Advanced motorway signalling and traffic management feasibility study: a report to the Secretary of State for Transport

Department for Transport, 2008
Advanced motorway signalling and traffic management feasibility study: a report to the Secretary of State for Transport Download document

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Civil & Structural Supplement

Abstract

A feasibility study in 2007 considered how congestion could be reduced and what measures could be introduced to improve journey time reliability. This report looks at a number of technical traffic management interventions, describes the hard shoulder running system, examines safety and environmental aspects, use of advanced signalling and traffic management infrastructure and how to achieve compliance with signs and signals, also looks at driver education and communications aspects.

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  • Roads
  • Traffic management schemes
  • Traffic signals
  • Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
  • Transport facilities

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The Department for Transport is a UK Government department that provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services. These activities were formerly carried out by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

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