Traffic noise limitation in commercial ports
The challenge of this project is to improve the acoustic climate quality of port cities by using integrated ITS traffic management systems. Its general objective is to evaluate how these systems affect the reduction of traffic volumes and sound pressure levels in ports and urban areas. First, it will monitor traffic and noise levels in ports and on the main roads. Next, it will model road networks to be able to simulate new network scenarios. After assessing the critical issues and comparing them with sound capacity levels already calibrated, it will identify alternative port travel and/or access solutions. ITS systems will introduce these solutions based on info-mobility platforms (PMV or APP) providing real-time information to drivers. An ex-post evaluation action will measure the decrease in traffic and sound pressure following the introduction of these ITS systems and, if needed, identify corrective measures. The final beneficiaries will be the residents and visitors of port cities. Port operators, who will be able to count on optimal port access and more effective internal traffic management, will be the second level beneficiaries. The project's cross-border approach will evaluate the results obtained from the experiments carried out in the four pilot cities and compare them to the different urban, orographic and land conformations. This approach will define a standardised methodology modelling replicable in other contexts. The contents and method of the project are both innovative. The contents deal with the issue of traffic management through integrated and connected ITS systems. The method deals with this issue both with regard to ports and urban areas.