In 2021, the City of Hamburg was once again recognized as Germany’s smartest city. The Hanseatic city is driving a wide range of projects – from construction site coordination to autonomous driving. The LSBG (Agency for Roads, Bridges and Waterways) acts as a service provider for public authorities, responsible for both the implementation and maintenance of essential technical infrastructure.
Hamburg faces a growing demand for mobility, while opportunities for expanding infrastructure remain limited. To increase traffic efficiency and make better use of existing road networks, the city is pursuing projects to develop intelligent traffic systems and is setting the stage for the digitalization of construction sites. Going forward, geo-referenced warning lights will become mandatory in construction tenders – an adjustment to the official roadwork regulations has already been made.
In the long term, Hamburg aims to ease the burden on traffic safety and monitoring through intelligent systems and enable remote maintenance of critical traffic areas.
As part of the „GeoNetBake“ project, the city has initiated the development of a sensor-supported, geo-referenced warning light. The goal is to automatically capture real-time information such as the exact location, driving direction, and dimensions of roadworks.
You can find an introduction to the project in the following video:
