Traffic Signal Design

3-4 September 2013

This course is designed for trainee traffic engineers or more senior and experienced engineers requiring a refresher on current industry practice. It is in accordance with the Hong Kong Transport Planning Design Manual (TPDM) and international best practice. The course will probe the following issues:

  • Choice of junction layout – why traffic signals?
  • Designing for all road users, including pedestrians
  • Traffic signal layout
  • Traffic signal method of control
  • Capacity calculations, manual and computerised
  • Drawing production
  • High level introduction to traffic modelling
  • Area traffic control basics
  • Legal requirements
  • Technology

A site visit will be included to explain basic terms. Attendees would have the opportunity to undertake a complete manual calculation of an example traffic signal junction including working out of signal timings and capacity according to Webster and Cobbe.

Lecturer: Neil Adams

Neil W. Adams is a traffic signal engineer with 28 years of experience in the private and public sectors in the UK, having been Chief Engineer for Urban Traffic Control and then Head of Traffic Infrastructure at Transport for London (TfL) in his two most recent posts.

Neil made an important contribution to the development of new traffic signal technology and to new applications of that technology in the UK, having worked on the London Congestion Charging scheme, and on many high profile schemes such as Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus in the West End of London. Neil also played a senior role in the development of means to effectively manage traffic during the recent London Olympic Games.

As a senior manager Neil also ran graduate recruitment and training programmes, and has a unique insight into the skills and training necessary to make good traffic engineers. He is now developing a series of bespoke training courses for both the UK and, in partnership with LNS Limited, Hong Kong.

 

You can request the programme and the registration form via event@lns.com.hk

 

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