Highways Agency takes up the challenge to 'lock in' the benefits of M25 capacity enhancements
A programme of widening for the M25 is part of the Highways Agency's Targeted Programme of Improvements in the UK. The London Orbital Multi-Modal (Orbit) Study recommended that M25 widening should be tied to demand management measures, particularly road pricing. This has been given government support. The widening programme is phased over 10 years. The Orbit study recommended that road user charging was likely to be the most effective method for reducing the demand for travel on the M25. A second option was charging for the use of the widened sections of road at a level sufficient to return traffic levels to pre-improvement levels. The Government has moved away from the 'predict and provide' model of road building. The trend towards road charging is discussed.
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- Publication Date: 2005-3-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p15
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Serial:
- LOCAL TRANSPORT TODAY
- Issue Number: 412
- Publisher: LOCAL TRANSPORT TODAY
- ISSN: 0962-6220
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economics; Federal government; Freeways; Intelligent transportation systems; Pavement widening; Planning; Policy; Road pricing; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic relief
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 255: Economics; 183: Government (national); 8735: Intelligent transport system; 2752: Motorway; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 240: Road pricing; 631: Traffic relief; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 2889: Widening (road, bridge)
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01013218
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Dec 22 2005 8:34AM