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Highway ramp metering is here to stay

STOPandGO — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:37:38 +0000

Ramp metering, aimed at regulating traffic joining the highway to ensure better flow, has been introduced on the Samrand, New Road and Rooihuiskraal on-ramps on the Ben Schoeman highway. The SA National Roads Agency – in charge of the project – believes that the system will work once motorists get used to it.

Highway ramp metering is here to stay

Roadshow: Still bumpy after Hwy. 101 repaved

STOPandGO — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:34:42 +0000

I noticed that the metering lights for the ramp from Highway 17 were off. Is this the cause behind the stop-and-go traffic? Will they be turning them back on? What’s the reason why these metering lights have not been on? If any skeptics need proof of why metering lights are needed, check out the 17-85 area. The meters are suddenly not working. Traffic is a mess.

Roadshow: Still bumpy after Hwy. 101 repaved

On-ramp meters might be all we’ve got

STOPandGO — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:01:48 +0000

Despite the sound bite that “New strategies may be necessary to manage congestion,” traffic meters and carpool lanes aren’t new ideas. They’re just new to the San Joaquin Valley. Freeways without meters in Los Angeles are the exception, not the rule, because, when used in the right situations, they work. (Although they don’t perform miracles.)

On-ramp meters might be all we’ve got

STOPandGO.org believes ramp meters compliance will be low in Los Angeles if lessons from the New York metropolitan area are analogous.