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A traffic management center deployed to enhance safety and improve throughput in the area in which a highway work zone is active. ITS systems are used to collect and analyze before, during, and after traffic flows in the work zone; provide accurate real-time information to motorists and the construction team; enforce speed; and safely guide motorists through the work zone.
Consider deploying ITS in a work zone to improve traffic safety and mobility during construction.(October 2008)
Use ITS to implement a reliable communications system in work zones.(1/1/2004)
Employ a proactive approach for building public awareness of the project requiring a work zone and deliver accurate information to the public. (November 2002)
A real-time work zone traffic control system leased by the Illinois Department of Transportation cost $785,000.(October 2004)
North Carolina DOT leased its first smart work zone system along I-95 near Fayetteville at a cost of $235,000.(3 June 2003)
In Arkansas, the contract bid costs for two different automated work zone information system ranged from $390 to $750 per day.(12-16 January 2003)