REPUBLIC OF GENERAL MINISTRY of TRANSPORTATION DIRECTORATE of AND INFRASTRUCTURE TURKISH HIGHWAYS

UN/ESCAP Expert Group Meeting Vehicles’ Weights and Dimensions in Turkey 23-24 January 2019, Tbilisi, GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS

OUTLINE

• National standards on weights and Existing dimensions of freight road vehicles. Situation

EU • «Technical Support Project for Weight and Experience Size Controls of Commercial Vehicles»

Enforcement • Vehicles Overload Control Stations GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Existing Situation National standards on weights and dimensions of freight road vehicles.

 385.000 km Highway network  13.000 km International road network. GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Existing Situation National standards on weights and dimensions of freight road vehicles.

Turkish Road Network under General Directorate of Turkish Highways’ responsibility

Total road network is 67.498 km. Dual carriageways : 25.709 km. (38 percent of our total road network) Road Density: 50 km / 100 km2 (Excl.Urban Roads) Motorway Density: 3.34 km/ 1000 km2 GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Existing Situation National standards on weights and dimensions of freight road vehicles.

Tractor 8%

Motorcycle 14%

Truck 4% Car 54%

Small truck 17%

Bus 1% Minibus 2%

Construction Special Purpose Year Total Car Minibus Bus Small truck Truck Motorcycle and work Tractor vehicles machinery

2018(*) 22 850 238 12 390 486 487 296 219 191 3 750 710 846 699 3 210 682 63 097 ** 1 882 077 Number of road motor vehicles (*) Data is by the end of November. (**) Vehicles covered under work machinery and heavy vehicles covered under special purpose vehicles are shown under "Truck" figures. GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Existing Situation National standards on weights and dimensions of freight road vehicles.

TRAFFIC BLACKSEA VOLUME Million Km (2017)

127 Billion Total Vehicle-Km SEAEAGEAN

2017 MEDITERRANEAN TRAFFIC VOLUME MAP TRAFFIC ON THE BORDER GATES (2017) ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (AADT)

TRUCK TRUCK+ TRUCK+ TRUCK SMALL BORDER GATES CAR BUS SMALL TRAILER+ OTHER TOTAL CAR BUS TRAILER+ SEMİ- OTHER TOTAL TRUCK TRUCK SEMİ-TRAILER TRAILER

AKÇAKALE 159 0 0 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 ( TURKEY- ) AKTAŞ 32.445 676 18.033 72.461 210 123.825 89 2 49 199 1 339 ( TURKEY-GEORGIA ) CİLVEGÖZÜ (TURKEY-SYRIA) 892 44 10.206 197.369 1.518 210.029 2 0 28 541 4 575 ( TÜRKİYE-SURİYE ) DEREKÖY 161.493 10.269 5.257 230 2.588 179.837 442 28 14 1 7 493 (TURKEY-) DİLUCU 128.205 16.890 38.742 115.784 54 299.675 351 46 106 317 0 821 ( TURKEY-NACHCIVAN ) ESENDERE 6.207 3.570 21.501 17.208 73 48.559 17 10 59 47 0 133 ( TURKEY- ) GÜRBULAK 49.006 19.130 2.504 281.352 556 352.548 134 52 7 771 2 966 ( TURKEY-IRAN ) HABUR 209.944 11.723 249.205 948.662 590 1.420.124 575 32 683 2.599 2 3.891 ( TURKEY- ) HAMZABEYLİ 275.010 4.645 19.893 216.061 1.224 516.833 753 13 55 592 3 1.416 ( TURKEY-BULGARIA ) İPSALA 430.408 17.098 8.827 160.248 10.054 626.635 1.179 47 24 439 28 1.717 ( TURKEY- ) KAPIKÖY 47.900 1 10.243 457 1.533 60.134 131 0 28 1 4 165 ( TÜRKİYE-İRAN ) KAPIKULE 1.092.086 39.455 33.693 565.009 9.137 1.739.380 2.992 108 92 1.548 25 4.765 ( TURKEY-BULGARIA) KARKAMIŞ 30 3 13.278 52.570 25 65.906 0 0 36 144 0 181 ( TURKEY-SYRIA ) 15 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 (TURKEY-SYRIA) ÖNCÜPINAR 2.499 60 5.412 108.909 849 117.729 7 0 15 298 2 323 ( TURKEY- SYRIA ) PAZARKULE 232.327 1.136 4.646 1.086 2.488 241.683 637 3 13 3 7 662 ( TURKEY- GREECE ) SARP 319.846 119.571 72.277 186.839 2.870 701.403 876 328 198 512 8 1.922 ( TURKEY-GEORGIA ) TÜRKGÖZÜ 42.372 3.541 20.724 24.628 466 91.731 116 10 57 67 1 251 ( TURKEY-GEORGIA ) ÜZÜMLÜ 17.408 0 9.505 358 9 27.280 48 0 26 1 0 75 ( TURKEY-IRAQ ) YAYLADAĞI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ( TURKEY-SYRIA ) TOTAL 3.048.252 247.812 543.946 2.949.231 34.244 6.823.485 8.351 679 1.490 8.080 94 18.694 GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Existing Situation National standards on weights and dimensions of freight road vehicles.

