The Road Network Permeability at Conflict Points with Wildlife Corridors: Detailed Study of the Cross-Border Area Beskydy – Kysuce

Priepustnosť cestnej siete v konfliktných bodoch s prírodnými koridormi: Podrobná štúdia cezhraničnej oblasti Beskydy - Kysuce

Ivo Dostál, Josef Svoboda, Pavel Pohorský, Marek Havlíček

In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 22, Číslo (Issue) 1, 2018, p. 38-50, ISSN 1337-9453

DOI: 10.17846/GI.2018.22.1.38-50

Abstract

The permeability of 1st and 2nd class roads was analysed in 38 locations distributed over the model area covering cross-border region between the Czech and Slovak Republic. To better understand the barrier effect of these types of roads, an extensive monitoring of traffic flow was carried out at selected locations and subsequently, its distribution patterns were analysed with emphasis on nighttime. The work has been performed within the Transgreen project (Interreg Danube programme; no. DTP1-187-3.1-TRANSGREEN). The general results confirmed that 1st class roads included in European system have very limited permeability while other roads are more or less permeable for the major part of the night and at the intensity around 1,500 vehicles per day even during the daytime.

Keywords: road network, permeability, wildlife corridor, Beskydy, Kysuce, Transgreen

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