Rehabilitation of Al-Seka Road
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Date
2019
Authors
Faisal Ghanem
Farah Shaheen
Ibraheem Alawneh
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Abstract
Jenin City attracts major traffic movement due to the relatively large population size, commercial, and industrial
activities. The connection between southern and northern villages is usually made by passing through Jenin
CBD area. In order to reduce congestion in Jenin City center it necessary to look for alternatives.
One of the alternatives is AL-Seka ring road, which is part of the Master Plan for the city, but it is not opened at
its entire width and the last 800m is dirt; accordingly, the aim of the study is to reduce congestion in the center
of jenin city.
The project is an extension of the proposed ring road in the south to the north west of Jenin. The design and
operation to this road will serve the traffic that comes from the villages in the west of Jenin such as (Qabatia and
Arabeh). The ring road is expected to reduce traffic congestion in Jenin city center, and the road will increase
urbanization in the surrounding areas of the road.
The significance of the project is the following:
It forms a main part of the existing ring road in the master plan (MP) of Jenin city.
The functional classification of the road is urban collector with 25m width as stated in MP.
The road is expected to reduce the traffic congestion in the center of Jenin and reduce the delay when
traveling from the south of Jenin to the north
Development the areas that are located around the ring road.
The project includes the geometric design of the targeted ring road starting from Yousef Asfour Roundabout and
ending at Haifa Street. The selection of the road is fully coordinated with Jenin Municipality. The municipality
provided all needed data and maps. The design criteria performed based on AASHTO 2011 and using Civil 3D
software.
The project is composed of two parts of a total length of 3km. The first part is paved with length of 3 km and
the width varies from 4m up to 12m, while the second part is dirt with length of 0.8 km and an average width of
6m.
Finally, the design included the preparation of horizontal plan, vertical profile, and cross sections of the road as
well as design of intersections and pavement. The design includes the calculation of the quantities and costs
related to the construction of the road.