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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The purpose of the Highways England Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by creating a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England. This network will allow the hard shoulder to be used, increasing lanes from six to eight (although this policy is under review), speed limits to be altered depending on conditions and more information to be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time and road works.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The purpose of the Highways England Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by creating a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England. This network will allow the hard shoulder to be used, increasing lanes from six to eight (although this policy is under review), speed limits to be altered depending on conditions and more information to be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time and road works.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Ideology behind REM &lt;/del&gt;=&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Rapid Engineering Model &lt;/ins&gt;=&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed in 2018. Its a technology-based workflow that uses data to design an asset automatically. This process allows scheme options to be produced and assessed more quickly and easily.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed in 2018. Its a technology-based workflow that uses data to design an asset automatically. This process allows scheme options to be produced and assessed more quickly and easily.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that are already familiar to engineers working for Highways England. By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that are already familiar to engineers working for Highways England. By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established criteria found &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;int &lt;/del&gt;the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways. These parameters are encoded into a rules engine that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;informs data analytics and &lt;/del&gt;supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;together &lt;/del&gt;to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/del&gt;analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established criteria found &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in &lt;/ins&gt;the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways. These parameters are encoded into a rules engine that supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM platform also includes a library of standardised components that can be included in the construction of smart motorways. The end result of the process is a smart 3D model, complete with up-to-date technical specifications.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM platform also includes a library of standardised components that can be included in the construction of smart motorways. The end result of the process is a smart 3D model, complete with up-to-date technical specifications.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ideally, the model is completely consistent with those created by other engineers &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but &lt;/del&gt;based on the same specifications. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, REM will eventually enable some degree of automated design.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ideally, the model is completely consistent with those created by other engineers based on the same specifications. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, REM will eventually enable some degree of automated design.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Model testing =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Model testing =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Still in its early stages, REM has been tested against traditional methods of design. The smart data behind the process has been able to identify incorrect or insufficient models and propose possible improvements or solutions. It can flag these problems and assign &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an &lt;/del&gt;red, amber or green rating to indicate what level of human intervention is required. While REM provides alerts when certain rules are broken, it does not prevent changes that may conflict with programmed parameters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Still in its early stages, REM has been tested against traditional methods of design. The smart data behind the process has been able to identify incorrect or insufficient models and propose possible improvements or solutions. It can flag these problems and assign &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;red, amber or green rating to indicate what level of human intervention is required. While REM provides alerts when certain rules are broken, it does not prevent changes that may conflict with programmed parameters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM data set can be viewed in virtual reality as well as through web and mobile apps that have been developed specifically for SMP. These outputs allow for easy comparison and evaluation. Eventually, factors such as cost will also be incorporated into REM as more layers of data are added.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM data set can be viewed in virtual reality as well as through web and mobile apps that have been developed specifically for SMP. These outputs allow for easy comparison and evaluation. Eventually, factors such as cost will also be incorporated into REM as more layers of data are added.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, in August 2020, Highways England published &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;its &lt;/del&gt;strategic business plan and delivery plan for the second road investment strategy (RIS2), which covers the period 2020-2025. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Despite setbacks, &lt;/del&gt;Highways England have committed to embed automated digital design, standardised products and methodologies into infrastructure delivery.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;However, in August 2020, Highways England published &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;strategic business plan and delivery plan for the second road investment strategy (RIS2), which covers the period 2020-2025. Highways England have committed to embed automated digital design, standardised products and methodologies into infrastructure delivery.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A Rapid Engineering Model is a digital workflow that is being used to automate the design process for Highways England Smart Motorways Programme (SMP)&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. A smart motorway is defined as a concept that incorporates technology and procedures to monitor and respond to fluctuating traffic conditions on our motorways. Smart motorways which are being currently designed and installed have evolved from several years of feedback, lessons learnt and improvements since their first deployment on the M42 motorway in 2006&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A Rapid Engineering Model &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(REM) &lt;/ins&gt;is a digital workflow that is being used to automate the design process for Highways England Smart Motorways Programme (SMP).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The purpose of the Highways England Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;incorporating technology into infrastructure in &lt;/del&gt;a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;network &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of smart roads &lt;/del&gt;will allow the hard shoulder to be used &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(&lt;/del&gt;increasing lanes from six to eight), speed limits to be altered depending on conditions and more information to be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;planning &lt;/del&gt;and road works.