Colorado, United States
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Friction sensors help Colorado DOT improve winter road safety while saving an estimated $1 million+ in material costs.
Findings:In testing these sensors on a small selection of roads, CDOT reduced use of solid materials by 21 percent and liquid materials by 56 percent over the course of three statewide snowstorms -…
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Date Posted
07/22/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Roadway Maintenance and Construction (MC05)
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Device that mitigates wind induced vibration of mast arms results in a 27 percent overall cost reduction of traffic signal structures.
MethodologyA series of laboratory tests of the vibration mitigation device were conducted at the University of Connecticut. Additionally, the device was field tested in Utah in summer 2016 where…
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Date Posted
02/21/2019
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09),
Transportation Infrastructure Protection (PS09),
Connected Vehicle System Monitoring and Management (SU01),
Core Authorization (SU02),
Map Management (SU04),
Location and Time (SU05),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
ITS Communications (SU07),
Security and Credentials Management (SU08),
Device Certification and Enrollment (SU09),
Center Maintenance (SU10),
Field Equipment Maintenance (SU11)
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The Colorado Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) is projected to have a benefit-to-cost ratio of 7:1.
The Colorado TPIMS is expected to improve freight delivery reliability and shipping time efficiency by reducing the costs and delays associated with truck drivers searching for available parking…
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Date Posted
03/23/2018
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Freight-Specific Dynamic Travel Planning (CF09),
Road Weather Information for Freight Carriers (CF10),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
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