OBJECTIVES OF OPTION NEXT STEPS & TIMEFRAME LONG TERM OPTION OPTIONS Infrastructure (cont’d) 20. Weigh-in-motion This option would weigh trucks and Further scoping and (WIM) to allocated buses without stopping them, and investigations are required. speeds for particular display an allocated speed for the vehicles. vehicle, (not exceeding the signed truck / bus speed limit). This option could work in conjunction with the Safety Stopping Station. The allocated speed may be enforceable or advisory. Allocated speeds would assume roadworthy vehicles. Feasibility needs to be assessed. 21. Further scoping and Intelligent Information Inputs into the system could investigations are required. System that can include - Speed, mass, number of detect out of control axles, brake temperatures, tyre and trucks and manage other temperatures, vehicle through on-road stability, retardation capacity, in- information and links vehicle fleet management systems, to the Traffic vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to Management Centre. infrastructure communications. 22. Construction of a Assess feasibility of whether a third Assess land impacts and costs arrester bed. arrester bed can be implemented by the end of December 2014. within the geometric constraints with sufficient length, and whether it would be operationally feasible with typical traffic patterns, queuing, retrieval, etc.
OPTION LONG TERM OPTIONS OBJECTIVES OF OPTION NEXT STEPS & TIMEFRAME Infrastructure (cont’d) 20. Weigh-in-motion (WIM) to allocated speeds for particular vehicles. This option would weigh trucks and buses without stopping them, and display an allocated speed for the vehicle, (not exceeding the signed truck / bus speed limit). This option could work in conjunction with the Safety Stopping Station. The allocated speed may be enforceable or advisory. Allocated speeds would assume roadworthy vehicles. Feasibility needs to be assessed. Further scoping and investigations are required. 21. Intelligent Information System that can detect out of control trucks and manage through on-road information and links to the Traffic Management Centre. Inputs into the system could include - Speed, mass, number of axles, brake temperatures, tyre and other temperatures, vehicle stability, retardation capacity, in- vehicle fleet management systems, vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications. Further scoping and investigations are required. 22. Construction of a arrester bed. Assess feasibility of whether a third arrester bed can be implemented within the geometric constraints with sufficient length, and whether it would be operationally feasible with typical traffic patterns, queuing, retrieval, etc. Assess land impacts and costs by the end of December 2014.
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