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Managed motorway

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003514

A section of highway where active traffic management techniques are used to regulate traffic flow and increase capacity. These systems employ methods such as variable speed limits displayed on overhead gantries, ramp metering to control vehicle entry, and the use of the hard shoulder as a running lane during peak periods. The first such system in the United Kingdom was implemented on a section of the M42 motorway near Birmingham in 2006.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003514
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectTransport and logistics
TranslationsGerman: intelligente Autobahn; Spanish: autopista gestionada; French: autoroute gérée
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003514",
  "term": "Managed motorway",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A section of highway where active traffic management techniques are used to regulate traffic flow and increase capacity. These systems employ methods such as variable speed limits displayed on overhead gantries, ramp metering to control vehicle entry, and the use of the hard shoulder as a running lane during peak periods. The first such system in the United Kingdom was implemented on a section of the M42 motorway near Birmingham in 2006.",
  "subject": "Transport and logistics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "intelligente Autobahn",
    "es": "autopista gestionada",
    "fr": "autoroute gérée"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/managed-motorway/"
}

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