Transportation Division Projects

Al Wakrah bypass motorway is in the south-west of Doha city and serves multiple functions. It manages the bypass of Al Wakrah city and connects Mesaieed Industrial City, New Doha Port and the airport. It also gives access to the secondary network as well as uninterrupted traffic flow from the city of Doha to the southern suburbs.

Algosystems Qatar undertook the design and construction of the new 15km bypass, five interchanges (IC10, IC11, IC11A, IC11B and IC12) and two tunnels between IC11A and IC11 (of 400m and 100m length) as shown in diagram 1 below.

In particular IC11A will be a signaled interchanges. The Intelligent Transportation Systems network will be capable of meeting the needs of the network, from crossing controllers to the Traffic management center for Urban Traffic Control.

Diagram 1: Project plan and neighboring elements

The successful deployment and operation of Intelligent Transport Systems plays an important role in meeting all of the motorway’s operational specifications. Specifications, as shown below, are defined by the Public Authority and Bodies, and follow international standards:

• Road safety
• Increased mobility / Reduction of transportation times
• Reduction of rapid response times / Improvement of incident detection
• Environmental policy
• Traffic information in real time

The project is located southwest of the city of Doha in the New Doha Port (NDP) and connects the Al Wakrah-Mesaieed motorway to the east-west artery on the north side, the Al Wakrah bypass to the east and the peripheral motorway to the west. Algosystems Qatar undertook the design and construction of a new motorway consisting of 45km of road network and four junctions J15, J16, J17 and J18. The main road consists of four lanes per direction with vertical roads, auxiliary roads, overground and underground crossings, side walls, pedestrian streets and cycle tracks, traffic signs, traffic systems, surrounding area and buildings, road lighting and related infrastructure.

The successful deployment and operation of Intelligent Transport Systems plays an important role in meeting all of the motorway’s operational specifications. Specifications, as shown below, are defined by the Public Authority and Bodies, and follow international standards relating to:

• Road safety
• Increased mobility / Reduction of transportation times
• Reduction of rapid response times / Improvement of incident detection
• Environmental policy
• Traffic information in real time

Build of Intelligent Transportation System in Doha Industrial Area Roads of total length of 24km and the relevant Grid network.  The ITS included Weigh in Motion, Over-height Vehicle Detection, Dynamic Message Signs, PTZ Cameras, Bluetooth Traffic Probes, Microwave Vehicle Detection and an extended Fiber Optic Ethernet ITS network of about 80 communication nodes.

Build of Intelligent Transportation System on a Truck Route Road of total length 24 Km with 4 two-way lanes and 4 Interchanges (I/Cs). The ITS included Weigh in Motion and Over-height Vehicle Detection Systems, Dynamic Message Signs, PTZ Cameras and a WiMAX based wireless network.

S.Attica traffic management system is an important traffic management project that took place for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. The system was designed in 2002 and was completed on schedule in the summer of 2004. It cost 255m for its design, construction and application. The operation of the system is supported by two back-up traffic control centers which receive information from 210 CCTV cameras and over 700 loops. It also receives signals from 71 incident detection cameras and controls 24 Signs.

Algosystems implemented the development, installation, configuration and commissioning of 10G Fiber Optic IP Networks and 2 Backup Traffic Control Centers

Egnatia Odos motorway connects the port of Igoumenitsa to the northwest of Greece, with the Evros Kippi for entry to Turkey to the northeast. The name “Egnatia” has a historical reference to the road connecting Rome to Constantinople, crossing the same geographical areas as the modern Egnatia. It is 670km long, it passes through 11 major cities in Greece and connects 4 ports and 6 airports. It has 63 interchanges, 177 bridges with a total length of 40km and 73 twin tunnels with a total length of 50km.