 According to the Road Traffic Regulation 1997 Article 128 (Amended: RG-17/4 / 2015-29329), it is mandatory that the dimensions of the vehicles that are going to be loaded without any load and without any damage to the highway structure should be in compliance with the conditions stated below.

 a) Maximum Width b) Maximum Height

Maximum width 2,55 metre Maximum height 4,00 metre Refrigerated vehicles only in refrigerated structures 2,60 metre

Municipal trolleybuses 2,65 metre GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Existing Situation National standards on weights and dimensions of freight road vehicles.

c) Maximum Length

Rigid truck (Motor vehicles other than buses) 12,00 metre Trailers 12,00 metre Two-axle buses 13,50 metre Buses with more than two axles 15,00 metre Vehicles with semi-trailers 16,50 metre Articulated buses 18,75 metre Buses with trailers 18,75 metre Road train with two trailers 22,00 metre GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Existing Situation National standards on weights and dimensions of freight road vehicles.

d) Maximum Weight 1) Maximum Axle Load Maximum Axle Load Single axle (unarticulated) 10 ton Articulated vehicle with single axle 11,5 ton For two-axle motor vehicles, the axle group weight is maximum; The distance between the axles is less than 1m (d <1m) 11,5 ton Distance between axles is between 1 m and 1.3 m (1 m ≤ d <1.3 m) 16 ton 1.3 to 1.8m between the axles (1.3 m ≤ d <1.8 m) 18 ton If the distance between the axles is between 1.3 m and 1.8 m (1.3 m ≤ d <1.8 m) (Type Approval Regulation for Motor Vehicles and Trailers or under the conditions specified in the Regulation on Manufacturing, Modification 19 ton and Installation of Vehicles) Axle group weight on two axle trailers and semi-trailers; the distance between the axles is less than 1m (d <1m) 11 ton Distance between axles is between 1 m and 1.3 m (1 m ≤ d <1.3 m) 16 ton 1.3 to 1.8m between the axles (1.3 m ≤ d <1.8 m) 18 ton The distance between the axles is 1.8 m or greater (1.8 m ≤ d) 20 ton Three-axles vehicles axle group weight maximum; The distance between the axles is 1.3 m or less (d ≤ m ) 21 ton Distance between axles is 1.3 m to 1.4 m (1.3 m

2) Maximum Gross Weight

Two-axle motor vehicles and trailers 18 ton

With three-axle motor vehicles (articulated axle, with double tire and air suspension system or with an 25 ton equivalent suspension system as defined in Directive 97/27 / EC, or each articulated axle is double-tire (26 ton*) and the maximum weight of each axle is 9.5 in cases where the tone does not exceed 26 tons. *)

Three-axle semi-trailer vehicles and articulated buses 28 ton

Motor vehicles with four axles 32 ton

Four axles trailers and semi-trailers 36 ton

Four axles semi-trailer vehicles with semi-trailer axle group 20 ton 38 ton

Semi-trailers or trailers with five or more axles 40 ton 44 ton Three-axle motor vehicle with two or three axle semi-trailers carrying ISO containers 40 ft. size GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS

Turkish Experience «Technical Support Project for Weight and Size Controls of Commercial Vehicles»

 The quality and total quantity of inspections has a concrete relation with the quality of roads and impact on the environment.  The 10% increase in weight in single axle means 144% extra damage on the road,  Under normal circumstances the road amortisement are planned for 20 years in Turkey, however; in case of 25% overloading means the decrease of road amortisement to 8,5 years,  The damage of 5000 cars on road is equal with the damage of only one heavy vehicle, GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Turkish Experience «Technical Support Project for Weight and Size Controls of Commercial Vehicles»

 «Technical Support Project for Weight and Size Controls of Commercial Vehicles» with EU-funded had been realized in the years 2010-2012.

