Signal plans Oosterweel connection
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From 2021 to 2025
The works on the Oosterweel link in Antwerp entail changes in traffic flows and capacity, requiring adjustments to the traffic light arrangements. TML develops a V-plan for each phase, defining the infrastructure changes and programming, and conducts a capacity test to share the results with the contractor and other stakeholders.
The works on the Oosterweel connection in Antwerp have an impact on the existing infrastructure and mobility. The contractor is carrying out these works in phases, but it is impossible to avoid changes to traffic flows and the available space and capacity at certain intersections at certain times. Moreover, the building sites must be opened up to site traffic in a safe and clear way.
To accommodate the changes, adjustments need to be made to the traffic light arrangements at these intersections, both in terms of infrastructure (poles, signals, and detection) and programming. Given the urban context and the ambition to achieve a modal shift to more sustainable modes, sufficient attention will be paid here to pedestrians, cyclists, buses, and trams. In addition, there should be no traffic backlash to the main network (the ring road).
For each phase where the intersection changes, TML prepares a V-plan. This includes a ground plan with (the changes to) the poles, signals, and detection, as well as a visual representation of the necessary programming.
After an initial capacity test, based on the phasing plan and available traffic counts, we feed back the results to the contractor, the road authority, and other interested parties. We then work out a vehicle-dependent lighting scheme and prepare the V-plans.
