Improving traffic quality on the city ring road and the east-west link in Dresden

Project manager: Dipl.-Ing. Django Adam

Project duration: 2018 - 2023

External project partners: Landeshauptstadt Dresden, Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG, brenner BERNARD ingenieure GmbH, DXC Technology, EIBS - Entwurfs- und Ingenieurbüro Straßenwesen GmbH, Schlothauer & Wauer, Siemens Mobility GmbH, SWARCO Traffic Systems, Trapeze Group Deutschland GmbH, VCDB VerkehrsConsult Dresden-Berlin GmbH

Brief description: Following the successful trial of quality-based traffic control on the north-south line in Dresden, the control procedure is being extended to a further 39 junctions in the city center area with funding from the European Union.
In order to be able to offer passengers reliable and punctual public transport, the streetcars of DVB AG will in future also be treated according to the timetable at the traffic lights of the Dresden inner city ring (26er-Ring) and the east-west connection. Accordingly, delayed streetcars will be given higher priority, whereas cyclists, pedestrians and motorized private transport will benefit from longer clearance times when buses and streetcars run early.
In addition, the COSEL driver information system, which has been successfully tested on the North-South Link, will be integrated into the on-board computers of Dresden's public transport operators. Dynamic speed recommendations will enable drivers to avoid unnecessary braking and acceleration at traffic signals. This measure reduces energy consumption and increases passenger comfort.
The overall project is rounded off by intelligent incident management and the recording of the occupancy rate of public transport vehicles and its utilization in dispatching, passenger information and traffic control.
The European Union is funding the overall project as a key component in reducing traffic-related CO2 emissions in Saxony.