Editing Transport in the Netherlands (section)

==Road transport==
[[Image:Ridderkerk interchange.jpg|thumb|The north (and largest) section of the [[Ridderkerk]] interchange]]
[[Image:Traffic congestion at A325.JPG|thumb|Traffic jam on the [[A325 motorway (Netherlands)|A325]] ([[Arnhem]])]]
{{main|Road transport in the Netherlands}}
With 139,000&nbsp;km of public roads,<ref name="CIA Roadways"/> the Netherlands has one of the densest road networks in the world - much denser than [[Germany]] and [[France]], but still not as dense as [[Belgium]].<ref name="WBroaddense"/>{{#tag:ref|Japan has the same per country road density,<ref name="OECDroadindic"/> but the Netherlands' area includes 18.4% inland water, compared to 0.8% for Japan. |group="nb"}} In 2013, 5,191&nbsp;km were national roads, 7,778&nbsp;km were provincial roads, and 125,230&nbsp;km were municipality and other roads.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?VW=T&DM=SLNL&PA=70806ned&D1=0-1,8,14&D2=0,5-16&D3=a&HD=090330-1643&HDR=G2&STB=G1,T |title=CBS StatLine - Lengte van wegen, wegkenmerken, regio |trans-title=CBS Statline - Length of roads, road types |language=nl |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2013 |website=Statline.cbs.nl |publisher=Statistics Netherlands |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref>

Dutch roads include 3,530&nbsp;km of [[controlled-access highway|motorways]] and [[Limited-access road|expressways]],<ref name="CIA Roadways"/> and with a motorway density of 64 kilometres per 1,000&nbsp;km², the country also has one of the densest motorway networks in the world.<ref name="OECDroadindic">{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Road traffic, vehicles and networks &#124; Environment at a Glance 2013: OECD Indicators |url=http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/road-traffic-vehicles-and-networks_5k3ts345b1g7.pdf |location=Paris, France |publisher=OECD Publishing |date=2013 |access-date=10 July 2014}}</ref> The Netherlands' main highway network (''hoofdwegennet'') - comparable to Britain's network of [[trunk road]]s - consists of most of its 5,200&nbsp;km of national roads, supplemented with the most prominent provincial roads. Although only about 2,500&nbsp;km are fully constructed to [[controlled-access highway|motorway]] standards,<ref name="WW snelweg">{{cite web |url=http://www.wegenwiki.nl/Autosnelweg |title=Autosnelweg - WegenWiki |language=nl |trans-title=Motorway - WegenWiki |date=2012 |website=www.wegenwiki.nl |access-date=17 July 2014}}</ref> much of the remainder are also [[Limited-access road|expressways]] for fast motor vehicles only.

[[Image:DRIP op A13 voor Kleinpolderplein.jpg|thumb|left|Dynamic Route Information Panel (DRIP) on the [[A13 motorway (Netherlands)|A13]]]]
Mobility on [[Roads in the Netherlands|Dutch roads]] has grown continuously since the 1950s and now exceeds 200 billion km travelled per year,<ref name="SWOV Facts"/> three quarters of which are done by car,<ref name="OECD-ITF"/> meaning that while Dutch roads are numerous, they are also used more intensely than in almost any other country.<ref name="OECDroadindic"/> Car ownership in the Netherlands is high but not exceptional, and slightly lower than in surrounding countries.<ref>[[List of countries by vehicles per capita]]</ref> Goods vehicles account for 20% of total traffic.<ref name="OECDroadindic"/>

The busiest Dutch motorway is the [[A13 motorway (Netherlands)|A13]] between [[The Hague]] and [[Rotterdam]], with a traffic volume of 140,000 motor vehicles per day.<ref name=CBS_A13>{{cite report |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2014 |title=A13 busiest national motorway in the Netherlands |url=https://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/25CE3592-A756-42B7-BABF-C3E4C4E9375B/0/a13busiestnationalmotorwayinthenetherlands.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Netherlands]] |page=2 |access-date=23 January 2017 |quote=The A13 in the province of Zuid-Holland is the busiest motorway in the Netherlands. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123212801/https://www.cbs.nl/NR/rdonlyres/25CE3592-A756-42B7-BABF-C3E4C4E9375B/0/a13busiestnationalmotorwayinthenetherlands.pdf |archive-date=23 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>  The widest Dutch motorway is the A15/A16 just south of Rotterdam with 16 lanes in a 4+4+4+4 setup.

[[Traffic congestion]] is common in the Netherlands. The high population density generates significant traffic volumes on both motorways and regular highways. Most congestion occurs in the [[Randstad]], but congestion is a daily structural problem around many larger cities. The Netherlands tries to counter this with an advanced motorway network, with [[Variable Message Sign]]s and electronic signalization across most of the network. The number of passing motor vehicles is counted every minute of the day at some 20,000 measuring stations on the Dutch motorway network.<ref name=CBS_A13/> A special feature of the motorways is the use of [[Permeable paving#Porous asphalt|Porous Asphalt Concrete]], which reduces noise levels, and allows rain water to be drained efficiently, for safety and expedient traffic flow under precipitation.