This report synthesizes a feasibility study for a Freeway Traffic Management System (FTMS) in Montreal. The study also covered the evaluation of traffic problems, elaboration of management strategies, clarification and evaluation of system alternatives and specification of an implementation plan. Five first level strategies were kept for evaluation: incident management, ramp diversion, changeable message signs, ramp metering and lane metering. Five second level strategies were added: traffic data management, communication and coordination, trip planning, highway advisory radio and in-vehicle route guidance. In the light of various evaluations, the recommended system includes: a control centre, automatic incident detection and data collection system, changeable message signs system and a communication network allowing transmission of necessary data. (a).

This report synthesizes a feasibility study for a freeway traffic management system in Montreal. The study consisted of locating and evaluating traffic problems, developing management strategies, determining the costs and advantages of system alternatives, evaluating and estimating those costs and advantages, and preparing a plan for implementing the system. The study was conducted for the A-25, Métropolitaine, Décarie and Ville-Marie expressways, and the Bonaventure expressway and Champlain bridge.