Ghent - Contributie bridge

STATUS: started

LOCATION: Belgium, Ghent

TARGET AUDIENCE: public

CHALLENGE

Ghent is one of the major cities of Flanders and is home to 265,000 inhabitants. In spring 2022, a new bicycle tunnel was constructed near the city centre. The impact of the planned works on traffic was fairly large and well researched.
With DUET, we want to test the effects of the closure of the bridge and the adjacent first road segment of the Nieuwewandeling street.

APPROACH

By using the DUET solution, we investigate three scenarios:

  • bridge closure in the direction towards the city center (scenario A),
  • bridge closure in the direction away from the city center (scenario B),
  • bridge closure in both directions (scenario C).

For each simulation, a delta map is created showing increase and decrease of traffic volumes in an intuitive way.

EXPECTED OUTCOME

Since this bridge is heavily used (over 1000 motorised vehicles during rush hour for both directions together), the closure may have a high impact on traffic.

VIDEO

Urbanage - Ghent case - temporally closure Contributie bridge in Ghent, two directions

IMAGES

SCENARIOS

SCENARIO A : Closure of the Contribution bridge towards the center

Ghent - Contributie bridge - scenario 1

For this scenario, we close two road segments towards the city center of Ghent, as indicated in the image. By clicking the green button underneath, you can see the result of this action on the surrounding streets.

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SCENARIO B : Closure of the Contribution bridge in the direction away from the center

Ghent - Contributie bridge - scenario 2

For this scenario, we close two road segments in the direction away from the city center of Ghent, as indicated in the image. By clicking the green button underneath, you can see the result of this action on the surrounding streets.

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SCENARIO C : Closure of the Contribution bridge in the both directions

Ghent - Contributie bridge - scenario 3

For this scenario, we close four road segments in both directions on the Contribution bridge, as indicated in the image. By clicking the green button underneath, you can see the result of this action on the surrounding streets.

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POLL – What do you think is the best solution?

Ghent - Contributie bridge - scenario 1
Scenario A
Ghent - Contributie bridge - scenario 2
Scenario B
Ghent - Contributie bridge - scenario 3
Scenario C

Make your choice

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