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At-grade junctions are essential for vehicle navigation between roadways at the same elevation, with various types including T-junctions, Y-junctions, and roundabouts. Their design significantly impacts traffic safety and efficiency, necessitating careful planning to minimize accidents and congestion. Understanding the different junction forms and their functionalities is crucial for transportation professionals and students.

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At-grade junctions are essential for vehicle navigation between roadways at the same elevation, with various types including T-junctions, Y-junctions, and roundabouts. Their design significantly impacts traffic safety and efficiency, necessitating careful planning to minimize accidents and congestion. Understanding the different junction forms and their functionalities is crucial for transportation professionals and students.

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At-Grade

Junctions: An
Introduction
At-grade junctions are crucial elements in transportation
infrastructure. They provide a means for vehicles to navigate
between different roadways at the same elevation. Understanding
these junctions and their various forms is fundamental for
transportation professionals and students in the field.
Types of Junctions

1 T-Junction 2 Y-Junction 3 Staggered Junction


A basic intersection with one Similar to a T-junction, but One road intersects another at
road terminating at another. with a slightly wider angle an angle, often used to
between the intersecting facilitate smoother traffic flow.
roads.

4 Skewed Junction 5 Cross Junction 6 Scissor Junction


Two roads intersect at a sharp Two roads intersect at a 90- Two roads cross over each
angle, requiring careful design degree angle, common in other with a sharp angle, used
to ensure safety and urban areas. for complex interchanges.
efficiency.

7 Rotary Junction
A circular intersection where traffic flows in one direction around a central island.
Separated Junctions
Three-Leg Junction Four-Leg Junction Multi-Leg Junction

A junction where three roads A junction where four roads converge. A junction with more than four
converge. roads converging, often used for
complex interchanges.
Stop-Controlled
Intersections
Approach
Vehicles approaching the intersection must stop.

Yield
Vehicles must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

Proceed
Vehicles can proceed through the intersection if it is safe.
Signalized Intersections
Signal Phase Description

Green Traffic on the green signal


can proceed.

Yellow Indicates the signal will soon


change to red.

Red Traffic must stop.


Roundabouts
1 Enter Roundabout
Vehicles yield to traffic already in the roundabout.

2 Circulate
Vehicles navigate the roundabout in a counter-clockwise direction.

3 Exit Roundabout
Vehicles signal and exit the roundabout at their desired destination.
Channelized Intersections
Lane Control Traffic Safety
Channelization uses lane Channelization reduces
markings and islands to conflict points and improves
guide traffic flow through traffic safety.
the intersection.

Efficiency
Channelized intersections streamline traffic flow and improve
overall efficiency.
Conclusion and Key
Takeaways

Variety Safety
At-grade junctions come in various Junction design plays a critical role
forms, each suited for different in traffic safety, minimizing
traffic volumes and conditions. accidents and injuries.

Efficiency Planning
Effective junction design promotes Careful planning and consideration
smooth traffic flow and reduces are essential for creating safe and
congestion. efficient junctions.

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