This paper describes the first phase of the FAST-TRAC project, by the Road Commission for Oakland County, MI, USA, to install an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), which incorporates SCATS control strategies and Autoscope detection. FAST-TRAC (Faster and Safer Travel - Traffic Routing and Advanced Controls) provides a large-scale demonstration of an advanced ATMS and Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS). The programme will continue for five years, leading to improved mobility and congestion in congested areas. It will provide information about: (1) the public and private costs, benefits and utility of such a system; and (2) implementation considerations for decision making on the potential for deployment throughout the USA. SCATS is a complete adaptive, coordinated traffic management system from Sydney, Australia, providing real-time traffic signal control. It adjusts signal settings throughout the network, in response to variations in traffic demand and system capacity. It can monitor the operation of all traffic signals from a central point, enabling the system's traffic operation to be maintained with minimal resources. Autoscope was chosen as the detection system, because of its better and more reliable detector system.
Samenvatting