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Independent study estimates the total cost for buildout of a Great Lakes Hyperloop system to be between $25 billion and $30 billion (less expensive than high-speed rail).
First envisioned as a high-speed alternative to other modes of transportation, the Hyperloop consists of large-scale vacuum tubes with magnetic-levitation tracks that can carry capsules with…
01/14/2020
Taxonomy: Operations & Fleet Management
Chicago Transit Authority installs computerized bus-tracking system for 1,800 fleet vehicles for an estimated cost of $8.8 million.
In 2015, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) implemented the Bus Transit Management System (BTMS) that monitors bus movements in real-time to address "bus bunching" and long waits between buses. Through…
02/14/2017
Taxonomy: Operations & Fleet Management
Deployment of freeway congestion pricing system in 5 major U.S. metropolitan areas estimated to cost $1.8 billion
Growing congestion on metropolitan highway networks poses a substantial threat to the U.S. economy and to the quality of life of millions of Americans. Congestion pricing – sometimes called value…
08/30/2014
Taxonomy: Congestion
A freeway work zone queue warning system was installed for approximately $1.545 million.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a work zone queue warning system installed to improve safety during reconstruction on the I-70/I-57 interchange in Effingham, Illinois…
12/19/2014
Taxonomy: Temporary Traffic Management
Transit signal priority detection systems range from $2,500 to $40,000 per intersection and $50 to $2,500 per vehicle, depending on the type of detection used.
Background
Transit preferential treatments have been deployed across the United States and around the world in order to improve travel times and reliability of bus and light rail routes. Examples of…
06/03/2013
Taxonomy: Transit Signal Priority
I-70 Corridor ITS Study identifies system costs for several technology applications.
The purpose of the I-70 Corridor Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Technology Applications Study was to evaluate and plan for innovative technologies that could enhance the safety and…
07/12/2013
Taxonomy: Weight Screening, Weather Warning, Object Detection, Toll Collection, Response Management, Dynamic Message Signs, Lane Control, Traffic, Dynamic Message Signs, Temporary Traffic Management, Freeway
Estimated system costs for a consolidated regional data archive system vary between $700,000 and $1,046,000 with annual O&M Costs of $312,000 to $423,000.
A study on the creation of a regional, multi-modal data archiving system for the Chicago metropolitan area provided cost estimates for four potential options for the system set up based on case…
10/02/2012
Taxonomy: Data Archive
The cost to implement a multimodal trip planner can range from $138,000 to more than $4 million depending on the need to develop custom software and consolidate data feeds. Open source software and data feeds provided by ISPs can decrease costs.
This project evaluated the deployment of a multimodal trip planning system (MMTPS) in the Chicago area of Northeastern Illinois. The MMTPS was envisioned as an online traveler information tool…
11/01/2012
Taxonomy: Internet / Wireless / Phone, Wireless, Internet / Wireless
Between 2003 and 2007, annual operating costs and revenues at 15 tolling agencies averaged $85.825 million and $265.753 million, respectively.
This report covered an analysis of tolling systems to help state officials and other policy makers discuss the implementation and operational costs of alternative revenue-generating systems. Three to…
12/14/2011
Taxonomy: Pricing, Toll Collection, High-Occupancy Vehicle Facilities, High-Occupancy Vehicle Facilities, Pricing
In Chicago, the RTA/Metra parking management guidance system cost approximately $1 million
On August 26, 2006, the Chicago Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and Metra (the commuter rail system serving the Chicago Metropolitan area) implemented a pilot project to test the usefulness…
06/24/2009
Taxonomy: Information Dissemination, Information Dissemination
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