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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
The capital cost to implement adaptive signal control at 45 intersections was estimated at $3 million.
The information in this source report was derived from interviews with transportation professionals and agencies responsible for planning and operations in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. In District…
02/26/2015
Taxonomy: Adaptive Signal Control
Expanded traffic monitoring camera system cost estimated at $4.3M in Monroe County, PA.
An article from the Pocono Record, a local paper in Pennsylvania, reported that an expansion of the traffic monitoring system that includes cameras, dynamic message boards and highway advisory radio…
05/09/2013
Taxonomy: Traffic
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
The Pennsylvania (PA) Turnpike Commission expanded its statewide advanced traveler information system (ATIS) to better inform motorists of traffic, weather, and emergency conditions along the PA Turnpike. The overall project cost was $8.2 million.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s ATIS (Phase III) project enhances the traveler information and dissemination capability on the mainline of I-76 and I-276, which extend approximately 360 miles…
08/22/2008
Taxonomy: Rollover Warning, Emergency Traveler Information, Dynamic Message Signs, Highway Advisory Radio, Internet / Wireless / Phone, Dynamic Message Signs, Highway Advisory Radio, Detectors, Freeway, Internet / Wireless
The Pittsburgh Port Authority outfitted 100 buses with a collision avoidance system at a cost of approximately $2,600 per vehicle.
The Pittsburgh Port Authority (PAT) and Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have tested a collision avoidance system on 100 buses to warn bus drivers of obstacles in blind spots. The…
01/16/2004
Taxonomy: Obstacle Detection
Client Referral, Ridership, and Financial Tracking (CRRAFT), a New Mexico Web-based system that provides coordination between funding agencies and their subgrantees cost about $1 million to implement. CRRAFT is one of five transit agency highlighted
This report presents operational best practices and related technology for applying ITS to rural transit. The data is based on case studies/interviews conducted at five transit agencies:
The…
05/27/2004
Taxonomy: In-Terminal / Wayside, In-Vehicle Systems, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch, Maintenance, Planning, Service Coordination, Dynamic Routing / Scheduling
Based on information from 18 agencies worldwide, the costs of real-time bus arrival information systems vary depending on AVL technology, fleet size, and provisioning of real-time information.
This TCRP synthesis report presents information on the state of the practice in real-time bus arrival information systems based on literature research and survey of transit agencies in the United…
06/01/2004
Taxonomy: In-Terminal / Wayside, Automatic Vehicle Location / Computer-Aided Dispatch
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