Intelligent Traffic Management
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Intelligent Traffic Management MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT REGIONAL COUNCIL OF TÜBINGEN – STATE OFFICE FOR ROAD ENGINEERING FOREWORD FOREWORD "TOGETHER WITH THE ROAD TRAFFIC "THE BASIC CHALLENGE OF THE CENTRE IN STUTTGART, THE STATE FUTURE CONSISTS IN USING OUR OFFICE FOR ROAD ENGINEERING OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF TÜBINGEN INTELLIGENTLY AND EFFICIENTLY." MAKES AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO REDUCING CONGESTION IN OUR STATE.” Dear road users, our motorways and federal highways in Baden-Württem- can query data about the current traffic situation, view aden-Württemberg aims to be a trailblazer in sus- tor the motorway tunnels round the clock. This presents a berg are amongst the most intensively used traffic routes traffic cameras in congestion-prone sections on this web- tainable mobility. Therefore we are enhancing all major challenge that has to be addressed every single day in Germany. The efforts of the Road Traffic Centre Feuer- site and call up many other items of information. There is Bmodes of transport and exploiting the opportuni- to keep the extremely high volumes of motorway traffic in bach make for a smoother and safer traffic flow, and in also an app available for mobile end devices so that you ties presented by digitization in order to harmonize mobi- motion. As you can see, the tasks to be performed by the many cases traffic jams can be prevented altogether. To can access the traffic data while you are under way. lity, people and the environment even better. Road Traffic Centre add up to a complex package. this end, a committed team of operators and traffic engi- neers manages a large number of modern traffic control Thus the information provided by the Baden-Württem- There is a great deal of activity on our roads. They con- The purpose of the present brochure is to provide an over- systems, monitors the motorway tunnel safety equipment berg Road Traffic Centre helps you to optimize your jour- nect people with each other and remain a fundamental view of the various tasks and aims, the challenges and the and provides up-to-the-minute traffic information for all neys by selecting the best time window and the route with economic factor. Therefore one of our paramount objec- basic functionality of the Baden-Württemberg Road Traf- road users. the least disruptions. At the same time, it administers traf- tives is to maintain their good condition and thereby keep fic Centre. For a modern and effective road infrastructure fic flows in order to achieve the highest possible degree of traffic flowing as smoothly as possible, whilst at the same means a great deal more than just concrete and asphalt. The integration of tunnel monitoring into the Road Traffic safety and efficiency on the roads. time keeping environmental issues in mind. Centre is something that is only matched in a few other I hope you will enjoy reading the brochure. parts of Germany. The operators have the training Wishing you continued safe travel – as free of congestion In addition to repairing, modifying and enhancing the road required for both tasks. Round the clock and on 365 days a as possible. network, another vital factor is to be seen in traffic mana- Your year, they are there to improve safety and the smooth flow gement. Thus the chief tasks of the Baden-Württemberg of traffic on the particularly busy motorways and federal Your Road Traffic Centre can be seen in maintaining a smooth highways in Baden-Württemberg. flow of traffic, informing drivers about incidents, increas- ing road safety conditions and adopting all the measures Winfried Hermann MdL The Baden-Württemberg Road Traffic Centre is also re- necessary to achieve this. It is one of the most modern Minister of Transport for Baden-Württemberg sponsible for the design and operation of the central road facilities of its kind. Its staff observe the traffic on the construction administration service's traffic information Klaus Tappeser motorways, operate the traffic control systems and moni- system (www.svz-bw.de). Amongst many other things, you President of the Regional Council 2 3 BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG ROAD TRAFFIC CENTRE TRAFFIC IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG CONTENTS TRAFFIC IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG OUR ROAD NETWORK IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG TRAFFIC IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG VERY HIGH TRAFFIC LOADS IN THE STATE No other motorway in the south-west carries such a high Our road network in Baden-Württemberg ............................................................ 5 The trunk route system in Baden-Württemberg includes traffic load as the A 8: The Road Traffic Centre – at the heart of traffic management ........................................ 