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M42 Active Traffic Management Scheme, Birmingham, United Kingdom



The use of the hard shoulder for running on during periods of congestion has been a success.


  • This M42 Active Traffic Management (ATM) scheme will combine new technologies...

  • The ATM system is a pilot scheme over the 17km stretch between junctions 3a...

  • More than 50 gantries at 500m intervals above the motorway carrying large,...

  • Emergency Refuge Areas (ERA) at frequent intervals along the hard shoulder...

  • ATM signs will relay information to motorists to open and close lanes and...

  • The ATM control system has been future proofed to allow expansion, both in...

  • The M42 scheme was first introduced between junctions 3a and 7 and the scheme...

  • The M42 is full of new technologies which when used together help to avoid...

  • The automatic number plate recognition cameras can be used to track vehicles...

  • The use of the hard shoulder for running on during periods of congestion has...

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