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Bill M. Halkias, PE, F.ASCE, F.ITECEO, Attica Tollway Operations Authority
President, Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers
Conference on Improving Road Safety in the BSEC Region, UNECE18th & 19th November, 2010, Ioannina, Greece
Safe road design and network management. Improved planning, design, construction,
operation and maintenance
The Case of Attica Tollway (Attiki Odos)
Road Safety in Europe
• The European Union has set an ambitious target of halving the number of road deaths between 2001 and 2010 (54,374 fatalities in 2001 for EU27).
• The 2010 target will not be reached by the targetdate. As many as 34,900 people lost their lives inroad collisions in 2009; this is still far more than thetarget of 27,000 which the EU set for 2010.
Road Safety in Greece
• A 23% reduction was achieved for the period 2001-2009 (1880 fatalities for 2001).
• Impossible to achieve the common Europeantarget for reducing road fatalities by 50% until theyear 2010.
• Today, more than 5 people lose their lives daily(about 1500 people per year).
• A new strategic plan for the decade 2010-2020has been launched.
Attica Tollway Athens, Greece
OMC
TB
OMC: Operation and Maintenance Center
TB: Technical Base
TB
Centerline: 65 Kms
Length: 130 Kms (bidirectional)
39 Toll Stations
195 Toll Gates (92 ETC capable)
16 km of tunnels and cut and cover sections (12% of length)
Daily Entries: 300.000 veh/day
Annual Average Daily Transactions(Mar. 2001- Oct. 2010)
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2001
avg.=33.500
2002
avg.=36.500
2005
avg.=231.542
2003
avg.=125.000 avg.=248.784
2004 2006 2007
avg=270.002 avg.=295.140
2008
avg.=300.993
2009
avg.=307.300
2010
avg.=282.424
+7.5% +8.5% +9.3%Annual traffic growth : +2.0% +2.0% -8.1%
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60%73%64%30%% of fatalities involving motorcyclists
53%49%50%47%% of motorcycles involved in accidents with injuries
6,25,26,14,2Accidents with injuries per 100 million Vehicle-km
0,30,90,90,7Fatalities per 100 million Vehicle-km
Indicators for Accidents
14,814,815,015,3Average distance travelled/vehicle
2,91%2,91%2,64%2,54%Motorcycles (% of AADN)
307.000301.000295.000270.000Annual Average Number of vehicles entries (AADN)
Traffic Data
2009200820072006
Road Safety Statistics for Attica Tollway (2006-2009)
Mission of Attica Tollway• The main objective for the construction and operation of the
Attica Tollway is the safety of its users. • Attica Tollway introduced breakthrough standards in the Greek
motorways, by providing quality road safety services.• Traffic Safety became the core business of the Operation
Agency.• Active Traffic Management became the major component of the
Traffic Safety Plan.
The Infrastructure
• Attica Tollway was designed and constructed on the basis of the strictest international safety specifications.
• It features high quality skid resistant asphalt pavement and full crash barrier fencing is installed along its entire length.
• Special attention has been given to providing sufficient and effective lighting along the motorway.
Patrols Maintenance Teams
Road Assistant and Recovery
Units
Traffic Management Center
TETRA, AVL
DIR
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T L
INE
Active Traffic Management
FIB
ER
OP
TIC
Traffic PoliceTraffic Police
Fire Brigade
Ambulances
Fire Brigade
Ambulances
Civil Protection,
Media,
Municipalities etc.
Civil Protection,
Media,
Municipalities etc..
