HAC FULFILLED ALL THE GOALS SET BY THE PROJECT CROCODILE 2 CROATIA

23.05 2024.
HAC FULFILLED ALL THE GOALS SET BY THE PROJECT CROCODILE 2 CROATIA

THE FOLLOWING WAS REALIZED THROUGH THE PROJECT 

  •  National Access Point (NAP) ensuring continuity of ITS services between Croatia and neighbouring countries 
  • Main Centre for Traffic Control and Management on motorways (MCTCM-M)
  • Main Centre for Traffic Control and Management on state roads (MCTCM-SR)
  • Regional Centres for Traffic Control and Management on motorway sections (RCTCM-M)( rationalization and modernization)
  • Regional Centres for Traffic Control and Management on sections of state roads (RCTCM-SR)
  • Introduction of the DATEX II standard for data exchange in all facilities for reporting, monitoring and traffic management on state roads and motorways in the Republic of Croatia.

REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT 

  • Enable centralized collection of information on traffic conditions on all major roads in the Republic of Croatia
  • Enable the functional integration of the traffic information system of the Republic of Croatia with neighbouring EU states with the aim of constantly improving traffic safety and ensuring better communication with road traffic participants
  • Data collected in the Main Centres for traffic control and management on motorways to be made available to the National Access Point - NAP via the DATEX II protocol
  • Upgrade the functionality of the existing regional centres for traffic control and management on motorways (RCTCM-M) and tunnels (RCTCM-T)

POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT

  • Coordinated traffic management (greater throughput and road safety)
  • User information in real time
  • Rationalization of the existing traffic control and management system in the Republic of Croatia (the number of centres is reduced and they are modernized)
  • Lower costs of the system maintenance (new equipment)


SETTING UP OF THE MAIN CENTRE FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT ON MOTORWAYS
 
  • Main Centre for Traffic Control and Management on motorways (MCTCM-M) coordinates surveillance and management of traffic flows on sections of motorways and tunnels that are administrative domain of totally 12 regional centres. 

Function:
  • Homogenization of traffic management procedures and processes at different levels 
  • Technical integration of centres and systems at the regional level (RCTCM-M and RCTCM-T)
  • Coordinated monitoring and management of traffic flows on motorways that cross the administrative domain of individual RCTCM-M and RCTCM-T. Upgrade and coordination of procedures and decisions on RCTCM-M and RCTCM-T. 
  • DATEX II data hub through which all relevant data on traffic and traffic infrastructure of motorways in the Republic of Croatia are collected and forwarded to NAP for data exchange with neighbouring countries. 
  • Integration and connection with the systems of other concessionaires: Bina-Istra d.d. (BI) and Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj d.o.o. (AZM)


SCHEDULE AND ORGANIZATION OF REGIONAL TRAFFIC CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT CENTRES
Regional centres for traffic control and management on motorway sections (RCTCM-M) – 6 centres:
  • Regional Centres for Traffic Control and Management on Motorway Sections (RCTCM-M) – 6 centres:
Ivanja Reka 245km (motorway A3, A4, A11)
Ðakovo 240km (motorway A3, A5)
Bosiljevo 66km (motorway A1)
Perušić 140km (motorway A1)
Maslenica 135km (motorway A1)
Dugopolje 135km (motorway A1, A10)

  • Regional Centres for Traffic Control and Management in Tunnels (RCTCM-T) – 5 centres:
Mala Kapela 5,8 km (tunnel Mala Kapela)
Brinje 5,1 km (tunnels Brinje, Brezik, Plasina and Grič)
Sveti Rok 7,2 km (tunnels Sveti Rok, Ledenik, Bristovac)
Zagvozd 11,5 km (tunnels Dubrave, Konjsko, Zaranač, Bisko, Crna Brda, Stražina, Umac, Šubir, Mali Prolog, Kobiljača, Puljani)
Delnice 72 km (motorway A6)

  • Regional Centres for Traffic Control and Management on motorway sections and in tunnels (RCTCM-M/T)
Čavle M/T – the area under management of about 38,5 km (motorway A6, A7)



NATIONAL ACCESS POINT (NAP)

The task of NAP is to build an entire system of collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of traffic information through various communication channels (strictly dedicated channels, WEB portals, other Internet services, radio and television, etc.) at the level of a specific country.
The key stakeholders who participate (or will participate) in providing information to the National Access Point are:
  • Hrvatske Autoceste d.o.o.
  • BINA-ISTRA d.d.
  • Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj d.o.o.
  • Hrvatske Ceste d.o.o.
  • Hrvatske Željeznice
  • Coastal traffic operators

The key users using information from the National Access Point include: 
  • Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
  • National Protection and Rescue Directorate 
  • Ministry of the Interior 
  • National access points and centres for traffic management of other countries 
  • HAK (Croatian Automobile Club) 
  • Common Emergency Communication and Information System in the EU (CECIS) 
  • Other interested users 

DATEX II STANDARD FOR DATA EXCHANGE 
Datex II model includes the following data:
  • level of service on roads as a message about a specific situation or about a long-term traffic situation, travel time
  • all kinds of incidents and accidents
  • roadworks
  • report on the state of roads 
  • closed roads, blockages and traffic jams 
  • weather conditions on roads
  • all types of measurements on roads (speed, flow rate, etc.)
  • public events that have an impact on traffic

DATEX II is a standard for the exchange of data and information at the European level, between traffic control and management centres, traffic information centres, providers and users of traffic services. With the implementation of the DATEX II standard and the introduction of the Main Centre for Traffic Control on motorways, the Main Centre for Traffic Control on State Roads and the National Access Point, more effective traffic control and management is enabled, and the Republic of Croatia becomes part of the integrated Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on European roads in the surrounding area with the aim of continuous improvement of traffic safety, and better communication with users.


SYSTEMS THAT ARE SUPERVISED AND MANAGED THROUGH THE INTEGRATED TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
  • Road traffic stations and road traffic substations
  • Light-changing traffic signals
  • System of video surveillance, video detection and analysis of road traffic
  • System for measuring data on weather conditions
  • System for measuring traffic flow features
  • TPS – emergency phone system
  • Ventilation system (fans and ventilation sensors)
  • Tunnel power supply system
  • Tunnel lighting system
  • Tunnel back-up power supply system
  • Monitoring of safety recesses 
  • Water storage system
  • Fire alarm and fire protection system

BS Husky TMS - A platform specialized for the integration of traffic and other technological subsystems that provides a reliable, consistent and user-friendly tool for extensive traffic flow management capabilities in tunnels and motorways. 

The new system brings upgrades and improvements compared to the existing state, and solutions have been implemented that unify the functionality of all existing and new ITS systems.
Based on the above, the traffic information system and the remote control and monitoring system are managed through a single control application interface, and certain modules are additionally introduced that did not exist in the previous system operation.
Operators in traffic control and management centres have the option of automated action in the event of incident situations both on open sections of the motorway and in tunnels, in accordance with predefined automatic algorithms and traffic management scenarios.
The system additionally introduces new modules for short-term weather forecasting, SMS and e-mail alarm notification, a module for calculating travel time and computer-aided decision-making on traffic management strategy, and for the purpose of easier monitoring of system exploitation, a module for information on the state of SW and HW is introduced.