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Iteris builds on success

Following the successful introduction of a 511 traffic information system for the Inland Empire, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC), in a cooperative venture with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG), in California, has awarded Iteris a US$1.1 million, three-year contract to operate and maintain the system.
January 30, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Following the successful introduction of a 511 traffic information system for the Inland Empire, the 1867 Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC), in a cooperative venture with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG), in California, has awarded 73 Iteris a US$1.1 million, three-year contract to operate and maintain the system.

Iteris engineered and deployed the Inland Empire 511 system (IE511), which launched earlier this year. The system provides this high growth area to the east of Los Angeles with a comprehensive, multimedia traffic and transit information system. Under this new contract, Iteris will be responsible for the Internet map and IVR telephone system which covers the entire Southern California region of the IE511 System.

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