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• Background
• Overview of active traffic management on the m42
• When will it be introduced?
• Why the m42?
• What is different?
• How does it work?
• When should i use the hard shoulder?
• How does the system know what to do?
• What do the signals mean?
• What happens if i break down?
• What happens in congestion?
• What happens in an incident or accident?
• What are the safety features?
• What are all the cameras?
• How does it affect the environment?
• How does it affect the environment?
• How is the pilot being assessed?
• Was a consultation held?
• Where can i get more information?
• The technical details
• Press area
• Publicity campaign

M42 Jct 3a - Jct 7 Active Traffic Management

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Notes to Editors

1. The Active Traffic Management pilot on the M42 between junction 3A and 7, to the south-east of Birmingham, will make best use of the existing road space to help reduce congestion. It aims to provide more reliable journey times, improved safety and better information for motorists.
2. The Active Traffic Management pilot is being rolled-out in phases, from Winter 2004 to Winter 2006.
3. Active Traffic Management includes traffic monitoring equipment, new gantries to display variable speed limits and real-time information to drivers, emergency refuge areas and improved lighting and drainage. In a later phase, controlled use of the hard shoulder during congestion or incidents will manage traffic better.
4. The M42 was chosen due to its strategic importance to the Midlands area in distributing local and national traffic, providing a link between the M40 and M6 motorways. This route also serves the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) and Birmingham International airport, as well as the business parks and busy residential areas also along this corridor. Active Traffic Management also provides targeted solutions to specific problems along this busy West Midlands corridor.
5. Further information on the Active Traffic Management pilot is available from the Highways Agency Information Line (HAIL) 0300 123 5000 or by e-mailing m42atmproject@highways.gsi.gov.uk
6. The Highways Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Transport, which manages, maintains and improves the network of trunk roads and motorways in England on behalf of the Secretary of State. It works closely with other transport operators and local authorities to integrate the trunk road network with the rest of England's roads and other forms of transport.

Press Contacts

Anthony Aston
M42 Active Traffic Management Pilot
Communications Officer
Telephone: 0121 6874078
Mobile: 07879 086026
Email: Anthony.Aston@highways.gsi.gov.uk
Highways Agency, 5 Broadway, Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1BL