Posibiliteies of solving urban logistics problems in the road infrastructure

Remigiusz Kozłowski

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2781-5341

Szymon Wiśniewski

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5488-5949

Anna Palczewska

Abstract

Konstantynów Łódzki is part of the Łódź Metropolitan Area, with almost 18 thousand residents. Its location causes it to be a popular place of settlement for people working in Łódź. The city is connected by a tram line with Łódź and several roads connecting them with the center of the agglomeration and transferring traffic in the north-south direction. Currently, the road infrastructure is the most important element that gives residents the possibility of moving around. This situation causes a number of transportrelated problems. The aim of the article is to propose a solution to the problems faced by the road transport logistics in Konstantynów Łódzki. Based on data from road traffic studies and analyses of the existing trans-port infrastructure, a forecast relating to traffic until 2040 was made. This forecast and a number of other factors allowed outlining the necessary changes in the transport infrastructure, which give an opportunity to solve the existing and growing problems in the area of Konstantynów Łódzki’s urban logistics.

Keywords:

road infrastructure, urban logistics, Konstantynów Łódzki, planning of bypass routes