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Abstract
Traffic congestion has been one of the major issues that metropolises are facing in spite of measures being taken to mitigate and reduce it. This study aimed to analyze traffic congestion in urban road networks. In the recent past traffic congestion has emerged as one of the main challenge for engineers, planners and policy makes in urban areas. Modern social and economic structure shaped by car-oriented urban development and rapid growth in vehicle ownership have established congestion as an inescapable reality of urban life. The main focus of the study is aimed at understanding the recurring urban congestion, its measurement and mitigation. In this project we documented the studies on how to measure congestion and recommended for better solution. This include speed, travel time, volume and level of service etc. Subsequently data collection requirement and technologies for this metric becomes an important part of this study. The study is plan at the location of ERODE district government hospital signal to analysis the traffic congestion and its effects.