Application
#4:
FSP
FSP
•Freight Signal
Priority
•Problem
Addressed:
–Reduce delays and
improve travel time reliability for commercial vehicles traversing signalized
corridors with significant truck traffic
•Description
–Give priority to freight
vehicles at intersections near key facilities (ports, rail terminals, warehouses,
distribution centers)
–Signal timings may be
adapted to dynamically changing commercial vehicle demand at intersections,
or along the entire facility
–Enhances safety and
reduces environmental impacts on these facilities by reducing congestion and
excessive idling
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