METHODOLOGY
A comparative analysis was conducted to evaluate the deployment of queue trucks in interstates of Indiana, by comparing the telematic data collected from queue warning trucks with the…
Methodology
For a single truck configuration, researchers used a simulation model consisting of one vehicle model, a speed tracker, a speed profile, and road-grade data for the selected route. In a…
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) buys real-time crowdsourced probe vehicle speed data from a third party traffic data service that aggregates traffic speed data on more than 2,000…
A benefit-to-cost estimated for the MAASTO TPIMS estimated as part of the 2015 TIGER Grant application using the TIGER BCA Resource Guide was based on project performance data collected from the…
Use mobile RWIS and MDSS to reduce material usage and increase cost savings. CDOT reported that districts that used mobile RWIS reported an approximate 20 percent reduction in material usage,…
Use hard braking and wheel counter data as an early indicator of winter conditions. The study successfully piloted an integrated CAN bus system to monitor road conditions in real-time, and these…
Focus on interstate highway DWC lanes with high truck traffic, near airports and ports, and distanced from EV charging stations for highest economic feasibility. The study found that DWC…
Dynamic Wireless Charging (DWC) lanes offer a potential method to provide electric vehicles (EVs) with wireless charging on roadways. Researchers in Indiana conducted a financial analysis to…
Indiana Toll Road Concession Company LLC (ITRCC) is extending the fiber optic backbone and intelligent transportation system (ITS) along the I-80/I-90 Indiana Toll Road. More than 85 miles of conduit…