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MDOT spent approximately $100,000 to create an emergency truck parking portal to turn 6 Park and Ride lots into a safe haven to “ride out” winter storms instead of parking on highway ramps, shoulders, and in other unsafe locations
During inclement weather, and especially during severe snowstorms, drivers of commercial trucks are often in need of emergency parking areas or a safe haven to "ride out" the storm. As a result, the…
01/28/2014
Taxonomy: Information Dissemination
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
An overheight warning system in Maryland cost a total of $146,000
An overheight warning system was installed on southbound MD 75 near Baldwin Road on both sides of the CSX bridge. The system alerts truck drivers if their vehicles are too high to pass beneath the…
01/09/2012
Taxonomy: Overheight / Overwidth Warning
Advanced parking management systems cost between $250 and $800 per parking space to install.
In 2006, the Federal Highway Administration sponsored a study to evaluate the deployment of advanced parking management systems (APMS) at six parking facilities. In-depth profiles were prepared for…
04/21/2008
Taxonomy: Data Collection, Information Dissemination
The projected operating costs for a regional smartcard financial clearing center totaled less than $4 million per year.
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission worked closely with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to develop a Regional Software Maintenance Agreement (RSMA). The…
07/31/2008
Taxonomy: Transit Fare Payment
The cost of an automated truck rollover warning system can vary significantly, ranging from $50,000 to $500,000.
As part of an evaluation of automated truck rollover warning systems, PennDOT researched curve speed warning systems in several other states. The evaluation data highlighted in this presentation…
03/13/2008
Taxonomy: Rollover Warning
Costs data available for several advanced winter maintenance technologies: automatic vehicle location (AVL) range from $1,250 to $5,800 per vehicle; fixed automated spray technology (FAST) range from $22,000 to $4 million; and a large-scale multi-age
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program, under Project 20-7/Task 200, conducted a comprehensive literature review and agency survey on the implementation of advanced winter maintenance…
05/20/2008
Taxonomy: Fixed Winter Maintenance, Mobile Winter Maintenance, Fleet Management
Maryland State Highway Administration estimated fog warning system addition to existing environmental sensor stations near Big Savage Mountain, Maryland cost $75,000.
In 2003, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) developed a plan to install an automated fog-warning system in fog prone areas of I-68 near Big Savage Mountain. The warning system was…
03/30/2005
Taxonomy: Information Dissemination, Atmospheric Conditions, Pavement Conditions
Based on data from Maryland and Kentucky, the costs to deploy a CVISN electronic credentialing system ranges from $464,802 to $935,906.
Electronic credentialing systems were deployed in Kentucky and Maryland to improve efficiency and reduce the turn-around-time it takes to provide permits to carriers. These systems enable electronic…
01/16/2004
Taxonomy: Electronic Registration / Permitting
The cost of a prototype truck rollover warning system on the Capital Beltway in Virginia and Maryland was estimated at $166,462 for a one-lane ramp and $268,507 for a two-lane ramp.
Three prototype automatic ramp rollover warning systems were deployed around the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The systems were designed and installed at three curved exit ramps on the Capital…
12/12/2003
Taxonomy: Rollover Warning
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