Location selection criteria for supplementary motorway facilities

Abstract

Supplementary contents along motorways are rather important facilities for a safe and secure functioning of a substantial part of the road transport system. In the paper, it has been stressed that our practice has not dealt with this problem satisfactorily throughout the motorways design process and especially in the realization phase. Therefore, the solving of this major issue ought to be approached systematically and planning oriented so as to achieve an optimal effect of supplementary contents in the motorways’ exploitation. The role of these facilities is multifold. Some relate to a safer road functioning and some enable a more comfortable and secure traveling. To make them work as a system it is indispensable to set up location selection criteria and rules for the complementary facilities Respecting the adequate rhythm and function dominance is exceptionally important as well as establishing the traffic safety and applying high ecological standards.

Prateći sadržaji autoputa su veoma značajni objekti za sigurno i bezbedno funkcionisanje ovog značajnog dela sistema kopnenog saobraćaja. U radu se ističe da se naša praksa nije dovoljno bavila ovim problemom kod projektovanja autoputeva, a naročito nedovoljno kod izvođenja. Zbog toga rešavanju ovog važnog pitanja izgradnje autoputeva treba prići sistemski i planerski, kako bi prateći sadržaji bili u funkciji eksploatacije autoputa Uloga ovih sadržaja je višestruka. Izdvajaju se sadržaji namenjeni za bezbedno funkcionisanje samog puta i sadržaji koji omogućavaju što komfornije i bezbednije putovanje. Da bi sve to delovalo kao sistem potrebno je postaviti kriterijume i pravila za izbor lokacija pojedinih pratećih sadržaja. Poseban značaj ima poštovanje ritma i dominantnosti funkcije obezbeđenje saobraćajne bezbednosti i primena visokih ekoloških standarda.