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Hard Shoulder Running Video - Text Transcript
Video Transcript: M4 J19-20 & M5 J15-17 Hard Shoulder Running Information Video
| Scene | Description | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual: | Highways Agency title with overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | Highways Agency Information Video Hard Shoulder Running. | |
| Audio: | This is a Highways Agency Information Video about Hard Shoulder Running. | |
| 2 | Visual: | Overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | This video gives an example of how a three lane dual carriageway motorway can accommodate four running lanes in each direction. | |
| Audio: | This video gives an example of how a three lane dual carriageway motorway can accommodate four running lanes in each direction. | |
| 3 | Visual: | Overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | The Highways Agency objectives at all times, including during construction work, are to ensure travellers are Safe, will have a Reliable journey and are kept Informed. | |
| Audio: | The Highways Agency objectives at all times, including during construction work, are to ensure travellers are Safe, will have a Reliable journey and are kept Informed. | |
| 4 | Visual: | Overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | To achieve this strategy additional capacity is required at peak times and during the day. | |
| Audio: | To achieve this strategy additional capacity is required at peak times and during the day. | |
| 5 | Visual: | Angled animation of 3-lane motorway. |
| Caption: | This additional capacity can be provided within the following constraints. | |
| Audio: | This additional capacity can be provided within the following constraints. | |
| 6 | Visual: | Angled animation of 3-lane motorway showing flashing yellow highway boundary. |
| Caption: | Construction within the existing highway boundary. | |
| Audio: | Construction within the existing highway boundary. | |
| 7 | Visual: | Close up angled animation of 3-lane motorway. |
| Caption: | Maintaining the existing number of lanes in each direction at peak times during construction. | |
| Audio: | Maintaining the existing number of lanes in each direction at peak times during construction. | |
| 8 | Visual: | Pan around of a 3-lane motorway with a bridge and watercourse underneath. |
| Caption: | Maintaining existing bridges under the motorway. | |
| Audio: | Maintaining existing bridges under the motorway. | |
| 9 | Visual: | Pan around of a 3-lane motorway with a road bridge above. |
| Caption: | Maintaining existing bridges over the motorway. | |
| Audio: | Maintaining existing bridges over the motorway. | |
| 10 | Visual: | Pan around of water and woodland area adjacent to a 3-lane motorway. |
| Caption: | Protecting environmentally sensitive plant and wildlife habitats. | |
| Audio: | Protecting environmentally sensitive plant and wildlife habitats. | |
| 11 | Visual: | Overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | The Secretary of State's announcement of the 15 January 2009 identified that the M4 between Junctions 19 and 20 and the M5 between Junctions 15 and 17 would be taken forward as a Hard Shoulder Running scheme to reduce congestion. | |
| Audio: | The Secretary of State's announcement of the 15 January 2009 identified that the M4 between Junctions 19 and 20 and the M5 between Junctions 15 and 17 would be taken forward as a Hard Shoulder Running scheme to reduce congestion. | |
| 12 | Visual: | Overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | Hard Shoulder Running is where traffic is managed and vehicles use the hard shoulder as an additional running lane. | |
| Audio: | Hard Shoulder Running is where traffic is managed and vehicles use the hard shoulder as an additional running lane. | |
| 13 | Visual: | Overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | The following sequences show the features provided and method of operation. | |
| Audio: | The following sequences show the features provided and method of operation. | |
| 14 | Visual: | Moving along an angled animation of a 3-lane motorway. |
| Caption: | HARD SHOULDER RUNNING | |
| Audio: | We will now look at the concept of hard shoulder running in more detail. | |
| 15 | Visual: | Whilst moving along an angled animation of a 3-lane motorway, boxed arrows appear that highlight the locations of the existing 3 lanes and hard shoulder. |
| Caption: | Existing hard shoulder. Existing 3 lanes. | |
| Audio: | Here we can see the existing three lane carriageway and hard shoulder. | |
