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Unit 8: International Transport System

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Case Study Atkins Transport Systems

tkins Transport Systems Atkins Transport Systems (ATS) is a world leader in
highway engineering with the total capability to deliver all the processes involved
Ain the planning, design and construction of highways and highway structures. Its
procurement experience includes framework consultant delivering design and project
management services, the variations of early contractor involvement and Design, Build,
Finance and Operation (DBFO) contracts, as well as advisory roles and equity participation
in Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) and Public Private Partnerships (PPP). ATS designs
intelligent transport systems to solve the most complex urban transport problems. Its
expertise covers the full range of highways systems, travel information systems, vehicle
telematics, and urban traffic management and control systems.

The Challenge
The Highways Agency (HA) maintains, operates and improves the network of trunk roads
and motorways in England. Recent policy decisions have resulted in the on-going
transformation of the control of the network from the 30 Police Control Offices (PCOs) to a
regime of 7 Regional Control Centres (RCCs). This change is accompanied by the transfer of
the majority of operational responsibilities from the Police to the staff of the highways
Agency. A major consequence of this national programme is the need to merge a large
number of systems and associated data stores, together with the introduction of new systems.
The Solution
In order to achieve the aims of this programme the HA appointed a consortium of
consultants, with the requisite skills and experience, to work closely with the Highways
Agency staff, stakeholders and other consultancies in a partnership capacity.

The consortium, known as TANDEM, is responsible for the technology aspects of the
overall programme and is led by Atkins Transport Systems and supported by IPL,
Cambridge Consultants and Hyder Consulting.
The objective of TANDEM is to ensure that the integration of existing systems and the
introduction of new systems is effectively planned and executed.

IPL has played an important role in the overall project, including:
provision of technical advice/reports on subjects such as Requirements Traceability
and Resilience/Risk

technical support for the design, documentation, planning, data configurations,
change control, and testing of the Highways Agency Traffic Management Systems
(HATMS) technology
technical support on the new Command and Control system.
The Highlights
The Highways Agency’s road network provides a vital service to commerce and industry
and has a huge impact on the lives of individuals and communities.
The RCCs will eventually control 2750 km of motorway in England (approx 1800 miles),
with more than 151 billion vehicle kilometres of journeys taking place on the network
every year.
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