Transport Demand Forecast on Pan-European Road Corridor X. Methodology, Results and their Assessment Through Comparisons with Actual Demand

Transport demand forecast is a crucial parameter for transport planning. It defines the infrastructure dimensioning for a required level of service in a planning period, but moreover, it is determinative in the socioeconomic and financial feasibility study of transport projects. This paper presents...

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Main Author: Miltiadou Marios D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2012-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/rjti-2015-0003
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Summary:Transport demand forecast is a crucial parameter for transport planning. It defines the infrastructure dimensioning for a required level of service in a planning period, but moreover, it is determinative in the socioeconomic and financial feasibility study of transport projects. This paper presents the methodology and the results of the traffic flows forecasting exercise for the Pan-European Corridor X, which was elaborated to serve as a sound basis for documentation of the transport investments priorities, and the assessment of the results of the forecasted demand through comparisons with actual demand.
ISSN:2286-2218