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)

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