METHODOLOGYThe Evaluation Team conducted in-person interviews with NCDOT staff in December 2009 and follow-up telephone interviews with these staff to gain insight into their experiences with the…
FINDINGS
The North Carolina DOT utilized its traffic monitoring budget more effectively by using vehicle probes in order to increase the needed coverage. With typical remote traffic microwave…
To gather information and determine the opinions of leaders in the transportation and emergency services communities, a survey was developed and administered to key professionals in the five…
FINDINGS
The results of the analysis indicated that when real-time work zone traffic information was provided; the maximum queue length decreased from 2.94 miles to 1.3 miles, maximum traveler delay…
This study evaluated an Infrared Screening Inspection System (IRISystem) used to check commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) for brake problems. The technology used infrared cameras housed in mobile vans…
FHWA organized a pooled fund study of 40 States to evaluate low-cost safety strategies as part of its strategic highway safety effort. One of the strategies selected for evaluation in three states…
Since the initial launch of 511 in 2001, numerous statewide and metropolitan traveler information systems have come on-line. In May 2004, the 511 Deployment Coalition began a cost analysis activity.…