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Smart motorways incorporate technology and procedures to monitor and respond to fluctuating traffic conditions. They have evolved from several years of feedback, lessons learnt and other improvements since their first deployment on the M42 in 2006.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The purpose of the Highways England Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;creating &lt;/ins&gt;a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This &lt;/ins&gt;network will allow the hard shoulder to be used&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;increasing lanes from six to eight &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(although this policy is under review&lt;/ins&gt;), speed limits to be altered depending on conditions and more information to be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time and road works.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Editor at 11:33, 11 September 2020</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established criteria found int the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways. These parameters are encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established criteria found int the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways. These parameters are encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM platform also includes a library of standardised components that can be included in the construction of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Smart Motorways&lt;/del&gt;. The end result of the process is a smart 3D model, complete with up-to-date technical specifications.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM platform also includes a library of standardised components that can be included in the construction of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;smart motorways&lt;/ins&gt;. The end result of the process is a smart 3D model, complete with up-to-date technical specifications.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ideally, the model is completely consistent with those created by other engineers but based on the same specifications. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, REM will eventually enable some degree of automated design.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ideally, the model is completely consistent with those created by other engineers but based on the same specifications. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, REM will eventually enable some degree of automated design.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Still in its early stages, REM has been tested against traditional methods of design. The smart data behind the process has been able to identify incorrect or insufficient models and propose possible improvements or solutions. It can flag these problems and assign an red, amber or green rating to indicate what level of human intervention is required. While REM provides alerts when certain rules are broken, it does not prevent changes that may conflict with programmed parameters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Still in its early stages, REM has been tested against traditional methods of design. The smart data behind the process has been able to identify incorrect or insufficient models and propose possible improvements or solutions. It can flag these problems and assign an red, amber or green rating to indicate what level of human intervention is required. While REM provides alerts when certain rules are broken, it does not prevent changes that may conflict with programmed parameters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM data set can be viewed in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;‘virtual reality’ &lt;/del&gt;as well as through web and mobile apps that have been developed specifically for SMP. These outputs allow for easy comparison and evaluation. Eventually, factors such as cost will also be incorporated into REM as more layers of data are added.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM data set can be viewed in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;virtual reality &lt;/ins&gt;as well as through web and mobile apps that have been developed specifically for SMP. These outputs allow for easy comparison and evaluation. Eventually, factors such as cost will also be incorporated into REM as more layers of data are added.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Highways England continued commitment =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Highways England continued commitment =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Editor at 09:31, 11 September 2020</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed in 2018. Its &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;primary goal is to use &lt;/del&gt;data to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;automatically &lt;/del&gt;design an asset&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, allowing &lt;/del&gt;scheme options to be produced and assessed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;much faster&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed in 2018. Its &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a technology-based workflow that uses &lt;/ins&gt;data to design an asset &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;automatically. This process allows &lt;/ins&gt;scheme options to be produced and assessed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;more quickly and easily&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that are already familiar to engineers working for Highways England. By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that are already familiar to engineers working for Highways England. By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;rules (&lt;/del&gt;Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;) that has been &lt;/del&gt;encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;criteria found int the &lt;/ins&gt;Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. These parameters are &lt;/ins&gt;encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM platform also includes a library of standardised components that can be included in the construction of Smart Motorways. The end result of the process is a smart 3D model, complete with up-to-date technical specifications.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM platform also includes a library of standardised components that can be included in the construction of Smart Motorways. The end result of the process is a smart 3D model, complete with up-to-date technical specifications.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Editor at 15:54, 10 September 2020</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed in 2018. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It &lt;/del&gt;enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that are already familiar to engineers working for Highways England. By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed in 2018. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Its primary goal is to use data to automatically design an asset, allowing scheme options to be produced and assessed much faster.