General Overview ::
My daily job is providing Traffic Engineering Consultancy Services
for various clients through a Privately Limited Company called
D-zyne Ltd, which I am
the Director, but that title is a little pretentious so I generally
refer to myself as just a Project Manager
Traffic Engineering ::
The design of a road improvement is much more complex than just
dropping a few bricks in the road and covering them with tarmac...
Indeed, many people believe this is the case and it takes some
explaining to persuade them otherwise !!! I deal with a small aspect
of the design process, but probably the most important bit, which I
call the icing on the cake. Basically, the things all users see...
Things like geometry, road markings, traffic signs, street lighting,
traffic signals and often overlooked, the legal stuff.
Designing Roads ::
I could be here all night, but I've listed some issues below that
need to be considered in the design process. Obviously the bigger
the scheme the more involved the work and more of the items have to
be considered.
:: Land ownership, use and planning issues
:: Highways economics, cost benefits and funding processes
:: Foundations, sub structure, soils and water tables
:: Water, surface drainage, cross fall, long fall, sewers and
outfalls
:: Statutory undertakers, water, gas, electric, telecoms, other
:: Surface materials, macadam, concrete, loose materials and
landscaping
:: Safety barriers, pedestrian guardrailing
:: Bridges, viaducts, tunnels and retaining structures
:: Traffic signs, road markings, street lighting, traffic signals
:: Traffic regulation orders, speed limits, parking control and
other legal stuff
:: Technology, lane control, variable message signs, communications
The list isn't meant to be comprehensive, just gives you a taste for
the complexities of the work. What you normally find is that many
people specialise in one or two of the fields listed above. My
skills are generally in the latter three items, but I also dabble in
many of the other fields
Clients ::
Alphabetically, these are companies I've completed work for either
directly or indirectly as clients
Local and Regional Government
:: Calderdale Council
:: Derbyshire County Council
:: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
:: East Riding of Yorkshire County Council
:: English Partnerships
:: English Waterways
:: Highways Agency
:: Hull City Council
:: Humberside Safety Camera Partnership
:: Leicestershire County Council
:: Lincolnshire County Council
:: London Borough of Lambeth
:: Norfolk County Council
:: North Yorkshire County Council
:: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
:: Sheffield City Council
:: Sheffield Development Corporation
:: South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership
:: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
:: York City Council
Consultants
:: AMEY
:: AtkinsGlobal/WSAtkins
:: Arup
:: Aspen Burrow Crocker
:: Babtie Group
:: CarillionWSP
:: Gibb
:: Interserve
:: Local Transport Projects
:: Mott MacDonald
:: Mouchel
:: Scott Wilson
:: Wight Young Green
In addition to the above, I have undertaken work for a long list of
other developers
Bigger Projects ::
Most of the work that I undertake is generally of a minor nature,
including a few signs, cycle routes, bus priority and road safety
improvements, but below are a list of a few of the big boys that
I've worked on. In order of reducing values
:: M6 Toll (Formally Birmingham Northern Relief Road) - £497M
:: South Yorkshire LRT - £230
:: A1 Darrington to Dishford Improvement - £190M
:: A628 / A57 Mottram, Hollingsworth and Tintwistle Bypass - £97M
:: Sheffield Inner Relief Road, Stage 2 - £56M
:: A1033 Hedon Road, Hull - £43M
:: Don Valley Link Road, Sheffield - £33M
:: Sheffield Airport Spine Road - £8M
:: Sheffield Inner Ring Road, Stage 1 - £7M
:: St Stephens Development, Hull
:: Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster (RAF Finningley)
:: Alconbury Distribution Park, Cambridgeshire