Athens TMC
Ministry of PW
Athens TMC
Ministry of PW
Incident Management is the Key to Maintain Road Safety on the Road
• TMC based monitoring (full CCTV cover)
• Dense patrolling on 7/24/365 basis• Free of charge intervention and
towing service• Stand-by Assistance Units• Emergency Hot Line (tel. # 1866)• Cooperation with emergency services
(Police, Fire, EMS etc)
Configuration of Patrolling Service
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# of Incidents/day
min mean max
Morning Shift:
12 Patrols for 39 assists or
1 Patrol for 3.3 Assists
Afternoon Shift:
12 Patrols for 40 assists or
1 Patrol for 3.3 Assists
Night Shift:
9 Patrols for 9 assists or
1 Patrol for 1 Assist
On Average 1 Patrol for 2.7 Assists
Response Times 2009
5,4
9,3
12,3
15,7
19,5
19,9
Attikes Diadromes
Recov. Unit
Recov. Unit HGV
Police
Fire Brigade
Ambulances
Incident Statistics 2009
Total No of incidents : 29.161Types of incidents:
OTHER TYPE OF INCIDENTS, 4740, 16%
ACCIDENT & CRASHES, 1298, 4%
BREAKDOWN 21229, 74%
CONGESTION, 1894, 6%
XXX = Number of Incidents, % of Total
Annual Road Safety Campaigns
Road Safety Campaigns for Children
Road Safety Campaigns for Teenagers
Road Safety Campaigns for Teenagers
Campaigns against Alcohol Consumption
Material for Professionals
Educational Material for Road Safety
Educational Book Educational DVD in cooperation with HITE and Road Safety Committee
Guidelines for motorcyclists in cooperation with California Superbike School
Road Safety Gadgets and Equipment
Road Safety Informative Leaflets
Organization of Road Safety Conferences & Workshops
Educational Programs for Motorcyclists
Educational Articles
The result is an excellent safety record
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Source: European Transport Safety Council
The average fatality rate per 100 million vehicle-km in AttikiOdos during the same period is 0,7 deaths / 100 million veh-km
Average fatality rate (per 100 million veh-km)
for years 2007-2009
Customer Satisfaction: Feeling safe while driving on Attica
Tollway (%)
47,5 48,9
3,10,5 0,1
40,9
54,0
3,91,2 0,1
45,4 47,3
5,7
0,7 0,9
45,949,2
2,6 1,8 0,5
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Very Satisfied Satisfied Not Satisfied Not at all Not know/ No
answer
Mar 07
Mar 08
Mar 09
May 10
Satisfaction range:92,7%- 96,4% for the period 2007-2010
Positive opinion towards public campaigns
78,2
54,5
46,7
46,4
33,4
4,5
86,7
68,5
57,5
55,2
45,9
0,9
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Seminars to scholl pupils
for Rad Safety Issues
First Aid Information &
Seminars
Guidelines for safe driving
on the motorway
Guidelines for safe driving
Information for car
maintenance
None from the aboveMar-09
May-1088% have a positive opinion for road safety seminars at schools (2010)
Reasons for feeling unsafe while driving in Attica Tollway
66,4
18,3
3,4
5,3
3,4
5,9
4,0
16,1
11,0
65,6
17,7
5,1
6,0
5,2
8,3
5,0
14,0
9,8
81,2
19,3
7,9
7,6
7,5
7,1
5,0
16,2
5,6
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Driving Behavior of other drivers
Level of Enforcment
Conditions in the tunnels
Lighting
Road Surface
Frequents Exits/Entries
Signing
Other
No answer
Mar-08
Mar-09
May-10
81% feel unsafe due to the driving behavior of other drivers(2010)
IRF- European Road Safety Award
Attikes Diadromes S.A. was awarded 1st prize in
Road Safety “for its proactive initiatives”
making Attica Tollway one of the safest
motorways in Europe (2005).
IRF-International Road Federation
Recognition of our efforts
Award from the Greek Road Federation within the framework of the International Convention “Roads of the Future” for the contribution to Road Safety
1st Prize during the Convention “CEO & CSR 2009” for its Road
Safety Campaign focused on motorcycle drivers
Recognition of our efforts
1st Prize during the the Automotive Awards, for being the “Safest Road
in Greece”, based on the low car accidents indices and on the safety
standards of constructionand operation (2010)
Road Safety Prize during the AUTOCAR awards “for the high
standards of operations and services provided to the
motorway’s users” (2005)
Conclusions
• Greece is one of the countries with the lowest safety levels in EU.
• Attica Tollway succeeded to hold a good safety record due to numerous actions and became “a good example”.
• Active incident management and proper infrastructure maintenance help to preserve the safe condition of the motorway.
• Attica Tollway’ s efforts are recognised not only by its users by also by prestigious International Organisations.
• Attica Tollway is dedicated to a continuous improvement on road safety.
Bill M. Halkias PE,CEO of Attica Tollway Operations Authority
President of the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers bhalkias@attikesdiadromes.gr
www.aodos.gr
Thank you!
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