Dynamic Traffic Management An overview by Frans Middelham

Dynamic Traffic Management An overview by Frans Middelham Dynamic Traffic Management<voettekst> June 13 th, 2006<datum>

Dynamic Traffic Management 2 June 13 th, 2006 Problems • Congestion Costs are 0. 8 M€ per year • Accessibility of Main ports • Threat to: – – Distribution function Jobs and Economy Environment Safety

Dynamic Traffic Management 3 June 13 th, 2006 Policy Goals and Objectives • Stronger economy by improving accessibility • Enabling traffic & transport growth • Reliable and predictable door-to-door accessibility • Innovation is a must • Rapid elimination of maintenance backlogs • Road pricing necessary

Dynamic Traffic Management 4 June 13 th, 2006 Traffic Management as a Control Scheme

Dynamic Traffic Management 5 June 13 th, 2006 Dynamic Traffic Management • • • Motorway Signalling Ramp Metering Dynamic Route Information Measures New Developments

Dynamic Traffic Management 6 June 13 th, 2006 Motorway Signalling Systems since 1981

Dynamic Traffic Management 7 June 13 th, 2006 Motorway Signalling Systems since 1981 • For: – lane closures near incidents and road works – queue tail warning and protection – special lane signalling • Throughput: – increased with 4 -5 % • Safety assessment (1983): – increased stability of traffic streams – overall decrease of accidents with 15 -25% – decrease of secondary accidents with 40 -50 % • Safety assessment (1996): – confirmation of earlier results

Dynamic Traffic Management 8 June 13 th, 2006 Motorway Signalling Systems since 1981 Until 1993 242, 1 km 1994 6, 2 km 1995 63, 1 km 1996 116, 0 km 1997 190, 8 km 1998 174, 4 km 1999 167, 8 km 2000 22, 9 km 2001 0, 0 km 2002 2, 0 km 2003 12, 0 km 2004 0, 0 km Total 997, 3 km Planned 61, 0 km

Dynamic Traffic Management 9 June 13 th, 2006 Ramp Metering since 1989

Dynamic Traffic Management 10 June 13 th, 2006 Ramp Metering since 1989 • For: – alleviate motorway congestion – better merging – discouraging of ‘rat running’ • Several assessment studies: – – – Increase of speed on motorways Major reduction of shockwaves Capacity increase 0 -5% Substantial reduction of 'rat-runners' Less accidents presumable but not explicitly monitored

Dynamic Traffic Management 11 June 13 th, 2006 Ramp Metering since 1989 Until 1993 3 1994 3 1995 0 1996 3 1997 4 1998 5 1999 4 2000 9 2001 1 2002 6 2003 0 2004 6 Total 44 Planned 16

Dynamic Traffic Management 12 June 13 th, 2006 Dynamic Route Information Panels since 1990

Dynamic Traffic Management 13 June 13 th, 2006 Dynamic Route Information Panels since 1990 • For: – on route information – major incident information and response • Several assessment studies: – In 'normal' conditions, 8 -10% of drivers reacts on information – Network performance may increase with 0 -5% – Drivers satisfied, more comfort, less stress • Different implementations and tests: – Queue length – Traveltime – Graphical

Dynamic Traffic Management 14 June 13 th, 2006 Dynamic Route Information Panels since 1990 Until 1993 4 1994 0 1995 0 1996 6 1997 27 1998 14 1999 4 2000 1 2001 24 2002 0 2003 9 2004 12 Total 101 Planned 22

Dynamic Traffic Management 15 June 13 th, 2006 Tidal Flow Lane

Dynamic Traffic Management 16 June 13 th, 2006 Rush-hour Lane (hard shoulder)

Dynamic Traffic Management 17 June 13 th, 2006 Plus Lane (small left lane, lower speed)

Dynamic Traffic Management Cross-section dynamic left lane (peak hour) 70 2 m 70 70 2 m 2. 70 3. 00 3. 25 12. 20 3. 00 2 m 18 June 13 th, 2006

Dynamic Traffic Management 19 June 13 th, 2006 Plus Lane (small left lane, lower speed) • Safety considerations (not quantified) – – – Less queues Less shockwaves Lower speed in rush hours Better monitoring Fast incident response

Dynamic Traffic Management 20 June 13 th, 2006 Truck-, Plus-, Rush-hour and Tidal flow lanes Until 1993 0 km 1994 16, 4 km 1995 0, 0 km 1996 5, 4 km 1997 7, 0 km 1998 10, 3 km 1999 13, 9 km 2000 0, 0 km 2001 0, 0 km 2002 11, 6 km 2003 7, 0 km 2004 23, 3 km Total 94, 9 km Planned 463, 0 km