 In the context of the Project, the alignment to the directive had been provided both as a result of adaptation of technical necessities and physical necessities defined within the Directive 96/53/EC on lorries weight and dimension.

 Weight and dimension control activities standardized and upgraded as a result of this Project. GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Turkish Experience «Technical Support Project for Weight and Size Controls of Commercial Vehicles»

 Activities 1. Setting up of new weight and dimension control stations to increase the effectiveness and capabilities for inspection of vehicles Land preparation for the WDC stations, construction of container basement, parking lot, water and sewer connection, lightening, electric and communication grid connection, construction of security fence will be carried out by the MoT.(detailed information is presented below.) The project will ensure the purchase of: A - WDC Systems and Software

o High(Weight-in-Motion –WIM) and Low speed weight control systems for 22 stations.

o Stationary weigh bridges for 22 stations

o Platform Scale System for 6 stations

o Control Bridges for 22 stations

o Software for 22 stations and control center GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Turkish Experience «Technical Support Project for Weight and Size Controls of Commercial Vehicles»

B – Working Facilities

o Mobile Container towed by a road vehicle

o Cabinet C – Calibration vehicles for the weight and dimension stations D – Enforcement Equipments E – Electrical and Electronic Hardware F – Office Furniture GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Turkish Experience «Technical Support Project for Weight and Size Controls of Commercial Vehicles»

2. Upgraded institutional capacity of the Ministry of Transport, efficiency improved and increased

o Training for Civil Servants from MoT (including study visits).

o Training of personnel from other enforcement authorities.

o Training on measurement and calibration methodologies for the equipment used in weight and dimension controls

3. Awareness campaign carried out, thus changing attitude and behaviour of the road users and stakeholders. Information to NGOs, drivers’ associations and other relevant stakeholders. Survey on public awareness on weight and dimension controls.

4. Improved coordination among ministries and relevant competent authorities Organisation of workshops with other institutions and stakeholders

5. Preventing measures implemented, reducing negative effects caused by overloaded vehicles on road safety, environment and the country’s economics develop and publish guidelines for the stakeholders on the importance of weight and dimension controls GENERAL DIRECTORATE of Enforcement TURKISH HIGHWAYS Weight and Dimension Control Stations

Number of road weight and dimension control stations : 99 Number of Controlled Vehicles: 31.422.014 (01.01- 31.12.2018) GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Enforcement Weight and Dimension Control Stations GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Enforcement Weight and Dimension Control Stations GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS Enforcement Weight and Dimension Control Stations

Limits on dimensions and weight of the freight road vehicle in the countries along the Eurasian Central Corridor (Route C1 – C2) Maximum Axle Load, Maximum Length, mm Maximum Gross Weight, ton ton Maximum Maximum Countries Width, mm Height, mm Articulated Articulated Rigid truck Vehicle/Road Rigid truck Vehicle/Road Group Axles Single Axle Train Train China 2.550 4.000 12.000 20.000 31.00 49.00 24.00 11,5 Kyrgyzstan 2.550 4.000 12.000 20.000 32.00 44.00 26.00 11,5 Tajikistan 2.500 4.000 12.000 20.000 ……… 40.00 22.00 10,0 Uzbekistan 2.550 4.000 12.000 24.000 38.00 40.00 ………. 13,0 Turkmenistan 2.500 4.000 ……….. 20.000 ………. 36.00 ………. …. 2.500 4.000 12.000 24.000 ………. 38.00 24.00 10,0 Georgia 2.550 4.300 12.000 20.000 24.00 44.00 24.00 11,5 Turkey 2.550 4.000 12.000 22.000 32.00 44.00 24.00 11,5 EU 2.550 4.000 12.000 18.750 32.00 44.00 24.00 11,5 GENERAL DIRECTORATE of TURKISH HIGHWAYS

Enforcement Weight and Dimension Control Stations

 The above dimensions and weights are applied regardless of the date of manufacture of the vehicles.  There is no other means of transportation from the highway; special loads that can not be divided are required to be transported under the conditions specified in the Road Traffic Regulation.  Provisions of bilateral and multilateral agreements on international freight and passenger transport matters and provisions to be applied in cases of war, martial law, emergency and natural disaster are reserved.  Our Highway network is the backbone of our transport system, carrying almost 90% of freight and passengers journeys as well. Traffic volumes have grown to a level where our highway network now transports annually over 127 Billion vehicle-km and 262 Billion ton-km which makes Turkey be in the first five of Europe. GENERAL REPUBLIC OF TURKEY DIRECTORATE of MINISTRY of TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TURKISH HIGHWAYS

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