The problem of designing integrated traffic control strategies for highway networks with the use of route guidance,ramp metering is considered.The highway network is simulated using a first order macroscopic model called LWR model which is a mathematical traffic flow model that formulates the relationships among traffic flow characteristics in terms of density,flow,and mean speed of the traffic stream.An integrated control algorithm is designed to solve the proposed problem,based on the inverse control technique and variable structure control (super twisting sliding mode).Three case studies have been tested in the presence of an on-ramp at each alteate route and where there is a capacity constraint in the network.In the first case study,there is no capacity constraint at either upstream or downstream of the alteate routes and the function of the proposed algorithm is only to balance the traffic flow on the alteate routes.In the second case study,there is capacity constraint at downstream of alteate routes.The proposed algorithm aims to avoid congestion on the main road and balance the traffic flow on the altemate routes.In the last case study,there is capacity constraint at upstream of alteate routes.The objective of proposed algorithm is to avoid congestion on the main road and to balance the traffic flow on the alteate routes.The obtained results show that the proposed algorithms can establish user equilibrium between two alteate routes even when the on-ramps,located at alteate routes,have different traffic demands.