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The installation and operational costs for 599 speed cameras (mobile and fixed) deployed during a two-year pilot study in the United Kingdom totaled approximately £21 million.

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In 1998, the United Kingdom's Department for Transport (DfT) adopted a policy to allow local partnerships to recover the cost of implementing and operating their speed and red-light enforcement…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
11/05/2004
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Speed Warning and Enforcement (TM17), Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
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England   |   Essex, England   |   Wales   |   Northamptonshire, England   |   Nottingham, England   |   Lincolnshire, England   |   England   |   Glassgow, Scotland

In Glasgow, Scotland a freeway ramp metering system installed at an entrance ramp to the M8 motorway reduced the frequency of early merging by 29 percent.

Notes: See Also: Tarry, Steve and Martin Pyne. UK-M8 Motorway Ramp Metering (TABASCO Project). European Commission Directorate General Energy and Transportation, TEMPO Secretariat, (Document No.…
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Benefit
Date Posted
01/01/2003
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Emissions Monitoring (ST01), Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03), Traffic Metering (TM05)
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Glasgow, Scotland

Adaptive signal control integrated with freeway ramp meters in Glasgow, Scotland increased vehicle throughput 20 percent on arterials and 6 percent on freeways.

The evaluation project considered the impacts of TUC on the entire urban network as well as areas in and around the deployment area. The study area included 44 links. Thirty-nine (39) of these were…
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Benefit
Date Posted
09/10/2002
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Signal Control (TM03), Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04), Emissions Monitoring (ST01), Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03), Traffic Metering (TM05)
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Glasgow, Scotland

Adaptive signal control integrated with freeway ramp meters in Glasgow, Scotland improved network travel times by 10 percent.

The evaluation project considered the impacts of TUC on the entire urban network as well as areas in and around the deployment area. The study area included 44 links. Thirty-nine (39) of these were…
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Benefit
Date Posted
09/10/2002
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Signal Control (TM03), Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (TM04), Emissions Monitoring (ST01), Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03), Traffic Metering (TM05)
Geolocation links
Glasgow, Scotland

A survey of drivers in Glasgow, Scotland, found that 40 percent changed route due to DMS recommendations.

The evaluation project considered the impacts of TUC on the entire urban network as well as areas in and around the deployment area. The evaluation was completed in March of 1998.SURVEY RESULTSThree…
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Benefit
Date Posted
09/10/2002
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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Glasgow, Scotland

A survey of drivers in Glasgow, Scotland, found that 59 percent of respondents thought that ramp metering was very helpful or fairly helpful.

The evaluation project considered the impacts of TUC on the entire urban network as well as areas in and around the deployment area. The evaluation was completed in March of 1998.SURVEY RESULTSThree…
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Benefit
Date Posted
09/10/2002
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Emissions Monitoring (ST01), Eco-Traffic Metering (ST03), Traffic Metering (TM05)
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Glasgow, Scotland
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