TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ON THE MOTORWAY NETWORK

Interest in traffic management on motorway networks is by no means confined to the UK. Ideas and techniques for alleviating congestion and improving safety are being developed in a number of countries, and increasingly there is an international exchange of views. The DRIVE research and development programme sponsored by the European Commission and the corresponding Intelligent Vehicle/Highway Systems (IVHS) programme in the US are both encouraging the development of motorway management techniques. The main objectives of this paper are: to present the traffic management view of traffic congestion on motorways as a useful and important one; and to indicate some of the requirements if the potential of traffic management is to be fully realised. The author divides congestion into 3 types: recurrent congestion arising in peak periods, predictable but temporary congestion due to maintenance, and nonrecurrent congestion caused by an incident on the road. Techniques to deal with these types of congestion are examined under 3 headings: bottleneck control techniques, incident management and driver information. The paper then goes on to deal with research and development, such as the European Community DRIVE programme, the application of traffic engineering skills, and the need for an integrated approach to network traffic management. (TRRL)

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  INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

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• Authors:
  • SCHOFIELD, M J
• Publication Date: 1990-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 11-14
• Serial:
  • HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION
  • ISSN: 0265-6868

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver information systems; Highway traffic control; Intelligent transportation systems; Research; Traffic congestion; Traffic engineering
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 1632: Incident detection; 2885: Layout; 2752: Motorway; 1053: Road network; 654: Traffic control; 655: Traffic engineering; 2827: Traffic lane
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00609598
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1991 12:00AM