Dynamic Traffic Management 21 June 13 th, 2006 Incident Management • Tow away trucks at incident sensitive locations • Good communication between: – – – Police Fire brigade Ambulance service Rijkswaterstaat Salvage companies Assurance companies • Video surveillance at incident spots – 53 installed until 2005 – 99 expected (Tunnels, bridges, special lanes not included herein)

Dynamic Traffic Management 22 June 13 th, 2006 Monitoring since 1995

Dynamic Traffic Management 23 June 13 th, 2006 Traffic Management Centers • • • 1997 Wijde Blik (Noord-Holland) 1998 Geldrop (Zuid Nederland) 2001 Oudenrijn (Utrecht) 2003 Planken Wambuis (Noord Nederland) 2005 Rhoon (Zuid-Holland) – – – Surveillance of bridges and tunnels Surveillance of special lanes Incident Management Motorway-signalling Dynamic Route Information Dynamic Traffic Management

Dynamic Traffic Management 24 June 13 th, 2006 Traffic Management Centers • 2001 – – – Oudenrijn Utrecht Countrywide Traffic Management for severe accidents and crossboarder management Oudenrijn Utrecht Countrywide Traffic Information Centre Traffic Information over Radio Contact with Serviceproviders (like ANWB)

Dynamic Traffic Management 25 June 13 th, 2006 Traffic Management Measures Until 2005 Planned 997 km 61 km 101 nr 22 nr 44 nr 16 nr Tidal Flow Lanes 12 km 10 km Truck Lanes 12 km 0 km Plus Lanes (small left lanes) 20 km 173 km Peak Lanes (hard shoulder) 75 km 290 km 1557 km 0 km 53 nr 99 nr 1862 km 608 km Regional TMC 5 nr 0 nr Countrywide TMC/TIC 1 nr 0 nr Motorway Control & Signalling Route Information Panels Ramp Metering No Overtaking Tracks (rush hr) Incident Detection Camera’s Monitoring

Dynamic Traffic Management 26 June 13 th, 2006 New Developments and Trials Graphical displays at Testcentre Delft for road users acceptance and comprehensibility surveys

Dynamic Traffic Management 27 June 13 th, 2006 New Developments and Trials • Roadsection Speed Control for pollution prevention and better air quality – spots vehicles at two cross sections – measures time travelled over cross section distance and calculates speed – Speeding drivers get a fine automatically

Dynamic Traffic Management 28 June 13 th, 2006 New Developments and Trials • Intelligent Speed Adaption (Trial in Tilburg) for reducing speed in urban areas • Lane Departure Warning Assistant (Several Trucks Equipped)

Dynamic Traffic Management 29 June 13 th, 2006 New Developments and Trials • Dynamic Lane Marking (field tests at A 44 running)

Dynamic Traffic Management 30 June 13 th, 2006 Current State: small scale training

Dynamic Traffic Management 31 June 13 th, 2006 Framework for an ITS Architecture Traffic Management System Traffic Control Architecture Application Architecture of the Technical Infrastructure Institutional Architecture Information Architecture Contextmodel

Dynamic Traffic Management 32 June 13 th, 2006 Focus on Traffic Control Architecture Traffic Management System Traffic Control Architecture Application Architecture of the Technical Infrastructure Institutional Architecture Information Architecture Contextmodel

Dynamic Traffic Management 33 June 13 th, 2006 Traffic Management Architecture • Goals: – Structured vision on the future of Traffic Management – Starting point for all other parts of architecture • Preconditions: – Network wide, not limited by borders between jurisdictions – Cooperation between road authorities – Coordination and integration of measures – Stable and practical framework for design and implementation

Dynamic Traffic Management 34 June 13 th, 2006 Traffic Management Architecture policy strategies tactics scenarios instruments signals } Goals } Solutions } Means Layered approach

Dynamic Traffic Management 35 June 13 th, 2006 Traffic Management Architecture WHAT ? HOW ? Countrywide control tactics Political objectives Control strategies Regional control tactics Frames of reference Regional bottle necks Operational Traffic Management assessment operations Regional services Control Scenarios Traffic Conditions WITH WHAT ? Regional measures Countrywide set of measures Cyclic process

Dynamic Traffic Management 36 June 13 th, 2006 Traffic Management Architecture 1 start Goals Description 2 policies 3 strategies 4 frames of reference 5 current situation 6 bottlenecks Possible solutions 7 services 8 means Decision 9 decisions Action 10 realization 11 scenarios 12 operational traffic management 12 steps

Dynamic Traffic Management 37 June 13 th, 2006 Handbook

Dynamic Traffic Management 38 June 13 th, 2006 Colofon Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Watermanagement Transport Research Centre (AVV) Frans Middelham P. O. box 1031 3000 BA Rotterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 10 282 5880 Fax: +31 10 282 5644 Email: f. middelham@avv. rws. minvenw. nl Web: www. rws-avv. nl