Investigations of Integrated Corridor Control for the M8 Eastbound Corridor in Glasgow

Investigations of Integrated Corridor Control for the
M8 Eastbound Corridor 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

This paper summarises the work performed
within the ATT Project EUROCOR 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.

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