Step On The Box

Engineering the Closure Process for Traffic & More

We are looking for:
Students from all fields of study

Status
Running
Registration deadline
25 Nov 2025
Sprintday
25 Nov 2025
Location
Nedereindseweg 503-A, 3546 PM Utrecht, Netherlands, Onsite
1. Description of the challenge

Traffic & More is a company that specializes in temporary road closures. Our goal is to take an extra step in designing road closures to enhance the safety of both road workers and road users. Additionally, we are actively developing new technical innovations in road closures and work zone layouts.

Planning a temporary road closure involves several equally important phases. During the In-House day, we will use the GVO project as an example. One phase of the GVO project entails closing the A12 from Gouda to The Hague. While this may sound straightforward, the closure requires months of planning, preparation, and analysis. Traffic & More employs self-developed techniques such as STAN, dry navigation, and data analysis to enhance safety and improve traffic flow during the closure. Throughout the day, you will learn how we structure the planning and execution of large highway closures. We will also introduce you to the new innovations being developed in our office. You will have the opportunity to discover how technical innovations can help a company address the challenges it faces. With the challenge we will give you, you will not only learn how to improve a company's processes but also how to think about a problem where a digital system is desirable, yet its implementation can be problematic because people want to minimize administrative work.

The challenge we have for you is as follows. Our process relies on mechanics to set up our materials. When these technicians leave with the materials, we can't follow them or check from a distance if the material is placed or recovered. Therefore, we want to explore this aspect of our process with you. We aim to investigate how new technologies can make this part of the road closure process more transparent for us while keeping in mind that mechanics prefer to focus on placing signs rather than on administrative details.



2. Expected outcome
An improvement to our process that offers better insight into the black box during material placement and generates enthusiasm among students to work with us after graduation or complete their final thesis here. We are a company highly regarded in the sector for our innovative ideas, and we are therefore always seeking new talent eager to contribute on how we can enhance road closures and make them more efficient, with safety as our top priority.

About Traffic & More

Traffic & More provides creative, innovative solutions in the field of temporary traffic measures for mobility issues. We believe in a solution-oriented approach to social problems in mobility, ensuring our clients' interests are met. We achieve this while guaranteeing the continuity of our company and valuing both people and nature.

Our energetic and versatile team has extensive knowledge and experience in temporary traffic measures. From advice and planning to implementation, we offer effective solutions under our own management and with our own resources, in an environment where our employees enjoy working.