Road Operation and Traffic Management

General

• Code: ΣΥΓ013
• Semester: 8th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Specialization
• Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (4)
• ECTS Units: 5
• Class Schedule:
  • Thu 10:00 - 14:00: Θ - Μίκικη (Εργ. Μετ. & ΣΥ)
• Exams Schedule:
  • 09/06/2026, 12:00 - 14:00:

Course Contents

Road operations and traffic management
• Traffic operations and road maintenance
• Institutional framework in Greece
• Intelligent Transport Systems
• Traffic Management Centers
• Congestion management
• Incident management
• Special events management
• Demand management
• Parking management
• Inspections and maintenance, procedures, types, indexes, intervention planning
• Economic methods of road and traffic management.

Educational Goals

Upon completing the course students should be able to define concepts in road operation and traffic
management,
• Traffic operations and road maintenance,
• Intelligent Transport Systems,
• Traffic Management Centers.
• To analyze, schedule and deal with issues concerning traffic congestion, incidents, special events,
demand, and parking.
• To recognize the procedures of inspection and maintenance of the road network with technical and
economic data.

General Skills

The course contributes to the following skills:
_Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
_Adapting to new conditions
_Decision-making
_Project planning and management
_Respect for the natural environment.

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

Lectures Presentation using laptop and video projector or
remotely, e-lecture if required.
Learning process support through the electronic e-learning
platform.
Distance meetings between for collaboration beyond class
(via a digital platform, e.g. ZOOM, Skype).
Posting announcements on the Department’s website and
on the online page of the course within the electronic elearning platform.
Teacher and student communication via email.

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

Final written exam (100%) which includes:
– Open ended questions
– Problem solving questions (exercises)
OR
Final written exam (70%) + Optional individual assignment
(30%).
The evaluation criteria are communicated to the students in
the first lecture of the course. Also, each student is given the
opportunity to check their graded sheet and have their
performance analyzed.

Recommended Bibliography

• Μουρατίδης, Α.Κ. (2008). Οδοποιία, Η Διαχείριση των Οδικών Έργων. University Studio
  Press, ISBN: 978-960-12-1759-8.
• Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Γκόλιας, Ι.Κ., Πιτσιάβα-Λατινοπούλου, Μ.Χ. (2009). Κυκλοφοριακή
  Τεχνική. Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-7182-42-5.
• Φραντζεσκάκης, Ι.Μ., Πιτσιάβα-Λατινοπούλου, Μ.Χ., Τσαμπούλας, Δ.Α. (2002). Διαχείριση
  Κυκλοφορίας. Α. ΠΑΠΑΣΩΤΗΡΙΟΥ & ΣΙΑ Ι.Κ.Ε., ISBN: 978-960-7510-50-1.
• Roess, R.P., Prassas, E.S. (2014). The Highway Capacity Manual: A Conceptual and Research
  History. HEAL-Link Springer ebooks, ISBN: 978-3-319-05786-6.
• Mouratidis, A.K. (2008). Road Construction, Road Projects Management. University Studio Press, ISBN:
  978-960-12-1759-8 [In Greek].
  -Franzeskakis, I.M., Golias, I.K., Pichiava-Latinopoulou, M.H. (2009). Traffic Engineering. Ed.PAPASOTIRIOU
  co, ISBN: 978-960-7182-42-5 [In Greek].
  -Franzeskakis, I.M., Pitsiava-Latinopoulou, M.H., Tsamboulas, D.A. (2002). Traffic Management. Ed.
  PAPASOTIRIOU co, ISBN: 978-960-7510-50-1 [In Greek].
  -Roess, R.P., Prassas, E.S. (2014). The Highway Capacity Manual: A Conceptual and Research History. HEALLink Springer ebooks, ISBN: 978-3-319-05786-6.