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Erik De Bisschop

30-11-2011

Polis conference - Brussels

New road lighting scheme for

motorways in Flanders

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Some History

• Until 1997 all continuous road lighting permanent on.

• Period 1997-2007 switch off from 0.30 till 5.30(fix time frame)

• 2007-2011 0.00 till 6.00 enlarging time frame.

• Interchanges lit permanent

• Major Ring road permanent on

• October 2010: Minister decided to work on a new

modern and dynamic road lighting scheme

• Principal : only lighting were the needs are high

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How we came to new

lighting scheme?

• Legislation

• National

• EN

• Benchmark (B (other regions), Nl, F, D, L)

• Scientific references

• Environmental issues

• Sustainability

• Light pollution

• Evolution of car technology

• Evolution of lighting technology

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Conclusions• Important condition no decrease in Road safety

• Are permanent lit• Interchanges• Sections shorter than 3km (between interchanges)• Specific local situations

• Dynamic road lighting• High traffic density (or drops of speed=traffic jam)

• If road lighting is available, turn on• Adverse weather conditions• Calamities • Road works• Hard shoulder running

• Turn off road lighting• All other places

Accompanying Measures

• Higher value for the retroreflection of road markings

on motorways

• R2����R3

• Result Based for several years tendering

• Bringing up-to-date the presence of reflectors on the

edge of the roadway left and right.

Permanent lit

Dynamic road lighting

Light poles

Light poles probably being removed

Before July 2011

After July 2011 � 50%

Results

69,6%1202Time frame based

29%501Dynamic

18,2%31214,5%250Permanent on

47,9%82784%1452Lit roads

17281728Km Motorway

AfterBefore

Thank you

ir. Erik De Bisschop

Traffic Engineer

Agency for Roads and Traffic – Expertise Traffic and Telematics

Koning Albert II laan 20 bus 4 - 1000 Brussels

T. +32 2 553 79 70 - F. +32 2 553 78 05

erik.debisschop@mow.vlaanderen.be