Member States Finland / European regions / Other countries / Other organisa-tions involved
Lead participant Finnish National Road Administration (FI) Objectives
The aim of the project is to serve local and regional traffic management aspects by using VMS on Finnish road network.
Location ! ! ! Bremen ! Oslo Berlin! Hamburg Copenhagen Helsinki! Stockholm ! TERN in Finland. Work Description Project Status Current situation
The regions of Finnish National Road Administration have implemented individual traffic control systems on Finnish road network. The implementation project studies have been started and the implementation will be made in the near future.
Strategic and political issues
The regions of Finnish National Road Administration operate as rather independent authorities. Regions are responsible for implementing any traffic management tools within their region. VIKING serves as a tool to promote uniform and compatible solutions.
Increasing capacity and safety on existing road networks without having to perform heavy capital investments is fully conformable with European Union and VIKING countries’ policies. The development of intelligent transport systems has a strong political willingness and support.
State of the art
VMS technology is largely ready for intelligent transport system applications. Variable speed limits are applied on high-volume roads in order to improve capacity and traffic safety. Regions have implemented quite independently traffic control systems for their needs.
In Finland, the weather-controlled road experiment has given good results showing that the technology and methods are applicable.
Methodology
The variable message signs (VMS) are modern tools for efficient traffic management. The use of VMS improves traffic safety, traffic flow and driving comfort. They also increase the effectiveness of traffic control and traffic information.
The sub-activity local and regional traffic control implementation includes numerous traffic control implementation projects on TERN in Finland. The regions of Finnish National Road Administration are responsible for implementation. The implementation of traffic control is made on different categories of roads and in various special locations. The most typical point for these projects is the use of VMS on road network. The projects can be divided in categories e.g.:
• Weather-related traffic control system • Speed control system
• Bridge control system
• Network traffic monitoring and control system
Phase 1 The year 1997
In the first phase the work aims to implement weather-related traffic control systems on two sections of highway E18. Project milestone: Start and carry out the implementation of using VMS weather-related traffic control system
• Weather-related speed control and VMS (E18), Turku region (in progress) • Weather-related speed control on
two-lane road (E18), Kaakkois-Suomi region (nearly completed)
Phase 2 The year 1998
In the second phase more weather-related traffic control systems on Finnish TERN in specific locations will be implemented. Also other variable speed control, bridge control and network traffic control systems implementation will be started. Data transmission will be tested and improved in existing traffic control systems.
Project milestone: Carry out the implementation of using VMS weather-related traffic control system and start the implementation of speed control, bridge
control and network traffic control systems.
• Weather-related traffic control systems, Keski-Suomi region and Oulu region (started), Turku region (completed)
• Speed harmonisation on peri-urban motorway, Uusimaa region (completed)
• Regional traffic control, Uusimaa region (completed)
• Speed control by VMS, Uusimaa region (in progress)
• Urban section management, Savo-Karjala region (started)
• Regional and peri-urban traffic management tools, Häme region (started)
• Bridge traffic management system, Vaasa region (completed)
Phase 3 The year 1999
In the third phase the work aims to carry out implementation, which have started in previous phases. The network traffic monitoring and control system implementation and several speed control system implementations will be started in this phase. Data transmission will be tested and improved in existing traffic control systems.
Project milestone: Carry out the implementation of using VMS weather-related traffic control, network traffic control, speed control and bridge control systems
• Weather-related traffic control systems, Keski-Suomi region, Savo-Karjala region and Oulu region (completed)
• Speed control by VMS, Uusimaa region (in progress)
• Corridor management including route guidance, Uusimaa region (in progress)
• Urban section management, Kaakkois-Suomi region (in progress)
• Regional and peri-urban traffic management tools, Häme region (completed)
Technical Approach
The sub-activity local and regional traffic control implementation includes numerous projects in special locations. In these projects many kind of traffic monitoring and control systems will be used. The detailed need of equipment can vary significantly in different projects.
Implementation
Finland
In Finland has been many projects under sub-activity local and regional traffic control implementation. Weather-controlled traffic management systems were taken in use and testing in Kaakkois-Suomi region, Keski-Suomi region and Turku region. Bridge control system was built in Vaasa region (Raippaluoto bridge) and it is tested. The improvements were made for detection and warning system of large animals in Uusimaa region. The implementation of traffic congestion system for Länsiväylä was started in Uusimaa region. Several intersections were connected to ETC-system for traffic monitoring of signal controlled intersections.