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;REM &lt;/ins&gt;enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that are already familiar to engineers working for Highways England. By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established rules (Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways) that has been encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established rules (Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways) that has been encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Introduction =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Introduction =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A Rapid Engineering Model is a digital workflow that is being used to automate the design process for Highways &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;England’s &lt;/del&gt;Smart Motorways Programme (SMP). &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2018&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A Rapid Engineering Model is a digital workflow that is being used to automate the design process for Highways &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;England &lt;/ins&gt;Smart Motorways Programme (SMP). &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;A smart motorway is defined as a concept that incorporates technology and procedures to monitor and respond to fluctuating traffic conditions on our motorways. Smart motorways which are being currently designed and installed have evolved from several years of feedback, lessons learnt and improvements since their first deployment on the M42 motorway &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2006&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The purpose of the Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by incorporating technology into &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the Highways England road &lt;/del&gt;infrastructure in a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England. The network of smart roads will allow the hard shoulder to be used (increasing lanes from six to eight), speed limits &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can &lt;/del&gt;be altered depending on conditions and more information &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can &lt;/del&gt;be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time planning and road works.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The purpose of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Highways England &lt;/ins&gt;Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by incorporating technology into infrastructure in a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England. The network of smart roads will allow the hard shoulder to be used (increasing lanes from six to eight), speed limits &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;be altered depending on conditions and more information &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time planning and road works.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;REM &lt;/del&gt;enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that are already familiar to engineers working for Highways England. By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed in 2018. It &lt;/ins&gt;enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that are already familiar to engineers working for Highways England. By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established rules (Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways) that has been encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established rules (Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways) that has been encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Highways England continued commitment =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Highways England continued commitment =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In August 2020, Highways England published its strategic business plan and delivery plan for the second road investment strategy (RIS2), which covers the period 2020-2025. Despite setbacks, Highways England have committed to embed automated digital design, standardised products and methodologies into infrastructure delivery.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;January 2020, Transport secretary Grant Shapps told the House of Commons no more sections of smart motorway would open pending a ‘stocktake of evidence’ in relation to the use of hard shoulders.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;However, in &lt;/ins&gt;August 2020, Highways England published its strategic business plan and delivery plan for the second road investment strategy (RIS2), which covers the period 2020-2025. Despite setbacks, Highways England have committed to embed automated digital design, standardised products and methodologies into infrastructure delivery.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Highways England.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Highways England.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;* Smart motorway.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Smart motorways procurement plan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Smart motorways procurement plan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:DCN_Research,_Development_and_Innovation]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Construction_techniques]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:DCN_Research,_Development_and_Innovation]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Construction_techniques]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Introduction =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Introduction =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A Rapid Engineering Model is a digital workflow that is being used to automate the design process for Highways England’s Smart Motorways Programme (SMP). The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;purpose of the Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by incorporating technology into the Highways England road infrastructure &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England. The network of smart roads will allow the hard shoulder to be used (increasing lanes from six to eight), speed limits can be altered depending on conditions and more information can be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time planning and road works&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A Rapid Engineering Model is a digital workflow that is being used to automate the design process for Highways England’s Smart Motorways Programme (SMP). The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2018&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;2018&lt;/del&gt;. The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;label was &lt;/del&gt;used to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;describe a new way of working that would &lt;/del&gt;be &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;incorporated into the Smart Motorway Programme&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;purpose of the Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by incorporating technology into the Highways England road infrastructure &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England&lt;/ins&gt;. The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;network of smart roads will allow the hard shoulder to be &lt;/ins&gt;used &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(increasing lanes from six &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;eight), speed limits can &lt;/ins&gt;be &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;altered depending on conditions and more information can be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time planning and road works&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Ideology behind REM =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;most &lt;/del&gt;engineers working for Highways England &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;already know&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The platform also includes a library &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;standardised components that can be included &lt;/del&gt;in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Smart Motorways. This produces a smart 3D model, complete with up&lt;/del&gt;-&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to-date technical specifications&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are already familiar to &lt;/ins&gt;engineers working for Highways England. