Advanced Traffic Management Systems

German Highways Safer Thanks to Construction Site Warnings

Kapsch TrafficCom and Autobahn GmbH have completed the first phase of a major Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) project aimed at enhancing motorway safety in Germany. As part of … [Read more...] about German Highways Safer Thanks to Construction Site Warnings

Guidance for Incorporating Work Zone Data Within Traffic Management Operations

The ability for agencies to notify vehicles that they are approaching a work zone has the potential to reduce crashes by increasing motorists’ awareness of the conditions. A critical element of this … [Read more...] about Guidance for Incorporating Work Zone Data Within Traffic Management Operations

Applying Clustered KNN Algorithm for Short-Term Travel Speed Prediction and Reduced Speed Detection on Urban Arterial Road Work Zones

This study developed and verified a travel speed prediction model based on the travel speed and work zone statistics collected from the advanced traffic management system (ATMS) real-time data in … [Read more...] about Applying Clustered KNN Algorithm for Short-Term Travel Speed Prediction and Reduced Speed Detection on Urban Arterial Road Work Zones

Real-Time Integration of Arrow Board Messages into Traveler Information System Evaluation

In 2018, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) conducted a one year pilot project through a contract with a vendor (Street Smart) that installed a monitoring device on 20 arrow boards … [Read more...] about Real-Time Integration of Arrow Board Messages into Traveler Information System Evaluation

VDOT Highway Advisory Radio Broadcast Goes off the Air

VDOT stopped broadcasting information about traffic, travel conditions and construction on 1680 AM Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) which started around 1990. The reason is that the statewide Advanced … [Read more...] about VDOT Highway Advisory Radio Broadcast Goes off the Air