S.R. 23 Origin Destination Study Utilizing Bluetooth Technology Resource Systems Group used BluFAX to support a recent study commissioned by the Florida Department of Transportation. The objective of this project was to identify the current traffic patterns on S.R. 23 in Jacksonville, FL in response to recent changes to the corridor including a new interchange at I-10 and a new intersection at Plantation Oaks Boulevard. FDOT is evaluating plans to upgrade and toll S.R. 23 between I-10 to the north and S.R. 21 to the south. The future tolled facility will feature four lanes along the entire 15 mile corridor and use electronic toll collection transponder technology. This study aimed to capture the major travel movements along S.R. 23 and provide insight into the average travel speed conditions experienced by travelers. RSG coordinated with FDOT to identify 14 main travel movements along the corridor which needed to be updated in the travel demand model. RSG proposed using the Bluetooth technology due to the time and cost savings vis-à-vis traditional data collection methods. Further, the study demonstrated that the quantity and granularity of the data is far greater than other methods which allows for more robust analysis.
US Canada Border Wait Time Project
The "Effort to Test, Evaluate and Deploy Technologies to Automate the Measurement of Real-Time Border Wait Times at United States – Canada Land Border Crossings," is designed to develop an automated process for collecting border wait times that will be facilitated by the use of existing or emerging technology. This effort is sponsored by the bi-national, multi-agency Border Wait Time Working Group (BWT-WG) comprised of representatives from US and Canadian Transportation and Customs agencies and is supported by stakeholders that operate at or near the border.
The results of Phase I of the project are summarized in a TechBrief published by FHWA. Finding from Phase 1 were that at least two of the technologies showed significant promise and warrant further deployment testing: Bluetooth and GPS/smartphone. Traffax is pleased to participate in the Phase 2 of this project. Details are available from a Technical Breif published by the FHWA. http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop11025/bwt_techbrf.htm
Chandler AZTravel time information project named ‘Best of ITS Implementation Project of the Year’
A travel information project using electronic message boards on three of Chandler’s busiest commuter routes has been recognized by the Intelligent Transportation Society of Arizona as the Best ITS Implementation Project of the Year. The Society presented the award to Chandler at their annual conference held September 26-27 in Mesa. The City, in partnership with software developer OZ Engineering of Phoenix and TPA-North America Inc, effectively integrated several new and existing technologies to display travel time information on large electronic message signs.
Traffax BluFAX Sensors accurately capture travel times along arterial streets leading to the freeways. “Being the first project of its kind in the U.S., it took a lot of coordination and problem solving between the makers of the Bluetooth units, the makers of the electronic signs, and the freeway speed data collected by the Arizona Department of Transportation to automatically generate these travel times,” said Mike Mah, the City Transportation Engineer overseeing the project.
BluFAX deployed for Real time monitoring of major commuter corridors in the Washington DC Region.
BluFAX has been deployed along the I-270 and MD 355 corridor in Maryland. This is only one part of a project that will cover major portions of the DC metropolitan commuting watershed in Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, which includes over 100 miles of freeway and arterial roadways that form major commuter corridors in Maryland and Virginia. Contact us for more information and a tour of the real-time project site!
Chandler Arizona Travel time information project named ‘Best of Year’
Intelligent Transportation Society of Arizona recongized a Traveler Information project in the City of Chander Arizona as the Best ITS Implementation Project of the Year at their annual conference held in Mesa AZ in September 2011. The City, in partnership with software developer OZ Engineering of Phoenix, effectively integrated several new and existing technologies to display travel time information on large electronic message signs.on three of Chandler’s busiest commuter routes. BluFAX sensors were deployed to accurately capture travel times along the arterial streets leading to the freeways. Mike Mah, the C ity Transportation Engineer overseeing the project, noted that.“Being the first project of its kind in the U.S., it took a lot of coordination and problem solving between the makers of the Bluetooth units, the makers of the electronic signs, and the freeway speed data collected by the Arizona Department of Transportation to automatically generate these travel times,”
Saddle up with Bluetooth: MTO First in Canada to use Bluetooth for Travel Time Monitoring
In 2010, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) was the first in Canada to deploy these units for traffic delay compliance monitoring. Allowable traffic delays are included in the Performance Specifications of MTO’s new Design-Build Contracts, which describe the maximum length of time a contractor may delay traffic travelling though a construction zone. From: Road Talk: Ontario's Transportation Technology Transfer Digest — Summer 2011 — Vol. 17, Issue 3
Hillsborough Utilizes Bluetooth For Traffic
The Town of Hillsborough, NC conducted a traffic study to look for an alternatives to the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension. Researchers used BluFAX to collect data to support the study. Hillsborough officials believe the use of bluetooth will provide a signficant advantage in data collection that willl lead to a decreaser of traffic during peak hours.