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;By optimising the repetitive nature &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the process - despite differences &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;details &lt;/ins&gt;- &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities. &lt;/del&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established rules (Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways) that has been encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established rules (Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways) that has been encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The REM platform also includes a library of standardised components that can be included in the construction of Smart Motorways. The end result of the process is a smart 3D model, complete with up-to-date technical specifications&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ideally, the model is completely consistent with those created by other engineers but based on the same specifications. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, REM will eventually enable some degree of automated design.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ideally, the model is completely consistent with those created by other engineers but based on the same specifications. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, REM will eventually enable some degree of automated design.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Model testing =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;= Model testing =&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Still in its early stages, REM has been tested against traditional methods. The smart data behind the process has &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;so far &lt;/del&gt;been able to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;diagnose &lt;/del&gt;incorrect or insufficient models and propose possible improvements or solutions. It can flag these problems and assign an red, amber or green rating to indicate what level of human intervention is required. While REM provides alerts when certain rules are broken, it does not prevent changes that may conflict with programmed parameters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Still in its early stages, REM has been tested against traditional methods &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of design&lt;/ins&gt;. The smart data behind the process has been able to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;identify &lt;/ins&gt;incorrect or insufficient models and propose possible improvements or solutions. It can flag these problems and assign an red, amber or green rating to indicate what level of human intervention is required. While REM provides alerts when certain rules are broken, it does not prevent changes that may conflict with programmed parameters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM data set can be viewed in ‘virtual reality’ as well as through web and mobile apps that have been developed specifically for SMP. These outputs allow for easy comparison and evaluation. Eventually, factors such as cost will also be incorporated into REM as more layers of data are added.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The REM data set can be viewed in ‘virtual reality’ as well as through web and mobile apps that have been developed specifically for SMP. These outputs allow for easy comparison and evaluation. Eventually, factors such as cost will also be incorporated into REM as more layers of data are added.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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= Introduction =&lt;br /&gt;
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A Rapid Engineering Model is a digital workflow that is being used to automate the design process for Highways England’s Smart Motorways Programme (SMP). The purpose of the Smart Motorways Programme is to increase lane capacity by incorporating technology into the Highways England road infrastructure in a smart motorway 'spine' throughout England. The network of smart roads will allow the hard shoulder to be used (increasing lanes from six to eight), speed limits can be altered depending on conditions and more information can be provided to drivers on issues such as journey time planning and road works.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Rapid Engineering Model was initially developed in 2018. The label was used to describe a new way of working that would be incorporated into the Smart Motorway Programme.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Ideology behind REM =&lt;br /&gt;
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REM enables the digital consolidation of design and management tools that most engineers working for Highways England already know. The platform also includes a library of standardised components that can be included in Smart Motorways. This produces a smart 3D model, complete with up-to-date technical specifications.&lt;br /&gt;
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By optimising the repetitive nature of the process - despite differences in details - the REM approach enables automation of some elements and activities. REM is based on the application of a consistent set of established rules (Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Interim Advice Note 161 for smart motorways) that has been encoded into a rules engine that informs data analytics and supports automated design. The engine also allows topographic and environmental data to be analysed together to help identify areas that require further exploration. These rules feed into a master data set, which captures the analytics, evaluations and optimised layouts.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ideally, the model is completely consistent with those created by other engineers but based on the same specifications. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, REM will eventually enable some degree of automated design.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Model testing =&lt;br /&gt;
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Still in its early stages, REM has been tested against traditional methods. The smart data behind the process has so far been able to diagnose incorrect or insufficient models and propose possible improvements or solutions. It can flag these problems and assign an red, amber or green rating to indicate what level of human intervention is required. While REM provides alerts when certain rules are broken, it does not prevent changes that may conflict with programmed parameters.&lt;br /&gt;
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The REM data set can be viewed in ‘virtual reality’ as well as through web and mobile apps that have been developed specifically for SMP. These outputs allow for easy comparison and evaluation. Eventually, factors such as cost will also be incorporated into REM as more layers of data are added.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Highways England continued commitment =&lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2020, Highways England published its strategic business plan and delivery plan for the second road investment strategy (RIS2), which covers the period 2020-2025. Despite setbacks, Highways England have committed to embed automated digital design, standardised products and methodologies into infrastructure delivery.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =&lt;br /&gt;
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* BIM in infrastructure&lt;br /&gt;
* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2&lt;br /&gt;
* Highways England.&lt;br /&gt;
* Smart motorways procurement plan.&lt;br /&gt;
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