A56 DRIVER INFORMATION SCHEME
INTRODUCTION
The A56 between Sale and Altrincham is a busy urban dual carriageway in the Greater Manchester area, approximately 5 kilometres in length.
REQUIREMENT
Trafford Council identified a requirement to determine average link-based journey times along a section of the A56 with the possibility of feeding this information back to road users to help reduce congestion at peak times.
SOLUTION
To achieve this they approached the Urban Traffic Control (UTC) section of Transport for Greater Manchester to advise them of what technology was available that...
WEST GATE BRIDGE LOAD MONITORING SYSTEM, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
INTRODUCTION
The West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia is a steel box girder cable-stayed bridge and was originally designed to carry 40,000 vehicles per day with a maximum load of 25 tonnes per vehicle. Today, traffic volumes are now 160,000 vehicles per day with some B-double trucks weighing up to 68 tonnes each.
REQUIREMENT
As a result, the bridge operator needed a method to estimate the operational and life span of the bridge. TDC Systems were appointed to install a trial WIM system on the bridge to provide...
MOTORCYCLE ROUTE SAFETY SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
Motorcycle casualties in Derbyshire represent a high proportion of Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) casualties, and there are a number key routes in Derbyshire that are responsible for a significant proportion of the KSI’s
REQUIREMENT
The Motorcycle Route Safety Project (MRSP) is aimed at providing detailed information to the Partners of the Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership (DRSP). This information will be used to enable decisions to be made on policy, enforcement and publicity campaigns, as well as provide a technique to measure the effectiveness of these schemes...
ERSKINE BRIDGE OVERLOAD DETECTION SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
The Erskine Bridge is a large suspension bridge which was designed by William Brown and opened on the 2nd July 1971 by Princess Anne. The bridge spans the River Clyde in west central Scotland connecting West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire. The estimated daily traffic across the Erskine Bridge is over 30,000 vehicles with a significant amount of these being heavy goods vehicles.
REQUIREMENT
In 1996, the bridge was damaged by an oil rig which was being towed under it, resulting in partial closure for almost 4 months. This...