Environmental Effects and Mitigation Measures of Urban Road TAG (Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep) Highway in Adana City (original) (raw)
2011, DAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE® Delhi
It is commonly known that highways cause comprehensive environmental effects during construction and operating stage. Many countries have started to use and practice new concepts such as; sustainable transportation, highway managément to decrease naturaland social negative effects of transportation on envirohmehtThe research area has a total surface of 6 210,26 ha which includes 500 m wide away from North and South side of the highway and 60 kin long route within the Adana urban boundary which is lying between " Adana West side" (Tarsus paying Office) and " Adana East side" (Gaziaritep paying office) at TAG (Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep) highway. To simplify the traffic on that side of the highway entrance and exit ramps from the 7 different points (reciprocal 14 entrances and exits) were added for urban traffic access in recent years. Thus, intensity of usage has been increased.- The environmental problems such as; noise, soil, air, arid visual pollution have been increased by the intensity of traffic. The aims of the study were to 1) investigate the natural and socio cultural structures of TAG highway which take place in Adana urban boundary and 2) determine the environmental ^robiekns such as noise, soil and visual pollution on thenatùral environment and human health, and then improve new suggestions ’ according to sustainable aspect to reduce these problems on the city. We studied Pb in the soil and it has bèeit found under the limits according to thè Soil ProblemControl Regulation dated 10.12.2001. Besides, we determined noise measurement at 126 points to establish the noise problem and then results have been compared with the regulation; of Environmental Noise Assessment and Management Regulation on Environmental Noise Limit Values dated in Q7/0$/i6Q8. It has been deterauned that while maximum immediate measurement has been exceeded the limitation at 70 noise measurement points, according to average values have been exceeded at 35 noise measurement points. Planning and design principles oriented tangible suggestions have been improved to decrease negative effects of the highway on the natural, physical
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