EVERYTHING FOR THE SMOOTH FLOW OF TRAFFIC

We are responsible for the maintenance and development of a network encompassing about 130km of roads and 81 road bridges at the port of Hamburg. 33,000 vehicles use the main port road every day, a good third of which are lorries. Stop traffic for road works? That is out of the question for us. Here, planning is just as important as implementation during off-peak periods. At the port, every traffic jam costs money – and gets on every other road user’s nerves.

Our IT-based traffic management allows us to optimise the use of the existing transport infrastructure. Such as the DIVA system, which provides dynamic information on traffic volumes in the area. We use LED panels to provide information on traffic jams and closures. All the information is summarised in the Port Road Management Centre.

WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER: PORT ROAD MANAGEMENT

33,000 vehicles use the main port road every day, a good third of which are lorries. This inevitably leads to congestion. Optimised traffic control and management contributes to the improved use of the existing transport infrastructure as well as the construction and development of the road network. The IT-based traffic management at the port includes the following fields of action:

• develop an incident management system
• run a parking space management system
• provide current traffic information
• set up a traffic information centre
• manage traffic dynamically via alternative routes
• manage terminal inflow via pre-gate parking spaces