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Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic.

Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic. I ssues and experiences. CONTENT. Transit migration issues Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation Migration streams towards parking sites for lorries Measurements taken: advantages and disadvantages

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Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic.

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  1. Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic. Issues andexperiences

  2. CONTENT • Transit migration issues • Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation • Migration streamstowards parking sites for lorries • Measurements taken: advantagesanddisadvantages • Measurementsplanned • Possible long term measures • Discussion on measurements, rolesandresponsibilities

  3. Transit migration issues • Not new -> in recent year -> peak incidents • Impact on roadsafetyand parking sites for lorries: • Refugeesclimbingintotrucks • Pedestrians crossing the highway to reach parking sites • Reducednetworkavailability (Westkerke, Drongen) • Damagetoinfrastructure • Littering

  4. Transit migration issues • Impact on stakeholders of the motorway stations: • High impact: • Harassmenttruck drivers • High expectations towards AWV for measures to mitigate the transit migration issues on roads and parkings • High workingpressureon police staff • Harassment of neighboursaroundthe parking sites • ExampleDrongen • Concessionaires • Customersof concessions (low impact)

  5. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation • Types of motorway stations: • Elementary parking areas • low social control • Parking areasthat offer additional services • Shops, gas stations, restaurants, et cetera • Parts or whole parking is conceded to private companies • Social control and security cameras

  6. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation • Overview types of motorway stations:

  7. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation • Parking areasand the severity of the situation:

  8. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation • Parking areasand the severity of the situation:

  9. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation • Parking areasand the severity of the situation:

  10. Migration streams towards parking sites for lorries • Parking areas close to the camps (Grande Synthe, ex Calais,..): • Mannekensvere, Westkerke, Jabbeke -> back andforthmovementsbetweencampsand parking areas • Parking areasnearbymaincities : • Drongen, Kalken, Groot-Bijgaarden, Heverlee, Rotselaar -> fromcamps -> safe houses -> public transport -> on footthroughvillages -> parking areas

  11. Measurements taken: advantagesanddisadvantages • Closingof parkings (Westkerke – Drongen) • Pro: • Immediatestop of transit migration on this parking • Con: • Reducedparking capacity • Claims fromconcessionaires (loss of profit) • Problem displaces to other areas

  12. Measurements taken: advantagesanddisadvantages • Reinforcing or renewal of the fence / deepening the ditch / improving the illumination of the parking areas • Pro: • Uncomplicatedmeasure • Relative low costs • Con: • Sensitivetovandalism • Minimal effect

  13. Measurements taken: advantagesanddisadvantages • Removal of shrubsandhedges • Pro: • Uncomplicatedmeasure • Relative low costs • Improvedoversight • Con: • Notalwayspossible-> protectedhabitats (ANB) • Impact on landscaping • Minimaleffect -> migrantsreplacetheirhidingplaceoutside the parking area

  14. Measurements taken: advantagesanddisadvantages • Presence of security personnelwithdogs • Pro: • Effective on the parking areas • Can help in other issues (vandalism, illegallittering,…) • Can look between trucks, in contrast to cameras • Con: • Expensivemeasure • Legal issues • Dependenton interventions of the police

  15. Measurementsplanned (short term) • Commissionedby the cabinet of the Minister followingmeasures are taken: • Parking areasalong the E40 direction Calais (westside of Brussels) willbedividedinto parkings to take: • the long daily rest-break -> on bettersecured parkings • short-term parkings • Framework contract for security personnelwithdogs -> at disposalforevery stakeholder

  16. Possible long term measures • Bundling trucks on large guarded parking areasin the neighbourhood of the highways • On existingindustrialareas or new areas • Possible dispatching by VIAPASS (OBU) • Public-private partnership • Can help in otherissues (capacity) -> economics of scale- subsidies – dispatching -> Possibleprofitable business case

  17. Discussion on measurements, rolesandresponsibilities • Case 1: Migrants in safe houses -> take the train -> Brussel -> Drongen -> on foot -> motorwaystation Drongen -> climbinto trucks measurements, rolesandresponsibilities? • Case 2: The possible long term measures advantagesanddisadvantagesandhowtoimplement • Case 3: Security cameras (Video surveillance) advantagesanddisadvantagesandwhoshouldimplement, manage andsupervise

  18. Thankyou!

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