Workshop on InfrastructuresKey research to solve mobility barriers
Claude Dumoulin Bouygues Travaux Publics (France)
reFINE core team
Industrial Technologies 2012Aarhus, 19 June 2012
Transport 2050 IP/11/372
Transport 2050: Commission outlines ambitious plan to increase mobility and reduce emissions (28/03/2011)
For a competitive transport system;
To increase mobility;
To remove major barriers in key areas;
To fuel growth and employment;
To cut carbon emissions in transport by 60% by 2050.
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Transport 2050 IP/11/372
Transport 2050: Commission outlines ambitious plan to increase mobility and reduce emissions (28/03/2011)
Key goals
No more conventionally-fuelled cars in cities;
A 50% shift of medium distance intercity passenger and freight journeys from road to rail and waterborne transport;
All of which will contribute to a 60% cut in transport emissions by the middle of the century.
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Transport 2050 IP/11/372
A roadmap for a competitive transport sector that increases mobility and cuts emissions;
Competitive transport systems are vital for Europe's ability to compete in the world, for economic growth, job creation and for peoples' everyday quality of life;
Curbing mobility is not an option;
To break the transport system's dependence on oil without sacrificing its efficiency and compromising mobility.
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Multimodal Hubs: example
PARIS – Charles de Gaulle Airport
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Multimodal Hubs: example
HAMBURG – Container Terminal Altenwerder
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Multimodal Hubs: example
PARIS – Saint Lazare Railway Station
courtesy: J-Christophe Benoist
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Multimodal Hubs: key research
A complex interchange building and infrastructure nodes.
Intermodal ticketing;
Access to mobility impaired people; step-free access from interchange platform to platform;
Real time multimodal public information regarding traffic conditions of all the connected transport modes;
Real time proposals of alternative transport routes in case of local delays or disruptions;
Include the whole journey, from door to door, whatever transport modes used;
Safe and secure journey.
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Multimodal Hubs: key research
A complex interchange building and infrastructure nodes.
Energy efficient building;
Building Information Modelling (BIM);
Hub maintenance and retrofit while operating the hub;
Unobtrusive works and operation;
Planning and simulation;
Baggage handling and tracking;
Baggage and freight transportation and sorting systems;
“Last mile” solutions.
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Urban Mobility: example
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Urban Mobility: example
Urban Mobility: key research
Attractive public multimodal transport modes.
Underground facilities, deeper and deeper;
Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS);
Maintenance and retrofit while operating;
Remote controlled machines for safe maintenance;
Noise mitigation;
Unobtrusive works and operation.
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Urban Mobility: key research
Attractive public multimodal transport modes.
Life Cycle Analysis/Assessment (LCA);
Building material reuse;
Existing networks upgrading;
Cultural heritage infrastructure support;
Ballast and ballast-less tracks;
Increase load carrying capacity of existing infrastructure;
Enhancement of residual life;
Health structural monitoring to optimise maintenance.
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Long Distance Corridors: example
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Channel Tunnel
Long Distance Corridors: example
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High Speed Lines
Waterways
Highways
Long Distance Corridors: key research
Sustainable inter-city transport modes.
Tunnels; Bridges; Earthworks;
Pavements; Rail tracks;
Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS);
Maintenance and retrofit while operating;
Remote controlled machines for safe maintenance;
Noise mitigation;
Unobtrusive works and operation.
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Long Distance Corridors: key research
Sustainable inter-city transport modes.
Life Cycle Analysis/Assessment (LCA);
Building material reuse;
Existing networks upgrading;
Cultural heritage infrastructure support;
Ballast and ballast-less tracks;
Increase load carrying capacity of existing infrastructure;
Enhancement of residual life;
Health structural monitoring to optimise maintenance.
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Smart Infrastructures: key research
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Seamless European transport system.
Monitoring of infrastructure operation and maintenance;
Degraded mode management to minimise delays and disruption;
Robotic methods for safe inspection, maintenance and construction while infrastructure is operated;
Intermodal Ticketing;
Freight Tracking;
Real time multimodal public information;
Information Transport System;
Geo-localisation based on Galileo.
Green Infrastructures: key research
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Sustainable European transport system.
Sustainable Life Cycle Analysis/Assessment (LCA)
Unobtrusive construction sites;
Unobtrusive maintenance / retrofit of infrastructive;
Adaptation to climate change;
Support of new energy-powered vehicles;
Increasing load capacity of existing infrastructures;
Increasing transport capacity;
Saving resources (land, materials, water, energy);
Enhanced management; strengthening and repair systems;
Cheap Infrastructures: key research
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Cost competitive European transport infrastructure.
New business models to secure infrastructure funding;
Collaborative business approaches to reduce multimodal transport cost;
Advanced risk management of construction projects;
New construction methods;
New maintenance technologies;
Increased standardisation.
A complex task !
Conclusions
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Coordination and optimisation of research is necessary to pave the way of the Future Infrastructures Networks of Europe (reFINE);
Innovation must go through demonstration facilities or construction sites;
Scale one mock-ups are needed to validate results of research before implementation.
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