SIMULATION STUDIES OF INTEGRATED CORRIDOR CONTROL IN GLASGOW

Abstract The paper presents the work performed within the European DRIVE II Project EUROCOR (European Urban Corridor Control) in relation to modelling and integrated control of the M8 Eastbound Corridor in Glasgow. The main intention of the study was not the design of new control strategies but the investigation of the qualitative impact of various control measures such as ramp metering, route diversion via variable message signs and signal control, and of their integration under realistic conditions. To this end, several scenarios of included control measures were investigated using the macroscopic modelling tool METACOR (Modele d’Ecoulement du Trafic sur Coridor), demonstrating the issues and potential benefits arising from different levels of integration.