Feasibility Study for Ring Roads in the Southern Part of Najaf Governorate

Abstract

The main justifications for the research are related to solving the traffic congestion in the city due to the increasing number of cars, the natural annual growth, and the great importance of the city of Najaf as a city of tourist attraction. Therefore, it has become necessary to study the feasibility of establishing multiple projects for ring roads, this research aims to evaluate the traffic characteristics of the ring roads and the main road network associated with it and to propose the construction of new ring roads according to the city's need to address traffic congestion within the scope of sustainability in the city of Najaf.

The research reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which was that establishing allied roads in the city of Najaf achieves economic feasibility, as the criteria used in the evaluation achieved good results, such as the payback period, net present value, and payback period. As for the most important recommendations, they were: the researchers recommend that the concerned authorities, especially the Civil Administration of Najaf Governorate, the Roads and Bridges Directorate in the city, and the Traffic Directorate, develop a five-year plan that includes the construction of new bridges to achieve the goal of reaching thirty ring roads during this period in addition to the current roads.