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Benefits: Work Zone Management (MC06)

58 unique benefits found.

In Washington DC, an ITS work zone program implemented on I-295 decreased delay up to 90 percent with an average decrease in delay of 52 percent when drivers were advised to take alternate routes.
Date Posted: 07/30/2009 | Source Date:
In North Carolina, a survey of local residents near the Smart Work Zone systems found that over 95 percent of motorists surveyed would support use of these systems in the future.
Date Posted: 04/29/2008 | Source Date:
In North Carolina, Smart Work Zone systems increased alternate route usage by 10 to 15 percent when specific delay and alternate route information was posted on roadside dynamic message signs.
Date Posted: 04/29/2008 | Source Date:
Ninety-seven (97) percent of the motoring public found that predicted travel time information was useful when posted at a work zone on I-75 near Dayton, Ohio.
Date Posted: 03/30/2007 | Source Date:
In North Carolina, work zone construction staff observed a dramatic reduction in queue frequency and length when using a smart work zone traveler information system.
Date Posted: 03/30/2007 | Source Date:
In North Carolina, a work zone equipped with smart work zone traveler information systems observed fewer crashes compared to other work zones without the technology.
Date Posted: 03/30/2007 | Source Date:
An automated work zone information system deployed near Los Angeles effectively diverted traffic to alternate routes during periods of congestion.
Date Posted: 03/29/2007 | Source Date:
In Los Angeles, a survey of motorists who experienced an automated work zone information system found that 78 percent of respondents changed their route based on the information provided.
Date Posted: 03/29/2007 | Source Date:
In North Carolina, a survey of motorists who experienced a smart work zone information system on I-95 found that 85 percent of respondents changed routes at least once in response to the delay and alternate route information posted.
Date Posted: 03/21/2007 | Source Date:
In the Minneapolis/St. Paul, a portable traffic management system (PTMS) installed at two interstate work zones improved safety by slowing approaching vehicles by 9 mi/hr and reducing speed variability by 70 percent.
Date Posted: 03/16/2007 | Source Date:
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