Evaluation of the Scenario Coordination Module, a Traffic Network Management Control System

The traffic control system called Scenario Coordination Module (SCM) evolved into a network control system, doing control at different levels in the network, in a way in which global scenarios no longer play an important role. This system has been installed in the Amsterdam area since 2010 and is worldwide among the first systems for network control in mixed networks. However, measuring effects of the system is hard. In this paper, the authors will evaluate the performance of the system by interviewing SCM users and analyzing the SCM measurement data. The results show that the SCM is a traffic network management control system with the capability to improve more than 10% of the network-wide traffic flow.