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The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions.
The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
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Progress Photos
Photo 1: Access paths to a MS4 message sign location
The photo below shows one of the completed access paths to a MS4 message sign location. It also shows how the severity of the embankment slope required a retaining wall to support the path, with handrails being installed to safeguard engineers who access the platform.
Photo 2: Motorway Incident Detection System (MIDaS) Loops
Part of the upgrade of the M4 NMIS project is to install Motorway Incident Detection System (MIDaS) Loops. In the photo below we see a set of the "loops" cut into the carriageway surface across all three lanes. Each loop has a coil of cable beneath the surface that is capable of detecting the presence and speed of vehicles passing on the lane. This data is then passed into the message sign control systems and enables the MS4s to automatically inform the traveller of any delays or incidents ahead of them.
Photo 3: Blockwork retaining wall and flight of steps at Junction 12 Westbound.
Photo 4: Completed Cabinet site at Reading Services East bound.
Photo 5: Completed MS4 Platform and New Safety barrier just before Reading Services Eastbound
Photo 6: Completed MS4 platform Westbound
