Case Studies

With Christmas right around the corner, Gall Events required a solution that would inform road users that there may be delays due to excess traffic in the area of Bakewell for the Bakewell Christmas Market 2019. Without this information, road users may drive into traffic...

The Challenge Heathrow – the UK’s hub airport – saw 80 million passengers through its gates in 2018 and has 76,000 people working in 400 businesses across the airport. In October 2016 Heathrow was identified as the preferred choice for expansion of airport capacity within...

Keeping road users well informed during road works poses a challenge for any Highways management operation, and as the expectations of road users grow it’s important to look for new ways to enhance road user experience. Therefore, project managers on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon...

intu Trafford Centre is fully committed to offering a world class customer experience to the 30 million visitors which descend on the centre each year. With 1.9 million sq. ft. of retail, catering and leisure space, the centre’s management team are highly experienced in managing...

Following a competitive trial, MVIS was selected to supply variable message signs (VMS) to form part of a new customer experience pilot project on the M1 corridor, which incorporated smart motorway roadworks at three sites between junctions 42 and 15. The deployment comprised 157 A...

Tasked with one of Europe’s largest ever infrastructure projects, Nottingham City Council called upon MVIS to help minimise congestion and journey disruption. The £1bn infrastructure regeneration project included both extensive upgrades to Nottingham railway station and traffic remodelling at major junctions on the A453, the...

A-one+ is the leading service provider for the Highways Agency, supporting it to help customers with their journeys on England’s strategic road network. The company was tasked with working closely with Highways Agency (now Highways England) to undertake a refurbishment project on the northbound A1...

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games presented Transport for London (TfL) with one of its biggest ever challenges: to operate a road traffic system that would facilitate not only the smooth-running of the event but also the efficient flow of non-event traffic. TfL required...

One of the oldest agricultural shows in the UK with nearly 200 years of history, Bakewell Show has evolved from a purely agricultural display to the diverse event it is today with something for everybody. With its growing popularity and number of visitors, Bakewell Show...

BAA is a leading airport operator whose work touches on almost every area of airport life, from day-to-day security and retail, to strategy and investment in some of the UK’s busiest airports, including Heathrow. MVIS – provider of the first five-colour VMS signs in the...

Vysionics Intelligent Traffic Solutions (now Jenoptik Traffic Solutions) is a global leader in average speed enforcement. They have over 280 temporary and permanent SPECS installations around the UK, delivering significant reductions in collisions and casualties, whilst improving traffic flows, capacity and emissions. Vysionics approached MVIS about...

One element of BAM Morgan Sindall Joint Venture’s M62 and M1 J39 to 42 smart motorway project involved the suspension of scaffolding beneath a bridge. The road remained periodically open to road-users, and therefore personnel operating from the scaffolding required protection from errant oncoming high-sided...