The Birch Hill roundabout on the A322 is a strategically important junction linking the M3 and M4 and providing access to Bracknell town centre. Yunex Traffic has delivered a full replacement of the life‑expired 33‑pole signal system for Bracknell Forest Council. The site’s “hamburger” layout, with the A322 running directly through the centre, created significant challenges for maintaining traffic flow during construction.

Advantage solution offers a transformative approach to delivering complex traffic signal upgrade schemes. Traditional methods often require temporary traffic management, lane closures, temporary signals, and extensive cabling, all of which increase cost, prolong construction programmes, and cause significant disruption and congestion. Plus⁺ Advantage removes the need for separate temporary systems by using the permanent Plus⁺ equipment throughout construction.

Using Plus⁺ Advantage, Yunex Traffic installed the permanent Plus⁺ controller and signal equipment from the outset, deploying temporary poles in temporary bases and utilising existing ducting for all cabling. This avoided the extensive ducting replacement that a traditional ELV system would have required. The temporary Plus⁺ system maintained full UTC operation throughout the three-month construction phase, ensuring the junction remained fully functional even during major civil works.

As construction progressed, the temporary equipment was transferred pole by pole into its permanent locations with minimal signal downtime. This approach shortened the programme by over four weeks, eliminated the need for third-party temporary traffic management, and delivered major sustainability benefits: more than 1.7 km and 350 kg of copper cabling was avoided, saving over 1,400 kg of embedded CO₂ ‑by‑pole into its permanent locations with minimal signal downtime. This approach shortened the programme by over four weeks, eliminated the need for third‑party temporary traffic management, and delivered major sustainability benefits.