Latest Benefits Updates

Evaluation of various Wrong Way detection systems found that the best system was able to achieve 95 percent detection system accuracy
Date Posted: 09/04/2020 | Source Date:
Graphic-aided messages on dynamic message signs found to have faster comprehension time and greater comprehension accuracy in simulator study.
Date Posted: 09/04/2020 | Source Date:
More efficient adaptive signal timing settings do not always result in a lesser number of conflicts than pre-optimized signal timing settings
Date Posted: 09/04/2020 | Source Date:
On-roadway system displaying route advice could reduce travel time delay by up to 49-percent.
Date Posted: 09/04/2020 | Source Date:
GDOT successfully automated its manual reporting system by harnessing and consolidating big data into corridor-wide performance measures, saving hundreds of hours of development time each month.
Date Posted: 08/14/2020 | Source Date:
WVDOT manages to save $340,000 by leveraging UAS to calculate stockpile material quantities.
Date Posted: 08/14/2020 | Source Date:
Automated taxis expected to increase vehicles miles traveled.
Date Posted: 08/14/2020 | Source Date:
New signal timing implemented by GDOT saved $449,069 in monthly delays, reduced weekday travel time by 21 percent, and reduced total congestion time by 6.5 hours daily.
Date Posted: 08/14/2020 | Source Date:
A camera vision-based collision avoidance system (CAS) installed on buses in Miami-Dade had a benefit-cost ratio ranging from 1.24 to 1.86 on routes with high historical crash rates.
Date Posted: 07/29/2020 | Source Date:
A camera vision-based collision avoidance system (CAS) installed on buses in Miami-Dade increased transit operator response to rear-end and pedestrian conflict scenarios, but had mixed results with respect to user acceptance.
Date Posted: 07/29/2020 | Source Date:
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