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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