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Core Control Solutions Deliver a Fully Integrated ICONICS based Tunnel Control System

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Transportation
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Energy Management System Remote Asset Management Traffic Monitoring
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	The Meir Tunnel, a 284 meter long road tunnel located on the A50, a major trunk road in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, was in need of an upgrade to its Tunnel Control System (TCS) and SCADA system. The tunnel, which is heavily used and strategically important, is operated by Kier Highways on behalf of Highways England. The tunnel is served by an unmanned Tunnel Service Building (TSB) and is controlled and monitored from the main control room located in Coventry. In March 2015, Kier identified the need to upgrade their incumbent SCADA system, future proof their asset management prerequisites and drive engineering response time efficiencies. The challenge was to upgrade the system while returning the tunnel to service every day. Read More
About Customer	The customer in this case study is Kier Highways, one of the UK’s leading highways management and maintenance teams. They operate the Meir Tunnel on behalf of Highways England. The Meir Tunnel is a 284 meter long road tunnel located on the A50, a major trunk road running almost 100 miles from Warrington to Leicester. The Meir area is a heavily congested urban district that connects Uttoxeter, Nottingham and the East Midlands with Stoke-on-Trent city center and the M6 Motorway, the UK’s longest and possibly busiest non-stop motorway. The self-ventilating, dual-lane tunnel was built in 1997 to allow free flow traffic to bypass the Meir junction on the A50 and continue towards the M6 Motorway. Read More
Solution	Core Control Solutions (CCS), an agile and growing control systems integrator based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, delivered a state-of-the-art Tunnel Control System (TCS) complete with a fully integrated Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system based on ICONICS’ GENESIS64™ software. The new TCS deployed a hot-standby PLC system complete with distributed I/O and RTU’s that communicated via a GPRS data network. The TCS upgrade included the design and installation of a new resilient fibre-optic network configured in a ring typology throughout the estate providing connectivity for the tunnel assets. The tunnel assets controlled and monitored by the new TCS include but is not limited to; tunnel lighting, Variable Message Signs (VMS), Emergency Escape Lighting, Linear Heat Detection, LV Distribution, Standby Generators, Sumps and Pumps and local traffic light interfaces. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Energy Management System

Remote Asset Management

Traffic Monitoring

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

The Meir Tunnel, a 284 meter long road tunnel located on the A50, a major trunk road in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, was in need of an upgrade to its Tunnel Control System (TCS) and SCADA system. The tunnel, which is heavily used and strategically important, is operated by Kier Highways on behalf of Highways England. The tunnel is served by an unmanned Tunnel Service Building (TSB) and is controlled and monitored from the main control room located in Coventry. In March 2015, Kier identified the need to upgrade their incumbent SCADA system, future proof their asset management prerequisites and drive engineering response time efficiencies. The challenge was to upgrade the system while returning the tunnel to service every day.

About Customer

The customer in this case study is Kier Highways, one of the UK’s leading highways management and maintenance teams. They operate the Meir Tunnel on behalf of Highways England. The Meir Tunnel is a 284 meter long road tunnel located on the A50, a major trunk road running almost 100 miles from Warrington to Leicester. The Meir area is a heavily congested urban district that connects Uttoxeter, Nottingham and the East Midlands with Stoke-on-Trent city center and the M6 Motorway, the UK’s longest and possibly busiest non-stop motorway. The self-ventilating, dual-lane tunnel was built in 1997 to allow free flow traffic to bypass the Meir junction on the A50 and continue towards the M6 Motorway.

Solution

Core Control Solutions (CCS), an agile and growing control systems integrator based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, delivered a state-of-the-art Tunnel Control System (TCS) complete with a fully integrated Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system based on ICONICS’ GENESIS64™ software. The new TCS deployed a hot-standby PLC system complete with distributed I/O and RTU’s that communicated via a GPRS data network. The TCS upgrade included the design and installation of a new resilient fibre-optic network configured in a ring typology throughout the estate providing connectivity for the tunnel assets. The tunnel assets controlled and monitored by the new TCS include but is not limited to; tunnel lighting, Variable Message Signs (VMS), Emergency Escape Lighting, Linear Heat Detection, LV Distribution, Standby Generators, Sumps and Pumps and local traffic light interfaces.

Impact #1	Kier now have a future proof traffic management system with substantially improved data visualisation and a refurbished control strategy.
Impact #2	360° asset awareness has been achieved.
Impact #3	The data is being collected faster and more efficiently than ever.

Impact #1

Kier now have a future proof traffic management system with substantially improved data visualisation and a refurbished control strategy.

Impact #2

360° asset awareness has been achieved.

Impact #3

The data is being collected faster and more efficiently than ever.

Benefit #1	The system is collecting data faster and more efficiently than ever.
Benefit #2	The system has substantially improved data visualisation.

Benefit #1

The system is collecting data faster and more efficiently than ever.

Benefit #2

The system has substantially improved data visualisation.

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Core Control Solutions Deliver a Fully Integrated ICONICS based Tunnel Control System

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