DRIVING HOME THE ADVANTAGE:INNOVATIVE ITS FOR NEW TOLL ROADS

摘要

This paper discusses the challenges associated with the innovative use of ITS and travellerrninformation services for a new toll road in Melbourne Australia. While the project is still inrnthe tender evaluation stage, this paper speculates on the likely ITS solutions that can bernutilised, not only when the toll road becomes operational but even before the start, byrnproviding some information on other routes, so that drivers learn and understand the metricsrnavailable. The paper suggests a number of avenues for research to support the introduction ofrninnovative traveller information systems for toll roads.