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M42 Jct 3a - Jct 7 Active Traffic Management
Why the M42?
A number of potential locations were assessed for the possible benefits that Active Traffic Management could bring to the area.
The M42 between junction 3A and 7 was chosen because of 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.
This route is a particularly good place to trial Active Traffic Management because of local issues, such as:
- High levels of traffic flow on both carriageways
- Higher than national average accident rates, particularly between junction 5 and 6
- The combination of local and strategic traffic using the motorway
- Congestion points where traffic joins and leaves the motorway
- The traffic problems associated with major events at the NEC, Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International train station
- Future growth in the area