6 1046 km of motorway and 4203 km of federal highways. They are the main arteries of the road network and equally between the motorway Traffic jams – how they come about and what helps to prevent them ................................ 8 essential for the economy, tourism and getting to work on A 8 interchange at Leonberg approx. 155,000 and the Stuttgart intersection vehicles / 24h a daily basis. The A 5, A 6, A 8 and A 81 bear the heaviest north of the Karlsruhe TRAFFIC CONTROL loads of traffic. These motorways are used very intensively, A 5 motorway interchange approx. 146,000 and they most prominently demonstrate the demand for vehicles / 24h The traffic computing centre – the central computing facility for traffic control ................... 10 mobility in the state. south of the Stuttgart A 81 Overview of the existing and planned traffic control systems ....................................... 12 intersection approx. 127,000 The large proportion of heavy goods vehicles is indicative vehicles / 24h Rerouting systems . 13 of the good economic situation and Germany's economic A 6 Neckarsulm strength. Also, the motorways in the south-western part of approx. 95,000 Line control systems .................................................................................. 14 vehicles / 24h Germany are transit routes towards the Alpine countries, Hard shoulder running . 14 towards northern Germany and to all the neighbouring European states. Ramp metering systems ............................................................................... 14 Tauberbischofsheim Operational tunnel monitoring ....................................................................... 15 This is confirmed by the Average Annual Daily Traffic sta- tistics (AADT). They show that between 1980 and 2015 Mannheim A81 the mean daily traffic volume on federal motorways rose ROADWORKS MANAGEMENT A5 from 35,296 to 63,332 vehicles per 24 hours. In compari- Neckarsulm A6 The new roadworks coordination and information system .......................................... 16 son to previous years, the rate at which traffic loads were A6 increasing slowed down significantly between 2000 and Heilbronn Temporary traffic control for roadworks and other critical stretches ................................ 17 Karlsruhe 2010, but since 2013 renewed acceleration has been ob- A81 1 Ludwigsburg A7 served. A8 Journey time displays on motorways and in the vicinity of roadworks . 18 A5 Pforzheim Leonberg Stuttgart Cooperative systems in Baden-Württemberg ......................................................... 19 However, the traffic loads on the busiest sections of A5 motorways in Baden-Württemberg are significantly A8 A81 TRAFFIC SERVICES higher than this average value. Ulm For optimized journey planning ...................................................................... 20 A81 The consequence of increasing traffic densities are, The motorway network amongst other things, more frequent traffic jams Provision of information via app and online ......................................................... 21 A5 and a greater risk of accidents. In addition, the Baden-Württemberg Parking space management for motorways ........................................................... 22 ecological effects have to be taken into account: Freiburg In traffic jams and stop-and-go situations fuel A81 Road traffic census .................................................................................... 24 A5 consumption and exhaust emissions are A96 higher than during normal driving. Singen List of abbreviations ................................................................................. 26 Imprint ............................................................................................. 27 1 source:road traffic in Baden-Württemberg – annual comparison 2016 /2015, page 12 4 5 BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG ROAD TRAFFIC CENTRE TRAFFIC IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG THE ROAD TRAFFIC CENTRE – AT THE HEART OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND DATA EXCHANGE National and international information exchange increasingly being conducted via the MDM. It is a data OPTIMIZED TRAFFIC CONTROL, PROVISION traffic information available to the general public. Precise Traffic management does not stop at frontiers. The warehouse providing traffic safety data, journey time data OF HIGH-QUALITY TRAFFIC INFORMATION information on current traffic conditions and disruptions Baden-Württemberg Road Traffic Centre (SVZ BW) and routing data supplied by all the Federal States – free The chief objective of the Road Traffic Centre Baden-Würt- on the road network are displayed in real time, allowing maintains links with the traffic control centres in the of charge to all interested parties. Baden-Württemberg temberg is to achieve optimal exploitation of the availa- road users to modify their choice of routes or timing ac- Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Bavaria,