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Related pages

• 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

What are all the cameras?

We have installed 4 different types of camera along the Active Traffic Management scheme:

1. Pan, Tilt & Zoom (PTZ) CCTV Cameras
   • Used By: Highways Agency Regional Control Centre
   • Features: Position and zoom can be controlled remotely to provide comprehensive coverage of the scheme
   • Purpose: To enable control centre operators to identify and monitor congestion/incidents
2. Fixed CCTV Cameras
   • Used By: Highways Agency Regional Control Centre
   • Features: Positioned along the hard shoulder
   • Purpose: To enable control centre operators to ensure the hard shoulder is clear of debris and vehicles prior to opening and monitor it whilst it is being used as a running lane

The image below, taken during a night-time CCTV trial, shows the clarity of the new CCTV cameras.

3. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Cameras
   • Used By: Highways Agency Monitoring Consultants
   • Features: Enables the tracking of where vehicles join and leave the motorway and their journey times
   • Purpose: Measures real traffic behaviour, allowing us to tailor traffic management tools and assess the impact of Active Traffic Management on journey times. This information can then be used to improve the system and the way in which it operates
4. Digital Enforcement Cameras
   • Used By: West Midlands Police
   • Features: Once mandatory speed limits are introduced new digital cameras will be in use. You will notice ladder markings on the road surface and camera signs on the gantries
   • Purpose: To ensure compliance with the overhead signals for the safe and effective operation of the scheme in reducing congestion and the impact of incidents

**Please obey the signals and help keep the traffic moving on the M42**