Benefit
In Los Angeles, a survey of motorists who experienced an automated work zone information system found that 78 percent of respondents changed their route based on the information provided.
2005
Los Angeles,California,United States
Summary Information
- TRAFFIC JAMMED alternating with SOUTH 5 AT RYE CANYON.
- SLOW TRAFFIC AHEAD alternating with PREPARE TO STOP.
- TRAFFIC JAMMED NEXT 2 MI alternating with EXPECT 5 MIN DELAY.
- TRAFFIC JAMMED AHEAD alternating with 126 FWY TO MAGIC MOUNTAIN.
- SOUTH 5 TRAFFIC JAMMED alternating with AUTOS USE NEXT EXIT.
- JAMMED TO MAGIC MOUNTAIN alternating with EXPECT 10 MIN DELAY.
- JAMMED TO MAGIC MOUNTAIN alternating with EXPECT 15 MIN DELAY.
- TRAFFIC JAMMED TO MAGIC MTN alternating with AVOID DELAY USE NEXT EXIT.
- TRAFFIC JAMMED ROUTE 126 TO MAGIC MTN.
- SOUTH 5 ALTERNATE ROUTE alternating with AUTOS USE NEXT 2 EXITS.
To assess customer satisfaction, a postcard-based survey was designed to obtain driver comments on the work zone information system. At two off-ramps, Caltrans staff and California Highway Patrol officers distributed approximately 400 surveys to drivers on July 6, 2003. One hundred (100) completed surveys were received. The survey response rate was 25 percent. Survey results indicated that most respondents liked the system. Seventy-eight (78) percent of respondents changed their route based on DMS information. Seventy (70) percent of respondents thought that the DMS were useful for providing information. Sixty-three (63) percent felt that the messages were useful for providing alternative routes. Fifty-three (53) percent of respondents thought that messages were useful for avoiding delay.
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Typical Deployment Locations
Statewide
Keywords
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