Benefits Goals: Productivity

131 unique benefits found.

In Oakland County, Michigan a two-phase project to retime 640 traffic signals resulted in a benefit-cost ratio of 175:1 for the first phase and 55:1 for the second.
Date Posted: 01/19/2007 | Source Date:
Freeway Service Patrol: "About FSP", and "Facts at a Glance" (Web Site)
Date Posted: 01/19/2007 | Source Date:
The Illinois DOT reduced operating costs during the reconstruction of I-55 by deploying an automated traffic control system and eliminating the need for constant traffic monitoring.
Date Posted: 01/19/2007 | Source Date:
Adaptive signal control can lower operations and maintenance costs.
Date Posted: 01/19/2007 | Source Date:
In Chicago, a 2004 feasibility study indicated that automated truck-way technologies (automatic truck steering, speed, and platoon spacing control) would be economically feasible by 2015 assuming there was an increase in demand and lower relative cos
Date Posted: 12/05/2006 | Source Date:
In Oregon, an analysis of archived incident data showed that freeway service patrol programs that expand from part-time to full-time operations can reduce the average cost of a delay-causing incident to travelers by 36 to 66 percent.
Date Posted: 10/30/2006 | Source Date:
A simulation study in the Washington, DC area found that 40 percent of travelers who use pre-trip traveler information would save $60.00 or more per year as a result of fewer early and late arrivals.
Date Posted: 11/13/2003 | Source Date:
In Montana, mainline weigh-in-motion scales can improve pavement fatigue estimates and save $4.1 million per year in construction costs.
Date Posted: 11/13/2003 | Source Date:
Electronic supply chain manifest systems reduce the amount of time and paperwork required to transfer loads, and can improve operational efficiencies for shippers/receivers, trucking companies, and air cargo carriers.
Date Posted: 01/01/2003 | Source Date:
In Kentucky and Virginia, state overhead costs required to maintain motor carrier accounts were estimated to decrease 35 percent for each motor carrier participating in electronic credentialing.
Date Posted: 08/14/2002 | Source Date:
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