The Impact of the Toll Road Development on the Environment and Ecosystem in Kukusan Village, Depok, West Java, 2015-2020

This article analyzes the impact of the construction of the Cinere-Jagorawi (Cijago) Toll Road Section II, which connects the Bogor Highway and the Kukusan area on the environment around the toll road construction site. Most of the Kukusan areas affected by the toll road construction project are open areas and shrubs, which are habitats for wild animals, especially snakes so that the balance of snake habitat in the area is disturbed. The research method used in this study is the historical method which consists of four stages, namely heuristics, verification, interpretation, and historiography. In addition to books obtained from several libraries, the data used in this study were also obtained from interviews with people living near toll road construction projects, especially ornamental plant traders. This research shows that environmental changes due to the construction of toll road infrastructure impact the disruption of the habitat of several wild animals and an increase in temperature and concerns about the availability of clean water in the future, especially in the Kukusan area.

The Impact of Toll Road Infrastructure Development Policy in Cipali for Social Economic Changes in The Majalengka District

The toll road development policy of Cikopo-Palimanan tends to have an impact on changes in the social and economic conditions of the people targeted and outside the development target. On the other hand, the impact on the economy includes how employment patterns, business growth, and investment. Therefore in this study it is important to analyze How the Impact and Strategy of the Infrastructure development of the Cipali toll road generated in Majalengka District. The research method used was descriptive qualitative method with the determination of informants. The results of the study are that the impact of toll road infrastructure development on socio-economic changes, especially in mapping in Majalengka Regency with 3 research locations, in general, the changes lead to positive changes, this can be seen from economic growth above 6% per year, the industrial sector and investment are growing very rapidly, there is stretching of the economy, especially the informal sector which is increasingly dynamic. However, it is recognized that in some sectors of infrastructure development it does not necessarily mean that the community will immediately feel the benefits.

Highways and Hierarchies

This edited collection explores the contemporary proliferation of roads in South Asia and the Tibet-Himalaya region, showing how new infrastructures simultaneously create fresh connections and reinforce existing inequalities. Bringing together ethnographic studies on the social politics of road development and new mobilities in 21st-century Asia, it demonstrates that while new roads generate new forms of hierarchy, older forms of hierarchy are remade and re-established in creative and surprising new ways. Focused on South Asia but speaking to more global phenomena, the chapters collectively reveal how road planning, construction and usage routinely yield a simultaneous reinforcement and disruption of social, political, and economic relations.

Pole Like Object Detection using PCA inTerrestrial LiDAR System

Many vertical objects like trees, poles, and pole like structures play a crucial role in the inspection of road safety and planning for road development. The detection of such objects further proves to be helpful in averting roadside accidents and other problems. Light Detection and Ranging technology can be used in identifying these objects. In this paper, we have proposed to detect pole like structures from the dataset generated using a Light Detection and Ranging system. Our proposed pole like object detection approach first segments data into multiple small clusters. The clusters are further analyzed to compute the covariance to identify the linear relationship among the variables. Then eigenvectors and eigenvalues are computed to identify the directions and strength of the data points of clusters. Finally, the Principal Component Analysis approach is used to detect the pole-like structures. The approach is used to identify the target object which uses a threshold value for the angle of the object greater than 70° with respect to the surface. It also uses a normalized eigenvalue equals to 0.7. The efficiency of the proposed is recorded as 93.7%, and the time taken to process the data and detection of the pole-like structures from the dataset is 15 min and 30 sec.

Planning Of State Road Renewal In The Context Of Territorial Reform

In 2021 a new territorial reform will be carried out in Latvia, and the number of existing 110 local governments will be reduced to 42 regions (previous territorial reform in 2009 resulted in the decrease of the number of local governments from 522 parishes down to 110 local governments). Each territorial reform has always regarded the importance of the network of state owned roads in ensuring successful operation of local governments, management of their territories and provision of municipal services to local inhabitants. After the previous territorial reform carried out in 2009 there were 104 centres of local governments that were not connected with paved roads. At present only 59 such centres without paved road connections have remained, and improvements on roads serving these local governments is continued in the scope of annual improvement programmes financed from the state budget. The Ministry of Environment and Regional Development within the scope of the new territorial reform in 2021 is preparing a new Investment Programme for Road Development in the Context of Territorial Reform. Respective road sections are identified by the administrations of planning regions in co-operation with local governments, the programme itself is compiled by the Ministry of Environment and Regional Development, but State Limited Liability Company “Latvian State Roads” is providing consulting on the choice of most efficient rehabilitation methods, preparation of technical documentation and potential construction costs.

