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Special Hauling Oversized/Overweight Permit System in Pennsylvania Saved Route Planning Time by Up to 15 Minutes.
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After thorough evaluations, PennDOT began development of their own web application with direct input from carriers and permit services. To ensure a successful deployment, PennDOT devised…
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Date Posted
05/29/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
CV Administrative Processes (CVO04)
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Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement Pilot in Pennsylvania Reduced Speeding by 38 Percent and Excessive Speeding by 47 Percent.
METHODOLOGY
AWZSE cameras were located just past the entrance to a work zone. Any driver detected in violation by a radar gun triggered the camera. The captured image was processed to send a speeding…
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Date Posted
05/23/2024
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Thirty-Seven (37) Audible Emergency Preemption Systems Installed as Part of the Regional Traffic Signal Program (RTSP) Helped Reduce Emergency Response Time by 14 to 23 Percent.
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A benefit-to-cost analysis was performed for the first year after installation of the third cycle of projects. There were 148 signals upgraded across the 15 different corridors with AADT…
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Date Posted
11/29/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Emergency Vehicle Preemption (PS03),
Traffic Signal Control (TM03),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07)
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Crashes Involving Freeway Maintenance Vehicles Responding to Incidents in Pennsylvania Decreased from 30 in 2018 to Zero in 2020 in Areas Where Agency Vehicles Broadcast Real-Time Incident Alert Messages to Traveler Information Services and In-vehicle Nav
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When a traffic incident is detected, the service vehicle activates its vehicle mounted amber emergency warning lights and send a signal to the map and navigation service provider. The map…
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Date Posted
10/20/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05)
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Transit users and individual operators enjoy most of the benefits of smart cards, while individual transit operators and multiple agencies bear the majority of the deployment costs.
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METHODOLOGYIn reviewing these three cases, the authors found that while these public transportation agencies have made their best efforts to estimate smart card costs and benefits, these studies are…
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Date Posted
11/13/2013
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transit Fare Collection Management (PT04)
Pennsylvania Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Expenditures Totaled $8.1M on Personnel, $4.6M on Maintenance, and $2.8M on Central Traffic Operations in Fiscal Year 2021.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) uses emerging and innovative operational strategies, collectively called Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Program, to…
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Made Public Date
06/28/2024
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Center Maintenance (SU10),
Field Equipment Maintenance (SU11),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
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