case study
Look at how UK council Halton Borough used connected vehicle data to analyse the effects of road closures on drivers.
Halton Borough Council in the UK closed the Daresbury Expressway for road works in September 2023 and wanted to know how these closures affected drivers. Using a combination of custom data science services and the Road Intelligence platform, they were able to see:
The origin-destination study on the platform analysed data on the section of road outside of the detour (i.e. Mersey Gateway and Chester Road).
Data showed that the closure of the expressway increased journey times to 10 minutes (i.e. an 8-minute increase). The reopening of the trips was also analysed and data showed that speeds decreased to 1 minute and 40 seconds.
The O-D study also showed most drivers taking the same alternative route.
Custom data services also showed how trips were distributed before and after the closure. In the image, you can see that trips through the expressway during the closure are almost non-existent.
Applications of vehicle-generated data for use cases across state-wide freight modelling, origin-destination studies, VMS signage effectiveness, road safety, and local area traffic management.
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