NEW Traffic Signals Design a four day course

This course is delivered in parnership with Chris Kennett an expert in Signal Design and MOVA. It covers all the key aspects of the design of Permanent Traffic Signal Design and is structured to equip attendees the skills and knowledge they need to take a design from concept to deployment.

Along with comprehensive lectures and course materials there are structured exercises throughout allowing attendees to learn by doing. Comprehensive course notes and training materials are supplied along with access to training laptops with all associated software.

The first course will be run from 25-28 November in Leeds. More courses will be delivered as demand requires.

 The course content includes the following:

• Fundamental Principles of Traffic Signal Design
• Overview of TOPAS Standards & Controller Specification Forms
• Assessing and Managing Risk in Design, referencing CDM 2015
• Concept Design
• Basic Layouts and Geometry
• Pedestrian Crossing layouts and facilities
• Active Travel Infrastructure Design, referencing LTN 1/20
• Adaptive Control including an overview of MOVA and SCOOT
• Controller Logic
• High Speed Roads
• Shuttle Working
• Hardware, including Passive Safety
• Designing to meet visibility requirements
• Designing for Maintenance
• Phase Delays
• Parallel Stage Streaming
• Improving Junction Performance including Event and Time Based Linking and CLF
• Signalled Roundabout Design
• Major Design Project (in Teams)