{"id":7885,"date":"2020-10-21T08:40:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T06:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ptvgroup.com\/?p=7885"},"modified":"2025-06-04T08:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:56:27","slug":"construction-site-management-congestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ptvgroup.com\/en\/trend-topics\/construction-site-management-congestion\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction site management: how to keep traffic flowing"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It\u2019s a common sight on streets worldwide: One car after another stuck in traffic. In many big cities, it\u2019s getting harder to drive smoothly from point A to point B.<\/p>\n

In this year\u2019s TomTom Traffic Index<\/a>, Bengaluru takes the top spot. Due to congestion, drivers are spending an average of 71% extra travel time on the road in the southern Indian city. Next in the global ranking are the Philippine capital, Manila (71%), and Bogota in Colombia (68%). But how can cities beat traffic congestion? The German city of Hamburg<\/a>, where drivers spend an average of 131 extra hours per year in traffic, has set up a special congestion forecast project.<\/p>\n

Traffic congestion has increased globally during the last decade, and the 239 cities TomTom included in the report had increased congestion levels between 2018 and 2019, with only 63 cities showing measurable decreases. There are many reasons for the worsening of traffic flow: more cars on the roads; bad synchronization of traffic lights; unforeseen events such as accidents or severe weather conditions.<\/p>\n

But one of the biggest factors affecting traffic is<\/em> predictable: construction sites.<\/p>\n

Hamburg construction site management<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”7851″ img_size=”500×500″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Take the city of Hamburg, Germany\u2019s second largest. In 2019 alone, there were around 25,000 planned construction projects in the city. Out of them, 3,700 affected the road network, bringing great misery to commuters.<\/p>\n

To tackle its growing traffic problems, including those caused by construction, Hamburg recently started using a software for forecasting congestion.<\/p>\n

Dr. Melanie Mergler, who leads the project on behalf of the Hamburg State Agency for Roads, Bridges and Waters (LSBG), explains its goals: “One of our main tasks was to develop simulation software that enables improved congestion forecasting and the collection of real-time traffic data. Employees of LSBG and traffic policemen will be provided with a tool, to analyze the interactions between congestion and construction measures and thus improve the entire traffic flow.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

A new software solution<\/h2>\n

The LSBG relied on the expertise of two software providers: WPS – Workplace Solutions<\/a> and PTV Group. Together they developed a software solution for congestion forecasting, which consists of two components:<\/p>\n