The Road’s Level of Service at Kawi Road, Malang Regency

Abstract

A region’s ability to expand and flourish depends heavily on its road system. Roads that are smooth and effective facilitate communication between different locations, the movement of people, and the transit of commodities. Thus, people movement within a region is greatly impacted by the quality of road service. One of the principal thoroughfares in Malang Regency is Kawi Road, which has two two-way lanes without a median and an effective road width of eight meters. It is a primary collector hierarchy (2/2 UD). There is a lot of traffic on Kawi Road since it connects two local activity hubs, Blitar and Lumajang, and acts as a national road. This study’s main objective is to characterize Kawi Road in Kepanjen District, Malang Regency, with regard to its attractiveness and generation of land use, performance, and modeling. In compliance with the 2014 Indonesian Road Capacity Guidelines, the following research methodologies were used: road capacity analysis, saturation degree analysis, multiple linear regression analysis, and road service level analysis. The research makes use of field observation data. According to calculations, Kawi Road can handle 2826.63 passenger car units per hour. Its peak performance was reached between 15:00 and 16:00, or 0.87 (LOS E).