Algosystems undertook the development, installation, configuration and commissioning of the following:

• Integration of open road SCADA and tunnel subsystems in 26 twin tunnels.
• Emergency IP Telephony
• IP CCTV system
• Optical fiber network and active network elements in tunnels and open road
• Linear fire detection system
• Pollutant detection systems
• Three local control centers incorporated into a Central Traffic Control Center

The development of a modern Traffic Management System on a 60km motorway between Arachthos at grade junction and Panagia at grade junction is also included. The Egnatia system handles 810 different traffic scenarios and 1632 different traffic control phases.

Moreas motorway is the most important transport infrastructure in the Peloponnese region. It is a 205km motorway that connects the city of Corinth to the northeast of the Peloponnese with the city of Kalamata in the southwest. It consists of 5 tunnels and 3 cut-and-covers, 2 lanes per direction with central parapet wall and 25 interchanges. The motorway was constructed by the Moreas Consortium consisting of Aktor SA – J & P AVAX-INTRAKAT, and HALCROW and AECOM as consultants.

To implement this project, Algosystems undertook the study, design, installation and commissioning of the following:

• Integration of open road SCADA and tunnel subsystems in 8 twin tunnels with a total length of 14km.
• Street lighting and irrigation control systems
• Optical fiber network and active network elements in 16 interchanges.
• Two local control centers integrated into a Central Traffic Control Center

The regional motorway Attiki Odos is a part of pan-European transport network, as planned by the European Union. It stretches over a distance of 70km and connects 30 municipalities of the Attica basin. It is the base of the metropolitan Athens transport network and serves the needs of millions of people on an annual basis.

Attiki Odos is an urban motorway with three lanes per direction and an emergency lane. In the center, it has a special partition section serving the suburban railway, which has been built and is operated by a different carrier. There are 28 twin tunnels along the motorway.

Algosystems undertook the study, design, installation and commissioning of the following:

• Integration of open road SCADA and tunnel subsystems in 28 twin tunnels with a total length of 15km.
• Linear fire detection system in 22 tunnels
• Street lighting and irrigation control systems
• One (1) Central Traffic Control Center

The Greek national motorway Nea Odos connects southern Greece with northern Greece and consists mainly of two sections: (a) Ionia Odos from the bridge of Rio-Antirrio to Egnatia Odos at Ioannina, 196km long and (b) Athens – Thessaloniki to the Skarfia Fthiotida grade junction (part of the PATHE motorway), 172 km long. The reconstruction of PATHE motorway has transformed the oldest National Road into one of the most modern and safe motorways in the country.

Algosystems’ project included the PATHE section of Agios Konstantinos with 6 twin tunnels and 4 interchanges and included the study, design, installation and commissioning and maintenance of the following:

• Integration of open road SCADA and tunnel subsystems in 6 twin tunnels with a total length of 25km.
• Advanced Traffic Management System on 25km
• Automation panels in 2 twin tunnels with a total length of 2.5km
• Fiber optic network in tunnels and open road.
• Induction Loop Tracking System with 46 controllers with a total length of 172km

Olympia Odos, also referred to as Motorway 8, is a major National motorway linking Athens with Patras in south-western Greece, with a total length of 215km. It is partially under construction. The Athens-Corinth section of the road has been completed. It has 3 lanes per direction plus emergency lane and 5 tunnels.

Algosystems solution included the study, design, installation and commissioning of the following:

• Integration of open road SCADA and tunnel subsystems in 5 twin tunnels with a total length of 5km.
• Advanced Traffic Management System on 15km and 300+ electronic signposts
• CCTV system with Auto Incident Detection system
• One Main Traffic Control Center

The Tirana-Elbasan motorway is part of the Albanian A3 motorway and connects Tirana with Pan-European Corridor VIII. It has 21 bridges and a 2.3km twin tunnel crossing the Krrabe hills. The construction of the tunnel started in April 2011 and was delivered in June 2013. The main contractor was AKTOR SA.

Algosystems undertook the design, installation and commissioning of the following:

• Integration of open road SCADA and tunnel subsystems in 1 twin tunnel with a total length of 2.4km.
• Traffic Management System
• Emergency IP Telephony and CCTV System
• Linear fire detection system with optical fiber