Footprint II- Long Term Pavement Performance and Environmental monitoring on A1

Phase 11 of the Footprint project has continued monitoring the environmental footprint of heavy vehicles on the A1 motorway defined as dynamic load (WIM), noise, vibration and pollutant emissions based on criteria set by the European project Eureka Logehain Footprint. WIM measurements have shown that on weekdays about 6000 heavy vehicles pass the footprint site out of which about 10% could potentially be overloaded. In order to accurately identify overloaded vehicles detailed vehicle data is needed. To this end, footprint parameters were measured for freight vehicles selected from the traffic stream statically and dynamically and results were compared to the criteria set up as a result of current Swiss policy. The data shows that identifying the environmental footprint of heavy goods vehicles is not straight forward. Vehicles that based on the Swiss heavy vehicle fee (LSVA) criteria would pay a reduced heavy vehicle fee, due to their engine type, are not necessarily environmentally friendly when the footprint parameters are considered. Footprint monitoring has shown that parameters that are currently controlled and their reduction encouraged such as gaseous emissions, axle loads and gross weight are for the most part below or close to acceptable limits. However other important parameters such as tire pressure and noise remain to be higher than acceptable limits.

• Corporate Authors:

  BUNDESAMT FUER STRASSENBAU (ASTRA) / OFFICE FEDERAL DES ROUTES (OFROU)

  MUEHLESTRASSE 2, ITTIGEN
  BERN,   Switzerland  CH-3003
• Authors:
  • POULIKAKOS, L
  • HEUTSCHI, K
  • MUFF, R
  • ARRAIGADA, M
  • SOLTIC, P
  • ANDEREGG, P
  • PARTL, M -
  • JORDI, P H
• Publication Date: 2010-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 83P
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 1288

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway capacity; Origin and destination; Pollution; Research reports; Traffic control; Traffic engineering; Traffic surveys; Trip generation; Vehicles; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Switzerland
• ITRD Terms: 1225: Articulated lorry; 643: Capacity (road, footway); 2453: Contamination; 687: Destination (traffic); 5558: Impulsion; 2453: Impurity; 696: Journey purpose; 1255: Motor vehicle; 687: Origin (traffic); 5558: Oscillation; 2453: Purity; 8559: Research report; 1225: Road train; 8110: Switzerland; 654: Traffic control; 655: Traffic engineering; 676: Traffic survey
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I70: Traffic and Transport; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01220191
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 27 2010 10:03AM