The Problem

Traffic volumes have exceeded existing transportation corridor capacity. The cost and time required for the construction of new lanes is prohibitive and not practical to meet this rapidly growing demand. These increased volumes greatly reduce throughput, impacting safety.

The Solution

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) provide traffic managers roadway information enabling faster incident response and traveler notification, improving the capacity of impacted corridors. ITS can be rapidly deployed across corridors within months at a fraction of the cost as opposed to years or even decades required for adding additional lanes. When properly applied as a management system, ITS increases lane capacity by providing the immediate increase of throughput. This positively impacts safety, reliability,and economic opportunity for communities and businesses across these corridors.

ITS deployments have a proven record of providing benefits to the roadway user.

With approximately 25% of all delay being the result of incidents on roadways, managing traffic incidents is a proven strategy for addressing congestion problems.

94% of travelers who took the action indicated by the Dynamic Message Signs in rural Missouri and drivers were very satisfied by the accuracy of the information provided.