Evaluation of Traffic control and management system on section Celje - Konjice Version: 1.0 Date: December 2019 Author: DARS d.d., Božidar Volk, Andreja Dular, Andreja Skroza, Nastran Brane Distribution level: Public Status: Issued for general use within Crocodile 2 projects Ex-Ante Evaluation of renovation of TCMS on section Celje - Konjice - 1 - GLOSSARY ABBREVIATIONS CCTV Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted. VMS Variable Message Signs SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition - the term SCADA usually refers to centralized systems which monitor and control entire sites, or complexes of systems spread out over large areas; in this case the section of the motorway or fast road with the system for monitoring and controlling the traffic implemented on it. TMS Traffic Management System CC Control Centre ICT Information and Communication Technologies PH Police Headquarters EEG Evaluation Expert Group MoT Ministry of Transport ITS Intelligent Transport Systems DARS Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia TCC/TMC/TIC Traffic Control Centre/Traffic Management Centre/Traffic Information Centre Ex-Ante Evaluation of renovation of TCMS on section Celje - Konjice - 2 - SCOPE OF THIS EVALUATION Aim of Crocodile project avaluation is to prepare and present the results of their work on evaluating the implementation of TMS projects in a common format. It is important to recognize that projects in Crocodile are funded by Member States as well as by the European Commission, and that some Member States will have their own requirements for presenting evaluation results. However, adoption of this common format for presenting results will help to ensure that results of similar implementations can be compared, assisting in the transfer of results between sites and providing European Added Value. One of the tasks of the Evaluation will now be to ensure that the template meets the requirements of the Member States involved, as well as the Crocodile partners and project Steering Committee. The project domains are: - Traveller Information Services, providing comprehensive real time traffic information for travel planning (pre-trip) as well as decisions during the journey (on-trip). - Traffic Management Services, detecting incidents and emergencies, ensuring safe and efficient use of the road network, also for cross-border transport. - Freight and Logistics Services, to optimize the capacity and efficiency of goods transport by providing safe and efficient access to intermodal terminals and provide dedicated seamless information on the TERN plus measures for management of hazardous or sensitive cargoes. - Connected ICT Infrastructure, to provide end user services with data from systems that monitor the road situation in real time, also enabling cross-border interoperability and continuity of services. Ex-Ante Evaluation of renovation of TCMS on section Celje - Konjice - 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. KEY EVALUATION RESULTS ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. IMPACT ON TRAFFIC FLOW ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.2. IMPACT ON SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3. IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................................ 6 1.4. OTHER KEY RESULTS..................................................................................................................................... 6 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM ............................................................................................................... 7 2.1. SITE .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2. ISSUES ADDRESSED....................................................................................................................................... 7 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ITS PROJECT ........................................................................................................... 8 3.1. PROJECT DOMAIN ........................................................................................................................................ 8 3.2. KEY WORDS ............................................................................................................................................... 8 3.3. OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................ 8 3.4. SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED ............................................................................................................ 9 3.5. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS ON THE CORRIDORS AMONG FIVE COUNTRIES (AUSTRIA, CROATIA, ITALY, HUNGARY, SLOVENIA) ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 3.6. STATUS OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................................. 15 4. EVALUATION PLANNED .......................................................................................................................... 16 4.1. TIMING AND TYPE OF EVALUATION ................................................................................................................ 16 4.2. OBJECTIVES FOR THE EVALUATION................................................................................................................. 16 4.3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 16 4.4. STUDY AREA FOR THE EVALUATION ............................................................................................................... 16 4.5. EXPECTED IMPACTS .................................................................................................................................... 16 4.6. EXPECTED METHODS .................................................................................................................................. 17 5. THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT - RESULTS ................................................................................................ 18 5.1. TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................................................... 18 5.2. RESULTS ................................................................................................................................................... 18 5.3. RELIABILITY OF RESULTS .............................................................................................................................. 18 5.4. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ANSWERED ................................................................................................................ 18 5.5. OVERALL ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................ 18 5.5.1. Safety ............................................................................................................................................ 18 5.5.2. Efficiency ....................................................................................................................................... 19 5.5.3. Environment .................................................................................................................................. 20 5.5.4. Other ............................................................................................................................................. 20 6. EUROPEAN DIMENSION: TRANSFERABILITY OF THE RESULTS ................................................................. 21 Ex-Ante Evaluation of renovation of TCMS on section Celje - Konjice - 4 - 1. Key Evaluation Results Traffic management system (TMS) is composed of variable message signs (portals), microwave detection, video control, road-weather stations, and user information systems. With the help of the mentioned system, DARS will be able to follow the traffic flows easily and more effectively using the regional traffic control centre. TMS on the considered motorway section is an ITS which enables the establishment of optimal traffic conditions according to the momentary traffic and weather conditions on the road or when exceptional events will occur. 1.1. Impact on Traffic Flow While driving on the motorway or on a fast road, the driver is exposed to the influence of the road, influence of other vehicles, weather conditions and road surrounding. His actions are subordinated to the reaction on events from his field of sight. The events, that he bypassed, are no longer interesting for him; about the conditions in front of him he can only assume based on information, offered by VMS and by his field of sight. With this kind of system, we can reduce the traffic jams by “setting” the drivers before the event in such a way of driving, that traffic jam doesn't occur. With the adoption of the speed to the current traffic