Bill M. Halkias, PE, F.ASCE, F.ITECEO, Attica Tollway Operations Authority

President, Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers

Conference on Improving Road Safety in the BSEC Region, UNECE18th & 19th November, 2010, Ioannina, Greece

Safe road design and network management. Improved planning, design, construction,

operation and maintenance

The Case of Attica Tollway (Attiki Odos)

Road Safety in Europe

• The European Union has set an ambitious target of halving the number of road deaths between 2001 and 2010 (54,374 fatalities in 2001 for EU27).

• The 2010 target will not be reached by the targetdate. As many as 34,900 people lost their lives inroad collisions in 2009; this is still far more than thetarget of 27,000 which the EU set for 2010.

Road Safety in Greece

• A 23% reduction was achieved for the period 2001-2009 (1880 fatalities for 2001).

• Impossible to achieve the common Europeantarget for reducing road fatalities by 50% until theyear 2010.

• Today, more than 5 people lose their lives daily(about 1500 people per year).

• A new strategic plan for the decade 2010-2020has been launched.

Attica Tollway Athens, Greece

OMC

TB

OMC: Operation and Maintenance Center

TB: Technical Base

TB

Centerline: 65 Kms

Length: 130 Kms (bidirectional)

39 Toll Stations

195 Toll Gates (92 ETC capable)

16 km of tunnels and cut and cover sections (12% of length)

Daily Entries: 300.000 veh/day

Annual Average Daily Transactions(Mar. 2001- Oct. 2010)

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avg.=33.500

2002

avg.=36.500

2005

avg.=231.542

2003

avg.=125.000 avg.=248.784

2004 2006 2007

avg=270.002 avg.=295.140

2008

avg.=300.993

2009

avg.=307.300

2010

avg.=282.424

+7.5% +8.5% +9.3%Annual traffic growth : +2.0% +2.0% -8.1%

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60%73%64%30%% of fatalities involving motorcyclists

53%49%50%47%% of motorcycles involved in accidents with injuries

6,25,26,14,2Accidents with injuries per 100 million Vehicle-km

0,30,90,90,7Fatalities per 100 million Vehicle-km

Indicators for Accidents

14,814,815,015,3Average distance travelled/vehicle

2,91%2,91%2,64%2,54%Motorcycles (% of AADN)

307.000301.000295.000270.000Annual Average Number of vehicles entries (AADN)

Traffic Data

2009200820072006

Road Safety Statistics for Attica Tollway (2006-2009)

Mission of Attica Tollway• The main objective for the construction and operation of the

Attica Tollway is the safety of its users. • Attica Tollway introduced breakthrough standards in the Greek

motorways, by providing quality road safety services.• Traffic Safety became the core business of the Operation

Agency.• Active Traffic Management became the major component of the

Traffic Safety Plan.

The Infrastructure

• Attica Tollway was designed and constructed on the basis of the strictest international safety specifications.

• It features high quality skid resistant asphalt pavement and full crash barrier fencing is installed along its entire length.

• Special attention has been given to providing sufficient and effective lighting along the motorway.

Patrols Maintenance Teams

Road Assistant and Recovery

Units

Traffic Management Center

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Active Traffic Management

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Traffic PoliceTraffic Police

Fire Brigade

Ambulances

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Ambulances

Civil Protection,

Media,

Municipalities etc.

Civil Protection,

Media,

Municipalities etc..

Athens TMC

Ministry of PW

Athens TMC

Ministry of PW

Incident Management is the Key to Maintain Road Safety on the Road

• TMC based monitoring (full CCTV cover)

• Dense patrolling on 7/24/365 basis• Free of charge intervention and

towing service• Stand-by Assistance Units• Emergency Hot Line (tel. # 1866)• Cooperation with emergency services

(Police, Fire, EMS etc)

Configuration of Patrolling Service

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Morning Shift:

12 Patrols for 39 assists or

1 Patrol for 3.3 Assists

Afternoon Shift:

