TNK126 · 6 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Transportsystem
Traffic Infrastructure
Active · next start VT 2027
82%
passed the latest regular sitting
UPG2 · 7 Jun 2026 · 17 students
95%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
UPG2 · 60 students
Unusually hard in 2025/26
82% passed the ordinary exam in 2025/26 (17 students), against 100% on average in earlier years (43 students).
Part of 1 programme
Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Hand-in assignments
- 5
- 4
- 3
- U
Main rounds
95% passed · 60 students
- 82%17
- 100%15
- 100%14
- 100%14
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get 4 or 5: 80% (60 students)
Show small sittings (3)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 100%1
- 100%3
- 100%3
Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Project
- 5
- 4
- 3
- U
Main rounds
97% passed · 62 students
- 88%17
- 100%14
- 100%17
- 100%14
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get 4 or 5: 69% (62 students)
Show small sittings (4)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 100%1
- 100%3
- 100%2
- 100%3
About the course
Aim
The course aims at presenting basic knowledge on the infrastructure of the traffic system, its constitution, and functionalities, and relation to overall urban planning. After the course a student shall
- have knowledge on the conditions and methods used for planning of private car traffic, public transport and pedestrian and bicycle traffic in urban areas.
- have knowledge of basic definitions and approaches used in road traffic planning and urban planning.
- be able to describe characteristics, functionalities and limitations of the major types of models used for strategic traffic planning.
- be able to use a commercial planning software for performing traffic analyses.
- have knowledge of fundamental definitions in and being able to analyse traffic safety.
- identify important theories, models, data, causes, problems, and countermeasures of traffic safety
- argue and assess the impact of road infrastructure and smart solutions on traffic safety
- use the achieved knowledge to make an overall evaluation of a traffic infrastructure project.
- to carry out a cost-benefit analysis (CBA), which is a central part of socioeconomic assessments.
Content
Brief introduction to urban planning and traffic planning. Evaluation of traffic systems. Introduction to planning methods and software. The four-step model for traffic forecasts. An introduction to traffic safety with exercises.
- Examiner
- Henrik Fredriksson
- Scheduled hours
- 30 h
- Main field of study
- Transportsystem