Mott MacDonald’s Tyne and Wear Urban Traffic Management and Control system now fully operational
A visionary regional Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC) system for Tyne and Wear local transport plan partners is now fully operational, benefiting thousands of commuters across the region. One of the first in the country to integrate, manage and monitor traffic flow across local authority boundaries, the scheme uses Mott MacDonald’s UTMC product Osprey¹ which is used in 14 areas across the UK. The system is operated by the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (ITA), and covers the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sunderland City councils, metropolitan boroughs of