Congestion woes: A performance at Jalan Tun Abdul Razak to Jalan Bertingkat Skudai, Johor Bahru, Johor

Abstract

Traffic congestion has been one of the major issues faced by most urbanization around the world. Traffic congestion can be define as the vehicles that travels at a certain place with slower speed. This is because there are many vehicles using that road at the same time. This problem has resulting to the delay, pollution and increased fuel consumption. The aims of this study are to determine the factors that contribute to this problem, identify the impacts have been occurred and give the recommendation on reducing the issue. Each data and information in this research is strengthen with the support from several sources of reading and knowledge gained through past studies and journals. The researcher using the quantitative method in order for describe and generalize collecting data from the respondents. Then, the collected data has been analyze by using the SPSS software. After that, the researcher has used the descriptive statistics in order to identify the most significant factors and impacts based on the mean values respectively. The highest mean value shows that those factors and impacts were strongly significant. From that, it can show that the objectives of this research successfully achieved. Furthermore, in this research study the researcher has gave the recommendation to reducing traffic congestion at Jalan Bertingkat Skudai, Johor Bahru. Those are implement Vehicle Quota System (VQS), reduced parking spaces strategy, implement Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system, Tidal-Flow operation and provide bike-sharing system at this area.