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DIRECTS in Leeds Ray Heywood

DIRECTS in Leeds Ray Heywood. Leeds City Council Department of Highways & Transportation. What is DIRECTS ?. D emonstration of I nteroperable R oad User E nd to end C harging and T elematics S ystems. DIRECTS - who is involved?. The Department for Transport Highways Agency

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DIRECTS in Leeds Ray Heywood

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  1. DIRECTS in Leeds Ray Heywood Leeds City Council Department of Highways & Transportation

  2. What is DIRECTS ? • Demonstration of • Interoperable • Road User • End to end • Charging and • Telematics • Systems

  3. DIRECTS - who is involved? • The Department for Transport • Highways Agency • Leeds City Council • Fareway

  4. DIRECTSMain Aims and Outcomes • To determine how various systems work under the range of conditions found on UK roads • To make sure equipment from different suppliers is compatible • To provide guidance to local authorities and for the proposed national charging scheme for lorries.

  5. DIRECTSWhat will be tested? • Roadside equipment ) from • on-board units ) several suppliers • Both DSRC and GPS systems • Back office and administrative systems, including dummy billing and enforcement notices

  6. DIRECTS Where will it take place

  7. DIRECTS: Where it will take place

  8. 600 volunteers, mainly from the commercial sector • Maximum 12 month trial • No money will change hands

  9. DIRECTS - When? • Volunteer recruitment started • Equipment being tested • Roadside structures in place by March 2003 • On site testing late Spring 2003 • Trial starts second half of 2003 for 12 months

  10. What Happens in Leeds after DIRECTS • The City Council will not consider introducing any type of charging scheme until major planned traffic and transport improvements, including Supertram and the completion of the Inner Ring Road are in place and their impacts are assessed.

  11. DIRECTSFurther Information • DfT web site : www.dft.gov.uk • DfT : +44 (0) 20 7944 6213 • Leeds :+44 (0) 113 247 6342 • ray.heywood@leeds.gov.uk

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