Susie Jones
Nyheder om industrien • 3 min læsning

Igangværende vejtransportprojekter i hele Europa

Oprettet: 12.03.2025

Opdateret: 12.03.2025

I 2023 blev [83,4 %] (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Roadfreighttransport_statistics) af EU's vejtransport i tonkilometer transporteret af tunge lastbiler - med en maksimalt tilladt totalvægt på over 30 ton.

Vejtransportbranchen i Europa gennemgår en stor forandring, drevet af teknologiske fremskridt og bæredygtighedsmål. For transportsektoren kan disse ændringer være afgørende for at forblive konkurrencedygtig i en branche i hastig udvikling. Vi undersøger nogle af de ændringer, der træder i kraft i år, og fremtidige fremskridt.

Byggeprojekter for vejinfrastruktur.

A-7 Crevillente til Alhama de Murcia motorvejsudvikling

Byggeriet af en motorvej mellem Crevillente og Alhama i Murcia startede i 4. kvartal 2024 og forventes afsluttet i 2030. Projektet vil give en topmoderne vejtransportinfrastruktur, der forbedrer serviceniveauet og langdistancerejser mellem områderne.

Fordele for transportbranchen:

Forbedre trafikflowet, reducere trængslen og forkorte rejsetiden. Flådechefer vil få gavn af lavere brændstof- og vedligeholdelsesomkostninger og forbedret logistikeffektivitet.

D11 motorvej: Trutnov til den polske grænse

Dette projekt blev påbegyndt i 4. kvartal 2024 og består af en 21,17 km lang firesporet motorvej fra Trutnov til den polske grænse i Hradec Kralove-regionen. Projektet er en del af D11-motorvejen, der forbinder Prag, Hradec, Králové og Trutnov med Polens grænseovergang.

Fordele for transportbranchen:

Forbedre forbindelserne på tværs af grænserne og reducere rejsetider og trængsel. En firesporet motorvej vil sænke brændstofomkostningerne, forbedre trafiksikkerheden og give en pålidelig og hurtigere rute.

Udvikling af A5-tunnel

A5-tunnelen i Madrid skal stå færdig i 2027 og har til formål at reducere trafikpropper og skabe en moderne transportinfrastruktur for folk i regionen. Projektet vil forbedre luftkvaliteten, støjforureningen og mobiliteten.

Fordele for transportbranchen:

Forbedret trafikflow, mindre trængsel og en hurtigere og mere pålidelig rute for godstransport.

Prags ringvej: Bechovice - D1 motorvejsafsnit

Der skal anlægges seks spor på 12,6 km vej mellem Bechovice og D1-motorvejen i Prag - færdiggørelse i 4. kvartal 2027. Dette projekt er en af de resterende sektioner, der vil færdiggøre Prags Ringvej.

Fordele for transportbranchen:

Jævnere og hurtigere bevægelse af godskøretøjer - forbedrer transporteffektiviteten.

A47 North Tuddenham til Easton Dualling

Der er planer om at opgradere den eksisterende 9 km lange ensporede motorvej A47 til en tosporet vej mellem North Tuddenham og Easton i Norfolk, Storbritannien. Arbejdet skal være færdigt i 4. kvartal 2026.

Fordele for transportbranchen:

Udbygningen af denne strækning vil skabe mere ensartet kørsel, minimere forsinkelser og reducere brændstofomkostningerne.

Teknologiske ændringer.

Elektrisk opladningsinfrastruktur

I 2030 forventes Europas marked for elektriske lastbiler at nå op på [15 %] (https://milence.com/insight/electrification-trends-in-2025/) - hvilket understreger vigtigheden af udvidelsen og skiftet til bæredygtig transport. Det forventes, at der vil blive investeret 15 milliarder euro i Europas infrastruktur til opladning af elektriske lastbiler.

[Truckpark 2049] (https://snapacc.com/truckpark-2049/) ser på, hvor branchen vil være med hensyn til den infrastruktur, der kræves til elektrisk opladning ved lastbilstoppesteder. Elektriske køretøjer vil være allestedsnærværende på verdensplan i 2049 - flåderne vil mærke de umiddelbare økonomiske fordele og høste frugterne af effektiv køretøjsstyring.

Drone i Italien til at overvåge trafikken

Italien har indført droner til at overvåge vejforholdene, lydisolere skærme og hegn og opdage trafikpropper, standsede køretøjer og andre forhindringer. Dronerne flyver op til 120 meter og dækker begge retninger af motorvej A35. Optagelserne sendes til kontrolcentret, som forbedrer interventionsstyringen og gør det muligt at reagere hurtigt på eventuelle problemer på ruten.

Drone Asset and Traffic Monitoring Project består af tre operationelle faser:

  • Første fase: Denne fase begyndte i oktober 2024 og omfattede dronetest kontrolleret af specialister og implementering af en platform til styring af videotransmission i realtid på Brebemi Control Center.

  • Fase to: Indførelse af fjernstyring af droner via kontrolcentret, som bruger avancerede sensorer til at overføre data og billeder.

  • Tredje fase: I den nuværende fase vil dronerne operere helt autonomt.

Gratis motorveje i Spanien fra 2029

Ministeriet for transport og bæredygtig mobilitet har meddelt, at de vil analysere muligheden for at tilpasse tre vigtige motorveje - AP-6, AP-51 og AP-61 - til at fungere uden vejafgifter, når aftalen udløber i november 2029. Efter denne dato vil disse veje blive administreret af ministeriet og kan bruges uden gebyr.

Hvilket europæisk land har den bedste vejinfrastruktur?

En undersøgelse viser, at Vesteuropa har en bedre vejinfrastruktur sammenlignet med Østeuropa, hvor der er et generelt dystert billede af vejkvaliteten i landene.

Holland indtog førstepladsen for vejkvalitet i Europa, efterfulgt af Schweiz, Østrig, Portugal, Spanien og Kroatien.

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