Table of Contents - Road Network Operations Handbook

• 1. Overview of Road Network Operations
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Road Network Operations - Challenges, Fields and Missions
  • 1.3 Road Network Operations Tasks and Measures
  • 1.4 Road Network Operations and ITS solutions
  • 1.5 Institutional and Organisational Aspects
  • 1.6 Performance Assessment
• 2. Road Network Operations
  • 2.1 Definition
  • 2.2 The Big Shift
  • 2.3 Road Network User Support
  • 2.4 Road Network Operation Fields and Corresponding Missions
  • 2.5 Operating Levels and Network Ranking
• 3. Road Network Operation Tasks and Measures
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Network Operator Reference Framework and Missions
  • 3.3 Network Monitoring
  • 3.4 Maintaining Road Serviceability and Safety
  • 3.5 Traffic Control
  • 3.6 Travel Aid and User Information
  • 3.7 Demand Management
  • 3.8 Summary of Operating Measures
  • 3.9 Summary
• 4. ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) in Road Network Operations
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Network Monitoring
  • 4.3 Maintaining Road Serviceability and Safety
  • 4.4 Traffic Control
  • 4.5 Travel Aid and User Information
  • 4.6 Demand Management
  • 4.7 Enforcement
  • 4.8 Integration
• 5. Institutional and Organisational Aspects of Network Operations
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 ITS and Transport Policy
  • 5.3 Roles of Federal/State/Local Organisations in the Delivery of Transport Activities
  • 5.4 Financing
  • 5.5 Interoperability
  • 5.6 Other Institutional Issues Influencing Operator's Choices
  • 5.7 Conclusions
• 6. Performance Indicators for Network Operations
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Tools for Assessment
  • 6.3 Parameters to Be Used
• 7. Challenges for Road Network Operators
• Bibliography
• Annex A (from Chapter 2) Transport User Support
• Annex B (from Chapter 6) PIARC XXI World Road Congress
• Annex C Glossary of Terms