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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)

Address critical issues early in the ITS work zone management system development and deployment processes, and allow sufficient start-up time.(November 2002)

Employ a proactive approach for building public awareness of the project requiring a work zone and deliver accurate information to the public. (November 2002)

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, work zone surveillance and response at the "Big I" Interchange reduced average clearance time by 44 percent.(4-7 June 2001)

In the Minneapolis/St. Paul, traffic speed data collected at two interstate work zones showed that when portable traffic management systems were deployed, work zone traffic volumes increased 4 to 7 percent during peak periods.(May 1997)

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)

The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) leased an automated work zone information system in West Memphis for $495,000 which was less than 4% of the total recontruction project cost. West Memphis is one of four locations highlighted in a cross cutting study.(November 2002)

Dynamic Message Sign - Portable - Capital cost/unit - $18000 - O&M cost/unit - $500 - Lifetime - 9 years(January 2008)

Dynamic Message Sign - Portable - Capital cost/unit - $18000 - O&M cost/unit - $500 - Lifetime - 9 years(January 2008)

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