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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
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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.
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Permanent lit
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Dynamic road lighting
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Light poles
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Light poles probably being removed
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Before July 2011
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After July 2011 � 50%
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Results
69,6%1202Time frame based
29%501Dynamic
18,2%31214,5%250Permanent on
47,9%82784%1452Lit roads
17281728Km Motorway
AfterBefore
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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