CONTROLLING THE MASSES : THE NEED TO GET 300,000 VISITORS A DAY TO EXPO 2000 HAS INSPIRED A PIONEERING EXPERIMENT IN ALTERNATING SINGLE- DIRECTION HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT

This article describes efforts in Hannover, Germany, in preparing for the arrival of Expo 2000. Focus is on turning a highway into a reversible one-way route during peak hours. This involves a system which consists of variable message signs, traffic lights, CCTV cameras, gates, and illuminated lane markings.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: November/December 1999
• Authors:
  • HOOK, PATRICK
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 51-52
• Serial:
  • ITS international. Issue no. 25

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Special events
• Subject Areas: Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00791686
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: May 5 2000 12:00AM