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ITS and Highways-MAPC Annual Meeting
Examples of uses of ITS inmanaging highway operations
Active Traffic Management
ATM:
Active Traffic Management involves providing real-time information to motorists to improve traffic flow
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Through the use of overhead gantries,agencies are able to provide informationsuch as:
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Variable speed limits
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Queue warnings
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Dynamic re-routing
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Hard shoulder running
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Travel time information
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In use in Europe
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Early US adopters: Los Angeles, Seattle,Salt Lake City
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Congestion Pricing of New Lanes
Variable pricing:
Ability to vary pricing of lane usage helps keep traffic free flowing
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91 Express Lane is a 4-lane, 10-mile tollroad built in the median of California StateRoute 91.
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Value pricing-varies by time of dayand volume of traffic
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Privately financed toll road
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Fully automated
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