Construction Of Express Roads In Latvian State Main Road Network

Latvian State Road Development Strategy for 2020 – 2040 was approved in the year 2020. It is a vision that includes long-term perspectives, strategic goals, tasks and priorities for road network development, and it is created for more efficient planning of state road network development, as well as, attracting additional funding for state owned roads. The aim of the Strategy 2040 is to create an efficient road network ensuring that the bypass of the Riga City is accessible within two hours from every national and regional development centre in Latvia. Development centres would be accessible within 45 minutes from every Latvian urban settlement along state regional and local roads. The strategic task is to create sections of express roads in the total length of 1000 kilometres thus improving traffic safety and reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. When creating the Strategy 2040 both the changes in traffic and road use and the changes in the location of population were studied. The Strategy foresees that high-speed express road sections would connect the Riga City with the biggest cities. The proposed plan of road network development is created with the aim to cover as large a population as possible. Special attention is paid to the Riga City, as it serves as the central hub for Latvian and Baltic transportation. After the implementation of the Strategy 2040, the Riga City would be reached within 30 minutes from the nearest development centres.

Chasing the city that cannot stop: Exploring transportation and urban co-development in São Paulo’s history

We present a historical analysis of transportation and urban development in São Paulo (Brazil), attempting to discern Granger causal effects using historical land-use and transportation data from 1881 to 2013. Our results align with the hypothesis commonly stated in the literature about the relevance of road transportation in São Paulo’s peripheral urban expansion during the twentieth century. We find, however, more complex relationships, and changes in them, over time. Over the entire 130 years, we find that urban expansion and road development pushed and pulled each other, in a somewhat “orderly” way. On the other hand, while roads are not linked to densification, we find that mass transit infrastructure did lead to building densification. Distinguishing among distinct periods adds further insights. Examining São Paulo’s “streetcar era” we find joint development of streetcar lines and urban expansion – evidence of joint development consistent with “streetcar suburbs.” Streetcars also led to building densification during this early period. In subsequent decades, up until the mid-1970s, mass transit investments are virtually non-existent and road transportation essentially chases urban expansion, not vice versa. Finally, the last four decades reveal a return to “orderly” patterns of road expansion and urbanization but no evidence of mass transit infrastructure’s effects on urbanization or densification. The analysis illustrates how transportation investment choices have important consequences for urban growth, exerting long-lasting influences on its urban form.

Planning for alternative road development connecting East Balikpapan - North Balikpapan

Balikpapan City is one of the largest cities in the East Kalimantan region and a city that is developing quite rapidly. These developments include a high population number accompanied by a large number of new activity growths which create a considerable traffic pull around the city center. According to the 2012-2032 City Spatial Plan for Balikpapan City, the priority plan for road development is on Outer Ring Road III and other alternative roads which will become new activity centers in Karang Joang and Manggar sub-districts in Balikpapan City. The road network currently has the highest volume of 4288 pcu / hour with an average speed of 42 km / h and reaches a VCR of 0.8 which has 35 existing roads and 17 intersections. This study intends to improve traffic performance and aims to plan an alternative road network connecting East Balikpapan with North Balikpapan. Simulation analysis uses Visum software to produce the best conditions for handling traffic in Balikpapan City arteries, collectors and local roads where the current condition of the traveler has to go through the East, South, Central and North Balikpapan District network. The method used is the calculation of existing traffic performance and simulation to determine network volume, network speed, total distance and total travel time. The simulation results with the Visum model are the best conditions of traffic performance with an average volume of 762 pcu / hour, an average network speed of 42 km / hour, a total distance of 148487 km, and a total travel time of 3369 hours.