Project ASAP. Opzoekingscentrum voor de Wegenbouw. = Appropriate Speed Saves All People

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1 Project ASAP = Appropriate Speed Saves All People An Volckaert Onderzoeker afdeling Mobiliteit-Veiligheid-Wegbeheer

Integrating strategic noise management into the operation and maintenance of national road networks Safety: Safety

2 Achtergrond: = Conférence Européenne des Directeurs des Routes = Conference of European Directors of Roads CEDR Transnational Road Research Programme, Call 2012 Recycling: Road construction in a post-fossil fuel society Noise: Integrating strategic noise management into the operation and maintenance of national road networks Safety: Safety of road workers and interaction with road users Use of vehicle restraint systems Road owners adapting to Climate Change 2

3 Financiering & budget: funded by: - Belgium/Flanders, - Germany, - Ireland, - Norway, - Sweden, - United Kingdom project Cost: 31 person months ( euro) (BRRC: 4p.m.) 3

4 Partners: VTI, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Zweden Coordinator Universiteit van Firenze (Florence), Italië (WP2 Leader) AIT (Australian Institute of Technology), Oostenrijk (WP3 Leader) BRRC (Belgian Road Research Centre), België (WP4 Leader) CDV (Transport Research Centre), Tsjechië 4

(Australian Institute of Technology), Oostenrijk (WP3 Leader) BRRC (Belgian

5 Doelstelling: to gather knowledge on effective speed management measures through road works zones to develop harmonised best practice guidelines A review of existing literature review, gathering national expertise, and practitioners, and stakeholder consultations will lead to recommendations as to how to effectively manage speed through road works zones, in terms of Engineering, design, and conspicuity of road works, Enforcement and driver Education/information 5

practitioners, and stakeholder consultations will lead to recommendations as to how to effectively manage speed

6 Projectstructuur: 5 werkpakketten Review of Speed Management Methods WP 2 Experience of Speed Management in Practice WP 3 Field Showcase and Stakeholders Consultation about Low Cost Speed Management Methods Recommendation and Final Report WP 4 WP 5 Project Management and Dissemination WP 1 6

Stakeholders Consultation about Low Cost Speed Management Methods

7 Deliverables: No Deliverable Timing D1.1 Midterm assessment report M12 D2.1 State of the art report on Speed Management methods M8 D3.1 Report on experience on speed management in road works and their effects on speeding M13 D4.1 Report describing practical information from field studies and stakeholder survey M20 D5.1 Final Report. The final report will capture the full process of the study, including the recommendations and the development of them M24 7

1 Report on experience on speed management in road works and their effects on speeding M13 D4.

8 Timing: feb 2013 jan

9 WP 1: Main Objectives: - Provide communication and administration program for project and report progress to PEB (= Programme Executive Board) FEHRL Support for Webpage and Brochures (Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories) Duration: 24 months 9

Executive Board) FEHRL Support for Webpage and Brochures (Forum

10 WP 2: WP 2 activities: Review of Guidelines and criteria for setting the most appropriate speed in work zones Review of available literature regarding methods used to manage and control the speed of vehicles in road work zones Review of graduated fixed penalties for speeding at road work zones applications Duration: 8 Months 10

used to manage and control the speed of vehicles in road work zones Review of

11 WP 2: ASAP Team has collected over 250 publications covering research articles, national guidelines, best practice Documents collected Literature organised by subject, country, etc. Guidelines for primary European countries identified Information from USA identified Contact with important US experts underway 11

12 WP 3: WP 3 Activities: Gather existing speeds through road works in different types of temporary traffic management layouts in the different European countries Compare available speed data to results from the state of the art (WP2) to identify how well different techniques work (enforcement, layout, etc.) and their benefits Recommendations from existing guidelines and known data will be documented and reported for subsequent use in the project. Duration: 11 Months 13

to identify how well different techniques work (enforcement, layout, etc.

13 WP 3: WP 3 Status: Activity just started Connections to WP2 created and initial data sources collected Filtering of literature coordinated between WP2&WP3 ASAP WP3: Sources of information regarding existing data (speed, layout, types, conditions) & effectiveness of speed control techniques Topic Data for WP3 Project/Paper/Guideline/Database Authors/ Work Group Title Reference Year Status Country Available Copyright Already in FTP Select One Select one Select one Select one Select One Select one Select One Select One Select one Select one Select one Select One Select one Select One 14

Topic Data for WP3 Project/Paper/Guideline/Database Authors/ Work Group Title Reference Year Status Country Available Copyright Already in FTP

14 WP 4: WP 4 Activities: (start 2014) Create a strategy and priority list for the different parameters and issues necessary for developing speed management plans for work zones Showcase some low cost speed management measures (good practices from WP2 & WP3) in the driver information/warning/ "preventive" enforcement field (on-site; in real traffic and road work situation in CZ) to deliver Practical recommendations & fill in eventual knowledge gaps. Organise a consultation of the stakeholders to assess the first stage of recommendations delivered during the first steps of WP5 Duration: 8 Months 15

"preventive" enforcement field (on-site; in real traffic and road work situation in CZ) to deliver Practical recommendations & fill in eventual

WP 5: WP 5 Activities (start 2014) Gather the results from WP2 WP4 and priorities developed in WP4 to develop the structure for the guidelines Produce a final report using the structure developed

15 WP 5: WP 5 Activities (start 2014) Gather the results from WP2 WP4 and priorities developed in WP4 to develop the structure for the guidelines Produce a final report using the structure developed with stakeholder input and results of WP2, WP3, and WP4 to finalize a speed management guidelines document. The final document will be provided in an early draft phase to the PEB to ensure the project deliverables meet the stakeholder needs 16

and results of WP2, WP3, and WP4 to finalize a speed management guidelines document.

16 Coming activities: April 2014 Presentation at TRA Conference Initial stakeholder workshop at TRA Workshop Summer 2014 Field Showcase in Czech Republic Fall 2014 Shareholder workshop 17

Robert Thomson Email: robert.thomson@vti.se Tel.

17 Robert Thomson Tel Contact : An Volckaert Mobiliteit Veiligheid - Wegbeheer 010 / a.volckaert@brrc.be 18

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