Modelling a Smart Motorway

Abstract

The increasing number of vehicles in the UK is putting high levels of strain upon the motorway's infrastructure. Smart Motorways have been implemented in the UK using smart technology to try and reduce congestion. To test systems before they are physically built they are simulated using objects models and GIS data. This paper has modelled a new smart traffic light system for a slip road joining a smart motorway. The smart traffic light models have been simulated alongside Driver Behavior models. The driver behavior models have been designed to validate that the smart traffic light system can adapt to continuously fluctuating traffic flow. The smart traffic light system has been successfully validated and reduced the number of congestion alerts by 80% on the smart motorway.