Simulation Studies of Integrated Corridor Control in Glasgow

Simulation Studies of Integrated Corridor Control in Glasgow

Christina Diakaki¹, Markos Papageorgiou¹ and Tom McLean²

^{1 Dynamic Systems and
Simulation Laboratory, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece

² Strathclyde Regional Council, Strathclyde Roads, Richmond Exchange, 20
Cadogan Street, Glasgow G27AD, Great Britain

Abstract

The paper presents the work performed
within the European DRIVE II Project EUROCOR (European Urban Corridor Control) in relation
to modelling and integrated control of the M8 Eastbound Corridor in Glasgow. The main
intention of the study was not the design of new control strategies but the investigation
of the qualitative impact of various control measures such as ramp metering, route
diversion via variable message signs and signal control, and of their integration under
realistic conditions. To this end, several scenarios of included control measures were
investigated using the macroscopic modelling tool METACOR (Mode le d’Ecoulement du
Trafic sur Coridor), demonstrating the issues and potential benefits arising from
different levels of integration.

Keywords: integrated
traffic control, ramp-metering, route diversion, signal control.}