[Wild Bill]

Originally Posted by dolanbaker

Several of them have had what appears to be a VMS housing placed on top of them.

That empty housing has been there since the end of the recent widening scheme. I presume they are for some sort of lane control - but they've maybe run out of money?

[munchkin_utd]

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

That empty housing has been there since the end of the recent widening scheme. I presume they are for some sort of lane control - but they've maybe run out of money?

they'd quickly be self financing if they also had speeding cameras mounted on them like they have in London on the M25 upgrade gantries!

[Wild Bill]

Originally Posted by munchkin_utd

they'd quickly be self financing if they also had speeding cameras mounted on them like they have in London on the M25 upgrade gantries!

ffs! Don't be giving them ideas

[munchkin_utd]

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

ffs! Don't be giving them ideas

Well they normally copy the Brits on road matters so they probably already have the plans drawn up!

[Jayuu]

Originally Posted by munchkin_utd

they'd quickly be self financing if they also had speeding cameras mounted on them like they have in London on the M25 upgrade gantries!

If we actually fined every motorist for flouting speeding laws/bus lanes infringements we'd probably have very poor motorists (including myself I have to add) but have enough money to pay off all out debts and build some roads as well!

[Wild Bill]

Originally Posted by munchkin_utd

Well they normally copy the Brits on road matters so they probably already have the plans drawn up!

You could be right. I took a closer look at some of those gantries today and they had some sort of cameras/sensors mounted over the traffic lanes.

We could be getting the speeding fines without the lane control systems

[dolanbaker]

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

You could be right. I took a closer look at some of those gantries today and they had some sort of cameras/sensors mounted over the traffic lanes.

We could be getting the speeding fines without the lane control systems

I think that those are used for the "time to destination" messages, all I've seen so far (at night) is the addition of some mounting framework added to some of the gantries.
I'll be happy if the system at least warned the "middle lane hogs" to use the left lane.

[rameire]

A New VMS installed Northbound before Junction 12 Last Night.
This one is slightly different.
It is right in the centre of the overhead gantry which spans the Northbound Carriageway.

[dolanbaker]

Originally Posted by rameire

A New VMS installed Northbound before Junction 12 Last Night.
This one is slightly different.
It is right in the centre of the overhead gantry which spans the Northbound Carriageway.

A number were installed on the northern section just like that a couple of months (3 or 4) ago as well.

Still no lane signs yet.

[celticbest]

Originally Posted by dolanbaker

A number were installed on the northern section just like that a couple of months (3 or 4) ago as well.

Still no lane signs yet.

They were testing one last week NB between Junctions 4 & 3 it I remember correctly, I wonder how near they are to going live?