Traffic Scotland
Through our Traffic Scotland service, Transport Scotland provides a high quality public service that helps us deliver a safe and reliable trunk roads.
Traffic Scotland operates and manages Scotland’s driver information and traffic control system.
Operating the traffic control centre
From our 24hr control centre in Glasgow, we use a range of modern Intelligent Transport Systems to process and distribute real time information about the current state of the strategic motorway and trunk road network as well as providing other supplementary information on other modes of travel.
We make use of the following data collection equipment:
- CCTV/Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras
- Average Speed Cameras
- Journey time monitoring sites
- Traffic Monitoring sites
- Emergency roadside telephones
We use the following kit to control traffic on the strategic network:
- Overhead Lane Control Signals
- Hazard Warning Flashers
- Ramp Metering Sites
- Variable Message Signs
We use the following platforms to inform:
- Variable Message Signs
- Mobile Variable Message Signs
- Journey Time Monitoring Signs
- Local and commercial radio and national media
- The Traffic Scotland desktop and Traffic Scotland Mobile websites
- Smartphone applications on 95% of all current smartphone platforms
- Traffic Scotland Internet Radio
- RSS feeds and Twitter
At Traffic Scotland we work around the clock, every day of the year collecting up to date information and working with operational partners such as the Police and our Operating Companies to reduce disruption caused by incidents. This is particularly important during extreme weather conditions when we have to convene the Multi Agency Response Team to ensure the resilience of the road network and to help transmit up to date information to the public and other stakeholders.
Our focus is to minimise the effects of congestion, breakdowns and unforeseen events on the trunk road network. Our aim is to keep Scotland moving.
