Analisis Dampak Lalu Lintas Akibat Galian Ipal Pada Jalan Merdeka Palembang

Abstract

This study aims to determine how the performance of the Merdeka road segment after the IPAL.
Construction in Palembang. IPAL is a waste water management instalation that was created to
manage the disposal of waste water from Merdeka street to the Musi River. This research is
important to do to help the development of understanding of the factors that affect traffic,
especially the construction of installations from the government. The data collection process in
this study used a survey method for 12 hours per day for one week. The survey was done directly
at the construction site. The data analysis carried out includes an analysis of the performance
of the road, namely the analysis of the capacity of the road, the analysis of side barriers, the
analysis of the degree of saturation (DJ). The result of the analysis of the generation data in one
day during rush hour caused by the IPAL excavation were 26.111 vehicles/hour and 20.813,7
cur/hour. The value of the degree of saturation (DJ) obtained based on observations on the
independent road is 0,69. Therefore, it can be concluded that the IPAL construction on Merdeka
road affects the traffic volume to be higher.