$25.6 million DMS contract

Daktronics will provide its Vanguard Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) under a new US$25.6 million contract.
February 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Full-colour, high resolution DMS such as this unit will be installed on the New Jersey Turnpike
32 Daktronics will provide its Vanguard Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) to the 2100 New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) under a new US$25.6 million contract.

Both parties will work closely to install up to 240 Vanguard DMS and 160 Vanguard Variable Speed Limit Signs (VSLS), enhancing motorist information by replacing the aging neon signs currently installed on the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. The DMS will be installed over an expected three-and-a-half-year period.
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