An overview of effects of high rise buildings on intersections: iconova

Gaziantep is over-growing and one of the most important industrial cities in Turkey. As a result of increasing population and developing industry, the number of vehicles in traffic increases day by day. The number of high rise buildings that built to meet population needs is a substantial amount. Due to this increase, capacities of existing roads remains incapable and causes a slowdown in traffic flow in time. Iconova intersection is one of the intersections where these problems occurred. Because of Primemall the shopping mall and unfinished high rise ICONOVA Towers are located at the same intersection, Iconova intersection that is already running beyond its capacity will become more congested after towers have been used. The purpose of this study is to make longer-term planning by considering the impacts of high rise buildings on traffic and offer a solution proposal for Iconova intersection by using HCM (Highway Capacity Manual) calculations and VISSIM software. It is aimed to make traffic flow more efficient with this work. At the same time, it is aimed that to be a scientific reference in terms of the effects of high rise buildings on traffic and calculations of intersection capacity.