IRIS
Intelligent Roadway Information System
Incident LCS Deployment
Lane-use Control Signs (LCS) indications can be suggested from active roadway incidents. The lane impact and distance to the incident are used to determine which indications to put on the signs.
There are three distance thresholds for making suggestions:
Threshold | Distance |
---|---|
short | 0 to 0.4 mi |
medium | 0.4 to 0.7 mi |
long | 0.7 to 1.0 mi |
Short Distance
For incidents that are a short distance from the LCS, the indications are based only on impact in the same lane as the LCS:
Condition | Indication |
---|---|
lane blocked | lane closed |
lane affected | use caution |
lane free flowing | lane open |
Medium Distance
For medium distance incidents, the conditions are a bit more complicated:
Condition | Indication |
---|---|
lane not blocked | lane open |
lane blocked; nearest open lane to left | merge left |
lane blocked; nearest open lane to right | merge right |
lane blocked; open lanes to left and right | merge both |
all lanes blocked | lane closed |
Long Distance
It is simpler for long distance:
Condition | Indication |
---|---|
lane not blocked | lane open |
lane blocked | lane closed ahead |
Changeable LCS Indications
For changeable LCS, the use caution
indication is used instead of merge left
, merge right
, merge both
or lane closed ahead
.