The Institute of The Institute of Highway Highway
EngineersEngineersWelcomesWelcomes
The Chongquing The Chongquing Transportation Transportation
DelegationDelegation
Traffic Traffic Management in Management in
the UKthe UKChris BowleyChris Bowley
IEng FIHE MICE MCIHTIEng FIHE MICE MCIHT
Highway Management Highway Management ConsultantConsultant
Traffic Traffic Management is Management is
required for:required for: Control of traffic in emergenciesControl of traffic in emergencies RoadworksRoadworks Improving traffic flow in heavily Improving traffic flow in heavily
trafficked situationstrafficked situations
This can be achieved by:This can be achieved by:
Static Static management management using:using:
Traffic conesTraffic cones Temporary Temporary
Safety Barrier (+ Safety Barrier (+ cones)cones)
Together with Together with warning signswarning signs
Mobile ManagementMobile Management
Emergencies are Emergencies are managed by:managed by:
Traffic officers on Traffic officers on MotorwaysMotorways
Supported by Supported by Incident Support Incident Support Units (ISU’s)Units (ISU’s)
Ambulance ServiceAmbulance Service Air AmbulanceAir Ambulance And Fire & Rescue And Fire & Rescue
Service as Service as necessarynecessary
Fatal AccidentsFatal Accidents
In the event of a In the event of a Fatal Accident, Fatal Accident, Police are called to Police are called to undertake a undertake a detailed detailed investigation in investigation in order to comply order to comply with the terms of with the terms of the Road Death the Road Death Investigation Investigation Manual (RDIM)Manual (RDIM)
Managed MotorwaysManaged Motorways
To improve traffic To improve traffic flow on heavily flow on heavily trafficked motorways trafficked motorways Electronic Signing is Electronic Signing is used to manage used to manage traffictraffic
Variable Message Variable Message Speed Limits Speed Limits (VMSL’s) are used (VMSL’s) are used with OR without Hard with OR without Hard Shoulder RunningShoulder Running
VMSL SigningVMSL Signing
Controls Traffic Controls Traffic Speed and Lane Speed and Lane Discipline Discipline
Supplemented by Supplemented by Speed Cameras to Speed Cameras to enforce speed limitenforce speed limit
Hard Shoulder Running Hard Shoulder Running (HSR)(HSR)
The hard shoulder The hard shoulder increases the increases the carriageway capacity carriageway capacity (x 1 lane)(x 1 lane)
This can be This can be implemented implemented automatically to automatically to improve flow during improve flow during peak periodspeak periods
Broken down vehicles Broken down vehicles use lay-bys during use lay-bys during operationoperation
The Highways Agency ‘Real The Highways Agency ‘Real Time’ ServiceTime’ Service
Via website:Via website:
highways.gov.uk.trahighways.gov.uk.traffic ffic
oror
Radio broadcast forRadio broadcast for
‘ ‘in car’ listeningin car’ listening
On the HighwayOn the Highway
Using Variable Using Variable Message Signs Message Signs (VMS’s)(VMS’s)
In Motorway In Motorway Service Areas Service Areas (MSA’s)(MSA’s)
The EndThe End
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