DIR East
Presentation
The Interdepartmental Road Directorate East manages the national road network (roads and motorways) in north-eastern France.
The main missions of the DIR East are to:
- Operate the national non-concession road network to enable users to travel in the safest possible conditions.
- Maintain and manage the network
- Design and carry out road works
- Provide strategic management for investment or management operations on the national road network
- Manage the State's public and private road networks
A few figures:
- 1,211 km of roads under management
- More than 110,000 veh/hr north of Metz
- More than 20,000 events per year (2023 figures)
Projects / Use Cases
DIR East has been involved in pre-deployment projects for collaborative intelligent transport systems since 2014 (SCOOP, C-Roads and InDiD). As part of this, it has deployed 46 RSUs (roadside units) along the A31/A33/RN431 network. These RSUs will enable the DIR East to provide high-quality roadside information in real time to users travelling in connected vehicles.
The following use cases will be implemented as a matter of priority:
- B1 – planned road works
- D2a and b – animal or pedestrian on the road
- D3 – obstacle on the road
- D4 – stationary vehicle
- D5 – accident
- D11 – end of queue
Find out more about the projects:
Timeline
The RSUs could be put into production from the 2nd half of 2024 with the priority use cases.
Generic contacts - services
DIR East / Systems and Networks Department:
Head of Department: Philippe Gastaud
philippe.gastaud@developpement-durable.gouv.fr 03.83.50.96.71
Head of Traffic Management and Innovation Andy Florimond
andy.florimond@developpement-durable.gouv.fr 03.83.50.96.72