Lower Thames Crossing traffic modelling
The development of the transport model used to forecast the impacts of the Lower Thames Crossing on traffic flow.
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This report documents a number of pre-existing traffic models and data sources that were considered for use in this review. It details how they were incorporated into the existing traffic model covering the M25 maintained by the Highways Agency, resulting in the new Lower Thames Crossing model that has been used to generate traffic forecasts associated with a new crossing at each of the locations under consideration.
The report also considers how the traffic model performs in the 2009 base year. It compares modelled traffic flows with observed data, and how sensitive the model is to changes in input assumptions. The report then compares the results with empirical data and the DfT’s WebTAG guidance and makes conclusions about the suitability of the model for use in the strategic assessment of additional Lower Thames crossing capacity
Related documents
- Consultation on options for a new Lower Thames Crossing, written ministerial statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
- Consultation on location of new Thames crossing, press notice, 21 May 2013
- Options for a new Lower Thames Crossing video
- Options for a new Lower Thames Crossing
- Lower Thames Crossing design and costing report
- Lower Thames Crossing operating costs, maintenance costs and revenues report
- Central forecasts and sensitivity tests report
- Review of Lower Thames Crossing options: final review report