Welcome to the Traffic Management Channel, a special section that provides the user an in-depth look at the multiple aspects of traffic management — straight from sources of Roads & Bridges magazine and our Transportation Management & Engineering supplement.

 

Topics covered include intelligent transportation systems, traffic signals, traffic monitoring, intersection safety, traffic design software, electronic tolling and congestion pricing.

Recent Articles

Washington transit’s radio system plagued by dead zones
  Washington’s Metro radio system is deeply flawed, according to the Washington Examiner. The system is plagued with dead spots throughout its network, which can make...
Chicago: city of widened (highway) shoulders
  Next Monday, Chicago’s Pace express buses will start operating on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55)’s newly widened shoulders in an effort to cut congestion and...
Boston’s transit ready to batten down the hatches
  The Massachusetts Bay Transit Agency (the MBTA, or the T) will be running fewer trains in severe winter weather conditions to avoid the miscues of last winter, when...
Arizona city looks to Bluetooth to track traffic
Chandler, Ariz., says that it is the first city in the U.S. to use Bluetooth to estimate traffic times on freeways, according to the East Valley Tribune. The city uses...
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    GarrettCom Inc., Fremont, Calif., has introduced its first Gigabit-only switch with 16 combo ports for copper and/or fiber ports and optional Layer 3...
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    Networkfleet, San Diego, has released Networkfleet Connect, a robust set of field management capabilities that seamlessly integrate with compatible...
  • Resource planning solution
    Bid2Win Software Inc. has released Build2Win Logistics. Logistics is one of three modules included in the Build2Win Integrated Construction...
  • ATMS software
    Centracs is Econolite’s newest ATMS software platform—an intuitive and easy-to-use GUI-based, centralized system, enabling unmatched ITS management,...
  • Traffic classifiers
    IRD’s TRS Plus traffic classifiers have been upgraded to include expanded internal memory, flash upgradeable firmware and USB ports. TRS Plus traffic...
  • Traffic drums
    Lane Changer traffic drums feature a superior stacking-height design to maximize load quantities per truck, thus allowing you to get more drums to...
  • Current sensors
    A new suite of sensors, manufactured by Magnelab Inc. and sold directly through Onset Computer Corp. of Bourne, Mass., includes five compact...
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    ComNet, in Danbury, Conn., is introducing the first of its ValueLine models, a cost-effective line of fiber-optic products. The ValueLine FVT/FVR412...

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City of Spearfish, S.D., finds a way to protect winter-maintenance equipment
The city of Spearfish, S.D., had a problem with corrosion on their winter-maintenance equipment. The rust and corrosion had become unacceptable....
Tight right-of-way does not confine aesthetics for city of Lacey, Wash.
When the city of Lacey, Wash., set out to rebuild a 6,000 ft section of Carpenter Road, the main goal was to convert the two-lane arterial road to a...
Webster, Mass., finds a way to go light on the budget, environment, with its winter-maintenance practices
Up until a few years ago, the town of Webster, Mass., utilized traditional road deicing methods such as sand and salt. When Kenneth Pizzetti took the...
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Smoothness — A Paving Priority
For more than 70 years, nearly all pavers have utilized the free-floating, or self-leveling, screed to produce pavements with a level and smooth...
Saving When Repaving
How to cut manhole raising costs by 81% and extend new pavement lifespan with adjustable manhole risers.
Holmes County Highway Department Relies on MOTOTRBO GPS to Improve Road Crew Safety
Holmes County in central Ohio wanted to increase safety and improve operations at an affordable price. The solution was MOTOTRBO digital radios with...
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Industry News

Senate highway bill expected to be ready for a vote soon; movement also seen in the House
Hours after U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he was doubtful a multiyear highway funding bill would make it through Congress this year,...
ARTBA joins ad campaign for highway bill
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for...
New traffic management system for Pennsylvanian city
Reading, Pa., drivers no longer have to wonder whether the route they are on is the quickest way to their destination, according to the Reading Eagle...
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