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studies selected projects 4

  • Pre-feasibility study of a regional railway network in Sardinia
    Consultancy assignment for specialist transport engineering activities related to the “Pre-feasibility study for a regional railway network in Sardinia” on behalf of Uniontrasporti TRT collaborated with GVG Engineering on an in-depth study on the current railway network in Sardinia, defining its characteristics and potential, for a study requested by Uniontrasporti. TRT analyzed the current railway network in terms of extension and technical characteristics of both the Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI, main Italian railway infrastructure manager) and secondary narrow-gauge (ARST) networks; the analysis of services offered; the analysis of production nodes and tourist demand; the definition of the needs of the local population to favor the accessibility of inner areas and support regional economic development; the definition of requirements; and the identification of modal interchange points between passenger services. This was accompanied by an analysis of the interventions planned on networks according to the Economy and Finance Document 2022 (“Documento Economia e Finanza” of Italian government), the Framework Agreement between the Region of Sardinia and RFI, the RFI 2022 Business Plan, regional planning instruments, and the three-year plan of works of ARST. The services description was based on an analysis of the timetables published on institutional websites of individual organizations. The analysis focused also on tourist services, such as the Green Train (“Trenino Verde”, a touristic service on dismissed rail lines), and urban services, above all MetroCagliari and MetroSassari. This analysis led to the identification of interchange nodes, which were described in terms of the services present. The demand analysis completes the definition of the knowledge framework, identifying the main municipalities in terms of population and employees, tourist demand over the years and identifying the most attractive municipalities. Eventually, the definition of needs analyses the information gathered during several meetings held with local stakeholders, trying to define the priorities of the territory. The study is completed by the description of possible project interventions, constraints and criticalities of the network, which TRT supported in defining.   [tw_button icon=”” link=”http://www.trt.it/archivio-progetti/” size=”small” rounded=”false” style=”flat” hover=”default” color=”#223468″ target=”_self”]Projects[/tw_button]
  • Traffic study on a new motorway exit near Reggio Emilia
    Traffic study on the opening of an exit along the A1 near Gavassa, Reggio Emilia TRT was commissioned to draw up a traffic study to evaluate the opening of a new exit along the A1 motorway, between Reggio Emilia and Correggio. The study saw the implementation of a macroscopic traffic model, a useful tool for the evaluation of the different hypotheses considered. A territorial analysis of the area in included, with an in-depth study of the characteristics of the road network and the traffic demand in the area, with the analysis of the origin-destination matrix of the regional model, the available traffic counts and an on-site inspection which included specific traffic counts. All these information were used to calibrate the model. The following step was the reconstruction of the reference scenario, with respect to the year 2040, in order to include in the model all the road interventions planned by regional and local administrative divisions. The traffic model was thus used to evaluate five different project hypotheses, evaluated at the year 2040: a three-way exit with connection to the ordinary road network, subject to redevelopment, to the south of the motorway axis a trumpet exit with connection to the ordinary road network north of the A1, subject to redevelopment an exit with separate functions which has an entrance to the north and to the south of the motorway; the hypothesis of a parallel road of A1 motorway which connects the Prato-Gavassa area with the ordinary road network in Via Gramsci (Reggio Emilia); the hypothesis of a parallel road of A1 motorway which connects the Prato-Gavassa area with the access road to the Reggio Emilia tollgate, including an overpass of Via Gramsci.  
  • Informing Greece logistics gateway strategy
    Definition of a strategy to exploit the potential of Greece as a gateway for logistics flows to and from Central The objective of this study is to support the Government of Greece in developing a Logistics Gateway Strategy and the related Implementation Plan to  consolidate the role of Greece as maritime transhipment hub serving the international containerised traffic within the Mediterranean Sea and to pursue a transition from transhipment hub to a regional logistics gateway. The study approach is to assess and contextualize the opportunity to better position Greece’s logistics sector in order for Greece to become a more capable, more competitive and more attractive gateway linking Central Europe with international and intercontinental markets. To support the positioning of Greece, especially the port of Piraeus and Thessaloniki, the analysis develops the following steps: Quantitative mapping of the Central European Hinterland trades with a focus on south-east Asia (China) in order to understand the amount of freight traffic and the routes followed. This includes the intercontinental railway route across Asia between Europe and China. Operational mapping of the freight trades by involving relevant stakeholders (freight forwarders, intermodal operators, big retailers, etc.) mainlybased in Central Europe.     The analysis provides a review of: maritime ports in Greece (Thessaloníki and Piraeus) and in Europe (Hamburg, Gdansk, Rotterdam, etc.), serving the Central European Market, freight corridors serving the Central European Market: the Pan European Corridor X and the Orient/East-Med TEN-T Corridor. In this study, TRT lead an international consortium of companies based in Greece (OPTILOG) and Austria (MC Mobility Consultants)  to better cover the geographical scope of the study and with the partnership of MDST Transmodal as transport modeler expert in the container cargo shipping.   [tw_button icon=”” link=”http://www.trt.it/en/projects/” size=”small” rounded=”false” style=”flat” hover=”default” color=”#223468″ target=”_self”]Projects[/tw_button]
  • Transalpine Observatory, Data collection and analysis of freight flows
    Transalpine Observatory – Data collection and analysis of freight flows across the Alps The objective of the Observatory is to collect and make available the information for the EU-CH Terrestrial Transport Committee implementing and managing the Agreement on Terrestrial Transport between the European Union and Switzerland on 21 June 1999. As a part of the Consortium, TRT has collected, verified and analysed data on road, rail and combined transport activities through the Alps for Italian side. The types of collected data involved information on traffic, infrastructure, vehicles, transported goods, market operators, costs and environmental impacts. All data have been compared for the period 2020-2023 regarding the borders with France, Switzerland and Austria. One of the main interest of the project has been the evaluation in time of the modal split across the Alps useful for the reduction of transport’s environmental impact. TRT has also worked on designing and updating the cost model on road and combined transport, Unaccompanied (UCT) Accompanied (ACT) and Motorway Of the Sea (MoS), adoptable also for other spatial contests.