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Sixty-six percent of drivers changed their route following information provided by Iowa 511 system.

Survey Methodology:An online survey questionnaire was delivered to current Iowa 511 users and Iowa DOT employees. Survey questions addressed the sources for obtaining information on road construction…
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03/29/2016

Sequential Dynamic Curve Warning System reduces the number of vehicles exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph or more by 27.8 percent

Methodology12 treatment sites and 24 control sites in Iowa, Missouri, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin were studied. The system was installed at each site during the summer of 2012. The installed…
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02/09/2016

Dynamic Speed Feedback Signs on Curves cuts number of single-vehicle crashes nearly in half.

Methodology The 7 participating states (Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Washington) found 51 viable sites with an existing speeding problem. Signs were installed at 22 treatment…
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12/07/2015

A simple decision tree model was preferred over more complex regression and neural network models when predicting winter road weather conditions in Iowa.

Data Governance is very important Alongside the development of the algorithm, a user-interface was developed to communicate information produced by the algorithm. During testing, it was discovered…
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05/06/2019