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Capital costs to install temporary Variable Speed Limit (VSL) systems in Texas ranged from $91K to $180K.

In 2014, acting on a ruling by the Texas Transportation Commission, TxDOT and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) a Variable Speed Limit (VSL) pilot program was implemented. The pilot…
05/25/2017
Taxonomy: Variable Speed Limits

Texas DOT spent $75,000 per location to install high water detection systems to avoid flooding disasters.

In June 2012 USDOT finalized Version 3.0 of the Best Practices for Road Weather Management report. This report contains 27 case studies of systems in 22 states that improve roadway operations under…
04/29/2014
Taxonomy: Water Level

Texas DOT spent $13,000 per location for an upgrade of their pump station monitoring system, to better manage flooding.

In June 2012 USDOT finalized Version 3.0 of the Best Practices for Road Weather Management report. This report contains 27 case studies of systems in 22 states that improve roadway operations under…
04/29/2014
Taxonomy: Water Level

The cost to operate and maintain UDOTs TI Weather Program is about $140,000 per year.

In June 2012 USDOT finalized Version 3.0 of the Best Practices for Road Weather Management report. This report contains 27 case studies of systems in 22 states that improve roadway operations under…
04/29/2014
Taxonomy: 511

In-vehicle navigation units and real-time traveler information software development were the main cost drivers for the San Antonio TransGuide MMDI project to improve operations at several public agencies.

As part of the San Antonio TransGuide Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative (MMDI) program, in-vehicle navigation (IVN) units were deployed to enhance traveler information systems and improve…
01/29/2004
Taxonomy: Navigation / Route Guidance

An advanced highway-rail intersection warning system was deployed for just over $350,000 as part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative.

The Advanced Warning for Railroad Delays (AWARD) project was implemented as part of the San Antonio, Texas, Metropolitan Model Deployment Initiative (MMDI). The project consisted of Doppler radar and…
12/11/2003
Taxonomy: Highway-Rail Crossing Warning

From a cross-cutting study of seven highway-rail intersections using ITS, project cost ranged from $200,000 to $9.5 million depending on system design and functionality.

The US DOT ITS Joint Program Office evaluated seven projects that implemented ITS at highway-rail crossings. Among the seven projects five functions were tested: Second train warning…
12/12/2003
Taxonomy: Highway-Rail Crossing Warning

The integrated freeway/incident management system covering 28.9 miles in San Antonio was deployed for approximately $26.6 million.

In San Antonio, Texas, an integrated freeway/incident management system was developed as part of a freeway expansion project. The project covered a 28.9-mile stretch of I-10, I-410, and US 281 in the…
11/14/2003
Taxonomy: Dynamic Message Signs, Dynamic Message Signs, Response Routing, Detectors, Imaging / Video

Over half of the $3.25 million cost for the San Antonio Lifelink advanced telemedicine project was attributed to reseach and development.

The LifeLink project was deployed to provide improved emergency service in the San Antonio, Texas area. LifeLink is an advanced application of telemedicine. The system supports voice and video…
11/20/2003
Taxonomy: Telemedicine