12 Patrols for 40 assists or

1 Patrol for 3.3 Assists

Night Shift:

9 Patrols for 9 assists or

1 Patrol for 1 Assist

On Average 1 Patrol for 2.7 Assists

Response Times 2009

5,4

9,3

12,3

15,7

19,5

19,9

Attikes Diadromes

Recov. Unit

Recov. Unit HGV

Police

Fire Brigade

Ambulances

Incident Statistics 2009

Total No of incidents : 29.161Types of incidents:

OTHER TYPE OF INCIDENTS, 4740, 16%

ACCIDENT & CRASHES, 1298, 4%

BREAKDOWN 21229, 74%

CONGESTION, 1894, 6%

XXX = Number of Incidents, % of Total

Annual Road Safety Campaigns

Road Safety Campaigns for Children

Road Safety Campaigns for Teenagers

Road Safety Campaigns for Teenagers

Campaigns against Alcohol Consumption

Material for Professionals

Educational Material for Road Safety

Educational Book Educational DVD in cooperation with HITE and Road Safety Committee

Guidelines for motorcyclists in cooperation with California Superbike School

Road Safety Gadgets and Equipment

Road Safety Informative Leaflets

Organization of Road Safety Conferences & Workshops

Educational Programs for Motorcyclists

Educational Articles

The result is an excellent safety record

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The average fatality rate per 100 million vehicle-km in AttikiOdos during the same period is 0,7 deaths / 100 million veh-km

Average fatality rate (per 100 million veh-km)

for years 2007-2009

Customer Satisfaction: Feeling safe while driving on Attica

Tollway (%)

47,5 48,9

3,10,5 0,1

40,9

54,0

3,91,2 0,1

45,4 47,3

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Satisfaction range:92,7%- 96,4% for the period 2007-2010

Positive opinion towards public campaigns

78,2

54,5

46,7

46,4

33,4

4,5

86,7

68,5

57,5

55,2

45,9

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Seminars to scholl pupils

for Rad Safety Issues

First Aid Information &

Seminars

Guidelines for safe driving

on the motorway

Guidelines for safe driving

Information for car

maintenance

None from the aboveMar-09

May-1088% have a positive opinion for road safety seminars at schools (2010)

Reasons for feeling unsafe while driving in Attica Tollway

66,4

18,3

3,4

5,3

3,4

5,9

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11,0

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17,7

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Driving Behavior of other drivers

Level of Enforcment

Conditions in the tunnels

Lighting

Road Surface

Frequents Exits/Entries

Signing

Other

No answer

Mar-08

Mar-09

May-10

81% feel unsafe due to the driving behavior of other drivers(2010)

IRF- European Road Safety Award

Attikes Diadromes S.A. was awarded 1st prize in

Road Safety “for its proactive initiatives”

making Attica Tollway one of the safest

motorways in Europe (2005).

IRF-International Road Federation

Recognition of our efforts

Award from the Greek Road Federation within the framework of the International Convention “Roads of the Future” for the contribution to Road Safety

1st Prize during the Convention “CEO & CSR 2009” for its Road

Safety Campaign focused on motorcycle drivers

Recognition of our efforts

1st Prize during the the Automotive Awards, for being the “Safest Road

in Greece”, based on the low car accidents indices and on the safety

standards of constructionand operation (2010)

Road Safety Prize during the AUTOCAR awards “for the high

standards of operations and services provided to the

motorway’s users” (2005)

Conclusions

• Greece is one of the countries with the lowest safety levels in EU.

• Attica Tollway succeeded to hold a good safety record due to numerous actions and became “a good example”.

• Active incident management and proper infrastructure maintenance help to preserve the safe condition of the motorway.

• Attica Tollway’ s efforts are recognised not only by its users by also by prestigious International Organisations.

• Attica Tollway is dedicated to a continuous improvement on road safety.

Bill M. Halkias PE,CEO of Attica Tollway Operations Authority

President of the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers bhalkias@attikesdiadromes.gr

www.aodos.gr

Thank you!