| 16 | Visual: | Whilst moving along an angled animation of a 3-lane motorway, a gantry and ERA appear in the scene. |
| Caption: | Gantries are installed every 800 to 1000m. Emergency Refuge Areas or ERA's are constructed every 800 to 1000m adjacent to the gantries. | |
| Audio: | Gantries are installed every 800 to 1000m and Emergency Refuge Areas or ERA's are constructed adjacent to the gantries. | |
| 17 | Visual: | Whilst moving along an angled animation of a 3-lane motorway, the camera zooms in to focus on a blank gantry. |
| Caption: | Under normal traffic flow conditions only the existing 3 lanes are used. Traffic can run at a maximum speed of 70mph. | |
| Audio: | Under normal traffic flow conditions only the existing three lanes are used with traffic running at a maximum speed of 70mph. | |
| 18 | Visual: | The gantry the camera is focussed on changes from a blank display to showing 60mph signs over the existing 3 lanes and the hard shoulder and an instructional sign advising 'Congestion use hard shoulder'. |
| Caption: | When traffic reaches capacity, vehicles are allowed to use the hard shoulder, running at a maximum speed of 60 mph. | |
| Audio: | When traffic reaches capacity, vehicles are allowed to use the hard shoulder, running at a maximum speed of 60 mph. | |
| 19 | Visual: | The movie continues along the motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation before panning to focus on an ERA. A vehicle pulls into the ERA illustrating a breakdown. |
| Caption: | During 'hard shoulder running' the emergency refuge areas are available for vehicle breakdowns. | |
| Audio: | During 'hard shoulder running' the emergency refuge areas are available for vehicle breakdowns. | |
| 20 | Visual: | The scene changes to a gantry displaying two crosses to close the hard shoulder and slow lane, with 40mph signs in the remaining two lanes. The instructional sign displays 'Accident SLOW DOWN'. |
| Caption: | If an incident occurs, lanes can be closed to manage vehicles, aiding traffic flow and recovery. | |
| Audio: | If an incident occurs, lanes can be closed to manage vehicles and aid traffic flow and recovery. | |
| 21 | Visual: | The movie continues along a motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation. |
| Caption: | Where additional capacity is required through a junction, permanent hard shoulder running will be used. | |
| Audio: | Where additional capacity is required through a junction, permanent hard shoulder running will be used. | |
| 22 | Visual: | The movie continues along a motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation through a grade separated junction. |
| Caption: | There are 4 permanent running lanes through the junction. | |
| Audio: | This is where there are four permanent running lanes in operation through the junction, including the hard shoulder. | |
| 23 | Visual: | Overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | Hard Shoulder Running can provide additional capacity to 4 lanes within the existing carriageway constraints. | |
| Audio: | To summarise, hard shoulder running can provide additional capacity to four lanes within the existing carriageway constraints. | |
| 24 | Visual: | Overhead animation of 3-lane motorway showing hard shoulder running in operation in the background. |
| Caption: | Hard shoulder running provides a controlled motorway environment for travellers that is, Safe, Reliable and Informative. | |
| Audio: | Hard shoulder running provides a controlled motorway environment for travellers that is, Safe, Reliable and Informative. | |
| 25 | Visual: | Still screen with HA title displaying HA copyright statement. |
| Caption: | Warning: All rights of the producer and the owner of the work reproduced reserved. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, public performance, radio or TV broadcasting of this video is strictly prohibited. | |
| Audio: | - | |
| 26 | Visual: | Still screen with HA title displaying production statement and company logos. |
| Caption: | Video produced by Parsons Brinckerhoff for the Highways Agency June 2009. | |
| Audio: | This video was produced by Parsons Brinckerhoff for the Highways Agency. | |
| 27 | Visual: | Still screen with HA title displaying HA contact details for the M4 M5 scheme. |
| Caption: | Highways Agency For further information contact us on: Highways Agency information line: 0300 123 5000 Highways Agency website: http://www.highways.gov.uk/ Email: M4-M5-ManagedMotor@highways.gsi.gov.uk | |
| Audio: | For further information please contact us using the following details. |
