Asservissement Linéaire d'Entrée Autoroutière (ALINEA), a local feedback ramp-metering strategy, has had multiple field applications, and more applications are planned in several European countries. The main features of ALINEA are presented and the field results achieved to date at both single and multiple ramps of the Boulevard Périphérique in Paris and at the A10 West motorway in Amsterdam are summarized. The reported results indicate easy application, flexibility, and high efficiency of ALINEA. Planned implementations are outlined.
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