Minimising traffic disruption during road works on existing heavy-traffic infrastructures … and other impacts on users, neighbours and environment “PROPICE”,

Minimising traffic disruption during road works on existing heavy-traffic infrastructures …

and other impacts on users,

neighbours and environment

“PROPICE”, an on going passionating experience open to other transport modes

European Construction Technology PlatformEuropean Construction Technology Platform

RethinkRethink

• the maintenance and rehabilitation strategiesthe maintenance and rehabilitation strategies• the design and the organisation of road worksthe design and the organisation of road works

to comply with the requirements of to comply with the requirements of a sustainable developmenta sustainable development

Optimise the whole Optimise the whole

• Maintenance Maintenance • OperationOperation• UsersUsers• EnvironmentalEnvironmental

costs of the roads over their life cyclecosts of the roads over their life cycle

The objectiveThe objective


• Increase the efficiency of M&R strategiesIncrease the efficiency of M&R strategies

think about sustainability at the very early stagethink about sustainability at the very early stage give priority to durable treatmentsgive priority to durable treatments

• Reduce the delays supported by the users at road works sitesReduce the delays supported by the users at road works sites

minimise the occupied areaminimise the occupied area shorten the interventionsshorten the interventions optimise the traffic managementoptimise the traffic management

• Optimise the energy consumption during works Optimise the energy consumption during works

““Greening” the sitesGreening” the sites

• Reduce the noise / vibrations generated by road worksReduce the noise / vibrations generated by road works


The progress axisThe progress axis

by appropriate site organisationby appropriate site organisation

The project takes benefit from various on going or completed The project takes benefit from various on going or completed researches : researches :

• At European levelAt European level

PAV-ECO (4PAV-ECO (4thth FWP) FWP)

FORMAT (5FORMAT (5thth FWP) FWP)

COST 343 actionCOST 343 action

It is more concentrating on :It is more concentrating on :

project level analysisproject level analysis

sites organisation and optimisation methodssites organisation and optimisation methods

reduction of energy consumption on sitesreduction of energy consumption on sites


The backgroundThe background

• At national levelAt national level

PROPICE (ANR – RGCU)PROPICE (ANR – RGCU)

The present French national research project PROPICE involves :

• ASF (VINCI Group), a toll motorway company

• BOUYGUES construction• COLAS

• LCPC, public civil engineering research centre• CSTB

• EGIS Group Scetauroute, design engineering ISIS, operation engineering Infraplan, consultant specialised in up stream studies


A all-stakeholders partnershipA all-stakeholders partnership

Stealth sitesStealth sitesChantiers furtifsChantiers furtifs


Meeting client / userMeeting client / user requirementrequirement

• Mobility through efficient network

Transformation of Transformation of the construction sectorthe construction sector

A new knowledge-based constructionprocess from concept

to operation

Becoming sustainableBecoming sustainable• Reduce energy consumption

• Environmental impact• Sustainable management

The three ECTP pillars

DeliverablesDeliverables

1) Guidelines and best practices for public and private :1) Guidelines and best practices for public and private :

• Road owners Road owners • EngineeringEngineering• ContractorsContractors• Road operatorsRoad operators

2) Key technical innovations and tools for new stealth sites2) Key technical innovations and tools for new stealth sites

3) High performance methods to optimise sites, from the very 3) High performance methods to optimise sites, from the very initial concept to construction and transfer to full operations initial concept to construction and transfer to full operations phasesphases

4) Experiments and demonstrations on pilot sites4) Experiments and demonstrations on pilot sites


Michel RAYMichel RAY + 33 1 30 48 44 77 + 33 1 30 48 44 77EGIS GroupEGIS Group mail :mail : [email protected] [email protected]

Philippe LEPERTPhilippe LEPERT + 33 2 40 84 58 20 + 33 2 40 84 58 20LCPCLCPC e-mail : [email protected] : [email protected]


For further information, contact :For further information, contact :

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