The role of induced demand in large scale highway projects in The Netherlands
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2025-08-06
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Induced demand, the phenomenon where increased road capacity leads to higher traffic volumes, is a critical challenge in transportation planning. This study examines the role of induced demand in large-scale highway projects in The Netherlands by analysing and comparing two large-scale highway projects in The Netherlands: the A16 Rotterdam project and the A27/A12 Ring Utrecht project. Using a qualitative approach, this research applies the policy arrangement approach to analyse governance structures and policy responses. This is done through document analysis and semi-structured interviews with different stakeholders of both projects. This study finds that while induced demand is technically acknowledged in both cases, it plays a politically marginal role in the A16 Rotterdam project and becomes a contested policy issue in the A27/A12 Ring Utrecht project. The findings highlight how institutional dynamics and actor coalitions shape whether induced demand is treated as a neutral modelling output or as a strategic planning concern.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen