Freeway Management System - COMPASS
- Freeway Management System - COMPASS
Freeway Management System - COMPASS is a traffic management system used by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation on highways in the Greater Toronto Area and parts of southern Ontario. The system was developed by Delcan Corporation of Toronto.
Began as a 16-kilometre section between Martin Grove Road and Yonge Street, the current system is used to monitor traffic on the:
* Highway 400 in Toronto and York Region - Langstaff Road in Vaughan to Highway 401 in Toronto
* Highway 401 from Highway 410 in Mississauga to Harwood Road in Ajax
* Highway 401 from Victoria Rd S to Wellington Rd S London
* Highway 402 from Mandaumin Rd to Front St N Sarnia
* Highway 403* - Highway 401/410 to Winston Churchill in Mississauga
* Highway 404 from John St to Highway 401 in Toronto
* Highway 405 from the QEW to Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in Niagara Falls
* Highway 406 from Third Ave to QEW in St. Catharines
* Highway 410 - Courtney Park Road to Highway 401/Highway 403 in Mississauga
* Highway 417 from Highway 416 to Highway 174 in Ottawa
* Highway 427 from Highway 401 to Bloor Street in Toronto
* QEW from Highway 427 in Toronto to Millen Rd in Grimsby
* QEW from 7th St in St. Catharines to Mountain Road in Niagara Falls
* QEW from Bowen Road to Thompson Road in Fort Erie.
* Highway 58 from Pine Street to Davis Road (Thorold Tunnel and its approaches) in Thorold, the only non-400-Series Highway monitored
* Highway 403 currently new cameras from Highway 407 to QEW being installedCOMPASS is linked to the Toronto's RESCU management system.
The system consist of:
* Traffic Operations Centre (TOC)
* Central Computer System
* Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
* Vehicle Detector Stations (VDS)
* Changeable Message Signs (CMS)
* Ramp Metering Stations (RMS)
* Field Provisions (ducts, cabinets, footings, power, etc.)
* Communications Subsystems: :* Fibre-Optic :* Coaxial
References
* [http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/compass/ Freeway Management System]
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