Final Achievements
The aim of VIKING Phase 2 was described under the heading Phase 1 The year 1997. Aims under the heading Phase 2 The year 1998 are the first plans for VIKING Phase 3 Application and aims under the heading Phase 3 The year 1999 are preliminary ideas for VIKING Phase IV Application.
Finland
In Finland has been many projects under sub-activity local and regional traffic control implementation. The implementations are mostly described in the text above. In Finland was made short report about each individual project to describe contents of each project.
Under sub-activity were made some detailed plans for future implementations. In Turku region has been made detailed plans for variable speed limit systems. The detail plan of traffic congestion system for Länsiväylä and plan to modify signal control system on Ring Road III was made Uusimaa region.
Under implementation was written the traffic management policy of variable message signs for weather-controlled road. There is described how the system has been planned to operate and how to operate with the system.
European Added Value
The implementations on road sections in rural area will give experiences about the effectiveness of using transport telematics instead of traditional construction of roads. Recommendations
The implementation project should be report at least shortly because the information about the project and experiences about the process are very important before and during next implementation projects.
Deliverables related to the activity
Title/Description Reference
number
Nature of output Date Valtatien 7 (E18) sääohjauksen
jatkaminen välillä Kotka - Pyhtää, yhteenvetoraportti; Erkki Kauste, Yrjö Pilli-Sihvola, Petteri Portaankorva (The extension of the weather controlled traffic management system for E18 road between Kotka and Pyhtää)
Kaakkois-Suomen tiepiiri 3/1998 Finnish report, English abstract Kouvola, 25.5.1998
Sääohjattu tie vt7 (E18) Siltakylä -Summa, Muuttuvien opasteiden ohjausperiaatteet, Pyhtää, Kotka, Vehkalahti; Petteri Portaankorva (The Traffic Management Policy of Variable Message Signs for Weather-Controlled Road between Pyhtää And Hamina, Finland) Kaakkois-Suomen tiepiiri Finnish report, English abstract Kouvola, 1.12.1997
Muuttuvat nopeusrajoitukset E75 välillä Jyväskylä - Äänekoski; Marja Laavisto (Speed control system on the road E75 between Jyväskylä and Äänekoski) Keski-Suomen tiepiiri Finnish memo, English abstract Jyväskylä, 1998 Muuttuvien nopeusrajoitusmerkkien rakentaminen E18:lle välille Suomusjärvi - Paimio; Markku Aarikka (Implementation of variable speed limit signs on E18 between Suomusjärvi and Paimio)
Turun tiepiiri Finnish memo, English abstract
Turku, 1998
Muuttuvien infotaulujen rakentaminen E18:lle välille Suomusjärvi - Salo; Juha Ylikorpi (Implementation of VMS on E18 between Suomusjärvi and Salo)
Turun tiepiiri Finnish memo, English abstract
Turku, 1998
Länsiväylän ruuhkavaroitusjärjestelmä välillä Haukilahti - Katajaharju (The Länsiväylä traffic congestion warning system, Invitation to tender)
Etelä-Suomen tuotantoalue Finnish report, English invitation to tender Helsinki, 28.4.1998 4.5.1998 Kehä III välillä Suometsäntie - Ansatie,
Vantaa, Valo-ohjauksen täydennyssuunnitelma (Plan to modify signal control on Ring Road III between Suometsäntie - Ansatie, Vantaa)
Uudenmaan tiepiiri Finnish report, English abstract 30.10.1997 Title/Description Reference number
Nature of output Date Sipoon hirvivaroitusjärjestelmän
muutostyöt syksyllä 1997 (Additions to the moose detection and driver
Uudenmaan tiepiiri
Finnish memo, English abstract
warning system made in autumn 1997, system located in Box, Sipoo
)
Wild animal motion detection, Abstract of the surveillance subsystem; Jukka KyheröinenUudenmaan tiepiiri
English abstract 23.11.1998
VIKING-projekti: Nopeudennäyttötaulut, Väliraportti; Markku Järvelä (Speed limit displays in Vaasa region)
Vaasan tiepiiri Finnish memo Vaasa, 31.12.1998 Raippaluodon sillan
liikenteenohjausjärjestelmä, VIKING-väliraportti; Erkki Greggilä (The traffic management system of Raippaluoto bridge)
Vaasan tiepiiri Finnish memo Vaasa 31.12.1998
