at 15:00 hours at 2700 PCU/ hr.The congestion at this junction occurred twice, from morning peak 9:00 to 11:00 am and afternoon peak 14:00 until 16:00.At the post-construction stage, the congestion occurred at the afternoon peak from 12:00 until 13:00.
In J4, it was shown that there are two peak hours during the construction stage: morning and evening peak.The peak decreased post-construction, which occurred in one peak hour (afternoon peak) and kept falling to the new condition, which is the congestion that happened in only one hour per day.In J5, the peak hour occurred in the morning, at 7:00 am.This was the busiest road that connected another town The conclusion for the total volume of PCU/hr.Was that the vehicles entering this town during construction activities were much higher than in the post-construction stage.This is due to the reduction of HGV that used this road during construction.
The PCU/hr. at the construction stage dropped to the minimum value of PCU at 12:00 to 13:00 hours.

Delay at Signalized Intersections
The delay time at a signalised intersection and the LOS differences for each stage and approach were shown in Table 9 until Table 13.  .At the same time, the west approaches were activated after the construction was completed.Unfortunately, the delay caused an increase in LOS F according to the increasing number of vehicles that used the main road of Jalan Taiping.This road was linked with intersection J1 and coupled with a new flyover.All these routes were connected to the main road, which road users actively used, i.e.,hospitals, university, schools, and supermarkets.11 shows that the average stopped delays at J3 were very long.The LOS from the South was F, whereas the Northeast and West were D during the construction stage.A comparison could not be made between pre-construction and post-construction.
The junction was created due to traffic diversions that allowed the least disruption regarding flyover developments related to the Electrified Double-Track Project (EDTP).J3 was later eliminated when the flyover came into operation.However, the motorists experienced long delays (maximum recorded 2434.25 seconds) during the junction.This is because it was a gated rail crossing, and whenever the train passed through the J3, the gate shall be closed, and the waiting time extended.Hence, for this condition, the vehicles experience an increasing level of delay from time to time.

The Summary of Gaseous Emission, Fuel Consumption and Cost Estimation at Signalized Intersection along Jalan Taiping
At Junction J1, there are four main directions in Jalan Taiping-Jalan Sekolah and Jalan Lintang, which are Jalan Taiping from the South and North, Jalan Lintang from the east and Jalan Padang from the west.Jalan Taiping from the North showed the highest cost estimation value: 1932.50RM/h before construction activities.Cost estimation showed the highest value at "before construction stages" for all four main directions(South, East, North and West).The highest total cost estimation is 3794.0RM/h during "before construction stages.
The entire vehicle volume was much higher than before construction phase activities during the construction stage.By referring to the cost consumption, even the vehicle volume during construction was higher than before.Before construction, the cost value recorded the highest value compared with other development periods.This factor occurred due to improper signal phasing in 2010 and was affected by the flow's bad LOS.
The fuel consumption was higher before construction, recorded at 437.30 L/hr.than another upcoming phase state at 174.41 L/hr.and 198.78 L/hr.The value of fuel consumption before construction is high in developing towns.Due to the high amount of fuel consumption, automatically, it can be a catalyst for the increase of other gaseous emissions such as NOx, CO, CO 2 , and HC.Shrivastava et al. 29 (2013) reported that around 70% of the environmental pollution was contributed by the transport sectors, with the highest (90 %) of the CO pollutant total emission.Andong and Sajor 30 also reported elevated CO 2 emissions from the transport sector.
Then, the fuel consumption was lowest in the postconstruction stages.The relation between delay times significantly impacts the gaseous emissions values at a signalised intersection.It was shown that the more delay time is taken at a signalised intersection, the more gaseous emission, cost, and fuel consumption will be wasted.The total PCU/ hr. at the stage of construction was much higher (4251 PCU/hr.)than at the stage before and during post-construction activities (2903 PCU/hr and 2005 PCU/hr), respectively, the gaseous emissions released during construction were lowered than before construction.Due to the proper delay time, signal phasing, and less congestion due to the correct traffic flow, the delay and gaseous emissions improved during post-construction activities.Besides that, Rhode et al. 31 found that the production of NOx and PMx could be decreased by lowering the speed limit and increasing delay.
The total vehicle volumes at Junction 2 were recorded as higher than the post-construction stage in the construction stage.The difference in vehicle volume between these stages was 1083 PCU/hr.The difference in cost estimation between these stages was 37162.72 RM/h.The fuel consumption during construction is much higher than in the post-construction phase.Hence, it will affect the total value of gaseous emissions at this signalised intersection.The gaseous emission value, cost estimation, and fuel consumption were poor during the construction activities.This result was supported by Sharma et al. 32 , who found that the resultant effects of the idling of motor vehicles contributed to fuel losses, gaseous emission release, and monetary losses but could worsen the air quality and contribute to adverse health effects on wellbeing.Further, Goel and Kumar 33 reported that the high fuel consumption and the release of gaseous emission came from the high vehicular activities, traffic congestion, and the effect of red signal phase at the signalised traffic intersections.Meanwhile, Kwak et al. 34 found that the signalised traffic intersections contributing to lower on-road air quality were from low vehicle speeds with frequent acceleration of traffic congestion.In this stage (during construction activities), vehicles with more than two axles were recorded significantly compared to other years.This intersection was the busiest intersection linked with the main highway of Route 1 that connected between three states of Pulau Pinang, Kedah and Perak.To minimise the fuel consumption, gaseous emission value, and cost consumption at the signalised traffic intersections, Thanker and Gokhale 35 , Satiennam et al. 36 , and Xu et al. 37 recommended the proper traffic management plan such as the regulation of speed, the maximum traffic flow, the synchronisation of signal and the restriction of certain types of vehicles.El-Hansali et al. 38 reported that the CO concentrations could be reduced by 25.6% by restricting the speed limit.
Besides, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and floating car data (FCD) regulated traffic signals have been suggested to enhance efficiency and safety, decrease traffic congestion and pollution emission, and promote better environmental air quality. 39, 40 Therefore, the well-managed road network in terms of development, operation, and maintenance needs to be improved for the well-being of the developing township. 41

