Latest Benefits Updates

In Puget Sound, variable tolling on SR-167 made more efficient use of carpool lanes without delaying buses; average speeds in general purpose lanes increased by 21 percent while average speeds in HOT lanes increased by 6 percent.
Date Posted: 05/25/2010 | Source Date:
In Indiana during the 2008-2009 snow and ice season, the implementation of a Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) resulted in statewide savings of $9,978,536 (188,274 tons) in salt usage and $979,136 (41,967 hours) in overtime compensation from
Date Posted: 05/11/2010 | Source Date:
The deployment of side object detection systems on 257 transit buses in two different transit agencies reduced the side collision rate per 100,000 Vehicle Miles Traveled by 0.186.
Date Posted: 03/15/2010 | Source Date:
During the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, usage of the CommuterLink traveler information system spiked dramatically, resulting in a 650 percent increase in daily hits to the website.
Date Posted: 03/01/2010 | Source Date:
In Minneapolis, converting HOV to HOT lanes with dynamic pricing increased peak period throughput by 9 to 33 percent.
Date Posted: 02/25/2010 | Source Date:
Early HOV to HOT conversion projects implemented in San Diego saved I-15 FasTrak users up to 20 minutes compared to main line travelers.
Date Posted: 02/25/2010 | Source Date:
In Denver, soon after the conversion of HOV to HOT lanes on I-25/US-36, 10 to 15 percent of all daily person trips occurred in the HOT lanes, at full highway speeds, while those in the general-purpose lanes experienced stop-and-go congestion.
Date Posted: 02/25/2010 | Source Date:
In Puget Sound, planners estimated that the conversion of HOV to HOT on a nine mile section of SR-167 would allow 13 percent more vehicles to travel the SR-167 corridor daily, and increase use of HOV/HOT lanes by 38 percent.
Date Posted: 02/25/2010 | Source Date:
Customers were highly satisfied with the Virginia 511 website for traffic related information (e.g., 63 percent for the Travel Conditions page). Satisfaction levels were somewhat lower for the other types of information (e.g., 43 percent for Tourism
Date Posted: 02/15/2010 | Source Date:
Since introducing Electronic Road Pricing in the late 90's, Singapore has reduced weekday traffic in the "Restricted Zone" by 24 percent, resulting in an increase in the average speed of 10 kilometers per hour.
Date Posted: 02/12/2010 | Source Date:
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