Description

The Amsterdam Practice Test (PPA) is a project to reduce congestion in the Amsterdam region. It is a large-scale trial of innovative use of technologies in the car (the "in-car track") and along the road (the "roadside track").
Road users receive personalised travel information in the car to make the best route choice themselves. Traffic lights and ramp metering systems react in a coordinated way to predict traffic jams. The expected result is:
- congestion starts later, is shorter and resolves earlier (both on the A10 ring road and on main routes in the city)
- traffic on the ring road travels better
- better, individual travel advice.
This way, road users get to their destinations faster and can count on a reliable travel time.

The PPA is a "Route Project" within the framework of the Roadmap 2013-2023, an action programme jointly drawn up by public and private parties for the development of traffic management and traffic information. Within the PPA, Rijkswaterstaat is working with the municipality of Amsterdam, the province of North Holland and the Amsterdam City Region, the market and science in an innovative way on solutions for better accessibility, especially for busy, urban areas. PPA results will be widely applied

17.30:00 Reception with aperitif and sandwiches
18:00 - 20:00 Presentations and discussion

Speaker(s)

- Ronald Adams, Rijkswaterstaat, project manager Praktijkproef Amsterdam
- Jaap van Kooten, Arane, traffic management consultant, on the "roadside track"
- Folkert Bloembergen, Rijkswaterstaat, project manager, on the "in-car track"

Location

KIVI building

Prinsessegracht 23, 2514 AP The Hague

Organiser

Traffic and Transport

Name and contact details for information

Department of VV, via the e-mail address below

afdelingvv@kiviniria.nl