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U.S. Department of
Transportation
Research and Innovative
Technology Administration
§In 2009, we
contacted seven radio vendors for equipment and
bandwidth (4 MB) requirements.
§Tested 2 vendors for 1
year at 7 locations along a segment of roadway.
§Project went through
Capital Funds Committee to secure $800K cost for radio system.
oCity of
Scottsdale Bond 2000 program totaling $358.2 million worth of
capital improvement projects has ITS line item.
oScottsdale
has a 2% transportation sales tax which helped defer the
cost of implementation.
§Project put out to bid. The
vendor provides the radios and the city installs it.
The Last Mile Communications - Exploration