Conclusion
The number of vehicles that pass along Jalan Taiping per unit hour has been the primary factor contributing to the increasing value of vehicle emissions.Human activities are related to the variation of traffic flow patterns.For example, during construction, people still have to carry out their daily activities outside and hence choose to commute using their cars.
In the developing town, the tendency to use public transport was lower than their vehicles, therefore, the number of cars increased.This is due to the low efficiency of the public transport inthe developing town itself, coupled with disturbance by the activities to develop the town.In conclusion, the signalised intersection of Jalan Taiping-Route 1 recorded the highest emissions with 33520 kg/h of CO2, 78.99 kg/h of CO, 8.57 kg/h of HC, and 71 kg/h of NOx, during construction activities compared with other junctions.In the pre-construction stage, Jalan Taiping-Jalan Sekolah-Diversion (J3) was the most polluted junction in town with 5874 kg/h of CO2, 65.64 kg/h of CO, 6.75 kg/h of HC, and 6.75 kg/h of NOx.Jalan Taiping -Route 1 remained the most polluted junction following the commissioning phase beyond 2014.

Fig. 1 :
Fig. 1: Definition of four modes of the elemental driving cycle by a vehiclestopping at traffic signals.25

Fig. 3 :
Fig. 3: The changed layout of signalised intersection along Jalan Taiping from six junctions to four junctions following the completion of flyovers.

Table 3 : Classification of vehicles ATJ 8/86. 28 Class Vehicles Classification Class
1 Passenger cars, including taxis, small vans and utilities Class 2 Lorries with two axles and minibuses Class 3 Trailer with more than two axles Class 4 Buses Class 5 Motorcycles There are four main stages in construction activities monitored, which are pre-construction (2010), during construction (2011), after-development (2012 until 2014), and present condition (2015).

Table 7 ,
the cycle length at Jalan Taiping and Jalan Sekolah diversion was minimised during postconstruction to 88 seconds.The highest cycle length was the pre-construction stage at 163 seconds.While in Table8, the cycle length of the hectic road was reduced in stages before construction in 155 seconds and increasingly at ongoing development in 167 seconds.

Table 13 : The average stopped delays for all approaches at J5
During construction, fuel consumption was 1650.96L/hr., 5096.93 kg/h of CO2, and 16.00 kg/hr. of CO, 1.14 kg/hr. of HC, and 3.22 kg/hr. of NOx and 2983 vehicles volume in PCU/hr.

Table 14 : The summary result of cost estimation, fuel consumption, gaseous emissions, and vehicle volume at all junctions. Direction Before construction During construction Post-Construction Cost Fuel CO 2 CO HC NOx Veh vol Cost Fuel CO2 CO HC NOx Veh vol Cost Fuel CO
The traffic from the east (Route 1) was shown with the highest value for fuel consumption and vehicle emissions.The pre-construction and post-construction stages showed a decrement in fuel consumption and vehicle emissions in 2011 and 2014.During the construction stage, the average fuel consumption and vehicle emissions for the north approach (Jalan Taiping) decreased due to the reduced delay time of vehicle volume in each lane.The analysis using SIDRA Intersection 6.1, by comparing the value in 2010 and 2011, showed a reduction in fuel consumption by more than 74.24%, and hydrocarbon emissions had reduced by about 71.21% compared to the hydrocarbon emissions in 2010.For carbon dioxide, 74.42% has been deducted, followed by carbon monoxide at 47.70% and oxide of nitrogen is approximately 48.32%.