Andrew Bardin Williams investigates tolling on the federal Interstate system as maintenance and upgrade requirements increasingly outpace funding The I-95 corridor through North Carolina is one of the most heavy trafficked interstates in the US, seeing upwards of 46,000 vehicles per day in some stretches-and North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (NCDOT) estimates this number will to rise to 98,000 vehicles per day by 2040.
Along with the rest of the federal interstate system, the North Carolina str
Lacroix Trafic will use Intertraffic Amsterdam 2014 to present a wide range of ITS products such as traffic lights, traffic controllers, and data-collection stations, variable speed limit signs, directional lane signs as well as to unveil a new range of multicolour LED full matrix variable messages signs (VMS).
Using the latest CMS diode technology means these multi-coloured messages can be viewed at distances of up to 300 metres. The signs are easy to configure, with tool-free maintenance, and of course
As attendees at ITS America San Jose can attest, the industry has come a long way in recent years in developing real-world applications for V2X communications technology, making sure that cars, busses and trucks can interact with other vehicles, pedestrians and roadside equipment.
But what about motorcycles?
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is looking to solve the motorcycle issue when it comes to connecting all the disparate moving parts of transportation networks by moving V2X technology to th