Transportation Management Software
Image source: Idaho Transportation Department
To aid traffic flow for tens of thousands of drivers during upcoming construction on I-15 in eastern Idaho, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is turning to new Bluetooth-based roadway sensors that will be present on the I-15 median. These sensors will provide real-time travel information...
Image source: Las Vegas Sun; NDOT
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) began installing the first of 52 Active Traffic Management (ATM) signs on a portion of U.S. 95 last week. The installations will continue through July 2019 and will feature intermittent lane closures.
The signs are part of the almost $1 billion...
By December 2015, Coach USA, Coach Canada and Megabus had completed the deployment of the GreenRoad system throughout its North America locations.
Sean Hughes, director of corporate affairs North America, said that the traffic light LED system on the dashboard relays the driving alerts.
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Urban Engines, a Google Ventures-backed startup in based in Los Altos, Calif., is trying to go large with its software, called the “Space/Time Engine,” which aggregates real-time traffic data and feeds it into predictive models. The goal of the software is to give users the ability to see what...
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September 08, 2015
According to Chicago area transit officials, Metra has selected Parsons to install positive train control (PTC) on the railroad’s commuter-rail lines. The contract—$80 million—represents Metra’s biggest PTC expenditure to date and will require Parsons to install an electronic train management...
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February 13, 2012
The Virginia corridor of I-66 is notorious for its heavy congestion, but the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is studying exactly what makes this highway so clogged and how it can be fixed, according to the Washington Post.
Chris Collins, the VDOT project manager working on the I-66...
When resource companies develop an oil well or get logging rights to a particular forest, one of their first questions is, Do we have to build a road? Their next question is, Who can help us build it? That is where McElhanney expertise comes in handy. They provide surveying, engineering, mapping...
Nestled in the mountains of Southern California, about an hour’s drive from Palm Springs, Camp Alandale is a nonprofit mountain camp ministry for children who have been put into the foster care system. Some kids are given a chance to attend camp after going through difficult times. With the San...
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New electronic signs on a stretch of I-75 in Florida will clock drivers’ speeds and post alerts in an effort to reduce fatal speed-related crashes, according to SunSentinel.com.
The state is testing a new system on Alligator Alley, which carries I-75 through the Everglades, that will post an...
Like any other North American city, Winnipeg, Manitoba, has traffic jams. Winnipeg does not have an overwhelming traffic problem, but it does have its bottlenecks from time to time. As the local joke goes, there are times on Portage Avenue when commuters are tempted to carry their cars to work....
