Smart corridor Tallinn-Tartu-Luhamaa-Riga E263/E77

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2024-03-26

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Description (EN):

The aim: Project "SMART E263/E77" will implement smart dynamic traffic management solutions to increase traffic safety and save travel time in E263/E77 in close cooperation between Estonian and Latvian national road operators sharing knowledge and developing new joint approaches. Cooperation with national traffic management centres will enable pro-active cross-border traffic management. Reasons: Both roads E263 (2) and E77(A2) are connecting roads to the Russian border and Pskov (RU) and both have 2+2 motorway sections with very high traffic density near Tallinn and Riga. They are one of most intensively used road sections connecting ports, logistic centres around capitals with Eastern regions. Growing transit truck traffic is seen as the critical player of traffic safety, more truck drivers from Southern part of Europa are involved with minimal experience of winter driving causing increasing number of traffic accidents. Smart traffic management solutions create new possibilities to communicate with roadusers to warn them about severe weather risks and educate safe winter driving behaviour. Approach: In EE, E263 Tallinn-Tartu-Võru-Luhamaa road will have smart dynamic speed management (up to 110 km/h) in Tallinn-Kose 2+2 section km 6-40 and E263 section between Mäo and Luhamaa will be equipped with warning VMS signs to assure in-site critical road information delivery. In LV, E77 (A2) Riga-Pihkva road 2+2 motorway section from A4 junction to A3 (30 km section) will be equipped with dynamic speed management (up to 110 km/h). E77 section between A3 junction to EE border will be equipped with warning VMS signs to assure in-site critical road information delivery. Expected: All measures in Estonia and Latvia will save travel time 2,46 minutes per vehicle (0,88% up to 5,6% on 2+2 sectons) and increase traffic safety in Tallinn-Tartu-Riga transport corridor.

Achievements (EN):

SMART E263/E77 project modernised traffic management services along the route Tallinn-Tartu-Luhamaa-Riga. The main objectives of the project were to improve traffic flow, to increase traffic safety and to save travel time on the E263/E77 transport corridor from Tallinn via Tartu and Luhamaa in Estonia to Riga in Latvia by implementing smart dynamic traffic management solutions. Project modernised traffic management services along the route by installing adaptive traffic lights, variable message signs, road weather stations, traffic cameras, etc. All these tools are integrated in one traffic management system monitored and operated by Traffic Management Centers allowing timely warning about situations on road and weather responsive traffic management, including dynamic cross border traffic management. As a result of implemented tools on the E263 and E77 road, the travel time will be saved by 2,46 minutes per vehicle (0,88% up to 5,6% on 2+2 road sections). It also has a positive effect on reducing CO2 emissions. Important impact of implemented measures is the increased overall traffic safety in Tallinn-Tartu-Võru-Luhama-Riga transport corridor.

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Expected Results (EN): R3.1. Travel time of passengers

Expected Outputs (EN):

SMART E263/E77 project aims to improve transport flows of people and goods within the Central Baltic region in north–south and east–west directions. Project is targeted to people and visitors, transport and logistics companies using improved transport corridor and nodes of E263/E77. Project will introduce Intelligent Transport System (ITS) adding information and communication technology to E263/E77 transport corridor (EU TEN-T network) in Estonia and Latvia. Results contribute to the achievement of program objectives R3.1: Result indicator: Travel time of passengers Timesaving on the corridor is 2,46 minutes per vehicle Overall time savings 0,88 % for the whole project corridor, 5,6% for the 2+2 lane road sections (see Annex I) Adaptive traffic management-roadside variable message signs (VMS - screens, alarming traffic lights, signs) providing to traffic participants timely, efficient and accurate traffic information about road conditions ahead due to weather changes, road works, congestion, accidents to decide upon dynamic rerouting, variable speed limit signs to reduce travel time, fluent traffic with dynamic traffic signaling equipment; Results contribute to the achievement of program objectives R3.3: Transport flows of goods Traffic safety and more fluent traffic flow will be achieved via investments into dynamic speed management, road weather information systems (RWIS), weather cameras to reduce traffic accidents by timely collection and delivery of information about changing road weather conditions: snow, black ice, etc. and on line video surveillance for incident management. Savings from reduction of traffic accident position in level of 7-13 Meur (Annex I); Reduced CO2 emissions (not increasing): all above measures contribute to reduce or not to increase CO2 emissions due to time savings and more fluent traffic.

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Transport and mobility

Specific Objective: Improved transport flows of people and goods

Thematic Objective: (07) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures by:

Investment Priority: (07c) developing and improving environmentally-friendly (including low-noise) and low-carbon transport systems, including inland waterways and maritime transport, ports, multimodal links and airport infrastructure, in order to promote sustainable regional and local mobility

Partners (2)

Lead Partner: Transpordiamet

Department: Project team will include specialists from several in-house departments (Traffic management, public relations, procurement, finance, traffic management center and ICT)

Address: Valge 4, 11413 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.transpordiamet.ee

Total budget: EUR 1 338 242.75

ERDF budget: EUR 1 083 976.63

Latvijas Republikas Satiksmes ministrija

Name: Latvijas Republikas Satiksmes ministrija

Department: State Joint Stock Company "Latvian State Roads" acting on behalf of the Ministry in accordance with Law "About motorways" (in force from 02.04.1992), its article 4, paragraph 1 and Delegation agreement signed on 14.12.2016.

Address: Gogoļa 3, LV-1743 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sam.gov.lv

Total budget: EUR 1 259 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 1 019 790.00

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Project name (EN): Smart corridor Tallinn-Tartu-Luhamaa-Riga E263/E77

Project acronym: SMART E263/E77

Project start date: 2020-06-01

Project end date: 2022-11-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 597 242.75

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 103 766.63

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ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 103 766.63.

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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2023-11-11

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137 / 137 (100%)

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663 / 663 (100%)

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