ITS America announces winners of the “Best of ITS” awards

ITS America announced the winners of the 2013 Best of ITS Awards on Monday, recognizing the most innovative projects and influential achievements in the industry: BEST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT
April 23, 2013 Read time: 1 min
560 ITS America announced the winners of the 2013 Best of ITS Awards on Monday, recognising the most innovative projects and influential achievements in the industry:

BEST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT
  • 4503 Florida Department of Transportation: Intelligent Transportation System Facility Management.
  • 1747 Virginia Department of Transportation: 495 Express Lanes.
  • Florida Department of Transportation - District 6: Operations Task Manager Software.

BEST INNOVATIVE PRACTICE
  • SANDAG: San Diego Interstate 15 (I-15) Integrated Corridor Management Project.
  • Virginia Department of Transportation: Virginia ITS Communication Network – A Public-Private Partnership Success.
  • LA County Public Works: Multi-jurisdictional Wireless Communication System Deployment.

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