Latest Benefits Updates

In London in 2006, the Central Congestion Charging program reduced traffic entering the central London charging zone during charging hours by 21 percent.
Date Posted: 10/07/2010 | Source Date:
New Jersey Department of Transportation enhanced incident management efficiency by using I-95 Corridor Coalition’s Vehicle Probe Project data, experiencing an estimated savings of $100,000 per incident in user delay costs.
Date Posted: 10/04/2010 | Source Date:
The use of vehicle probes allowed North Carolina and South Carolina to monitor traffic at a quarter of the cost of microwave or radar detectors.
Date Posted: 10/04/2010 | Source Date:
New York State DOT TMC operators and New York State Thruway Authority staff were able to reduce traffic queues by 50 percent using vehicle probe data available through the I-95 Corridor Coalition.
Date Posted: 10/04/2010 | Source Date:
Value pricing has been shown to increase revenue, reduce congestion by maximizing lane capacity and reduce travel time of highway transportation.
Date Posted: 08/31/2010 | Source Date:
In fiscal year 2008/2009, the Miami-Dade Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Team reduced the average roadway clearance time by 11 percent from the previous year.
Date Posted: 08/13/2010 | Source Date:
License plate recognition system successful in monitoring travel times, leading to reduced congestion in work zone.
Date Posted: 07/30/2010 | Source Date:
Implementation of radio system combined with AVL/MDT technology leads to increase in trip productivity and better vehicle maintenance in a large service area with low population density.
Date Posted: 07/30/2010 | Source Date:
Deploying advanced technologies and an integrated corridor management approach decreased congestion and improved traffic flow within an 8-mile corridor south of Twin Cities, Minneapolis encouraging 58% of motorists surveyed to use arterial streets fo
Date Posted: 07/06/2010 | Source Date:
Estimated benefits for shippers using an integrated shipment, equipment, and freight status information system equate to a 6.2 percent reduction in shipment costs.
Date Posted: 06/14/2010 | Source Date:
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