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UK study finds that building narrower freeway lanes to accommodate enhanced route-tracking capabilities of connected and autonomous vehicles could result in cost savings of $600K (USD) for every km of road length built.
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The team identified a 22-km section of the planned Lower Thames Crossing located just east of London to use as a case study to demonstrate the beneficial cost impacts of an alternative…
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Date Posted
07/23/2020
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Roadway Maintenance and Construction (MC05)
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Field testing in the UK estimates a 10:1 benefit-cost ratio of a VMS over-height vehicle warning system compared to conventional physical beam systems.
MethodologyFor this test deployment, team leader Highway Resource Solutions and partners have introduced a number of ITS-inspired components to the model workzone, including:"Intellicone" sensors,…
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Date Posted
12/19/2014
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Incident Scene Safety Monitoring (PS07),
In-Vehicle Signage (TI07),
Dynamic Roadway Warning (TM12),
Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01),
Reduced Speed Zone Warning / Lane Closure (VS09)
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
