Rural ITS - Real World Solutions

Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems is an area that is rapidly expanding in interest among rural transportation stakeholders.

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Recent Rural Case Studies

Case Title	Problems Addressed
Advanced Warning for End-of-Green Signal (AWEGS) for High-Speed Signalized Intersections	Rural Traffic Control Traveler Information Rural Surveillance
Arizona State Route (SR) 68	Traveler Information – Real-Time Travel Time Contract Performance Monitoring
California-Oregon Advanced Transportation System (COATS)	Consortia Traffic Control
Caltrans Motorist Warning System	Consortia Traveler Information
Coolidge Bridge Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS)	Work zone safety and information Traveler information Traffic control
Evaluation of Surveillance Using Helikite	Consortia Rural Surveillance Work Zone Safety and Information
Green Light Field Operational Test (FOT) Truck Speed Warning System	Rural Traffic Control Traveler (Driver) Information Rural Surveillance
Houston TranStar Smart Commuter	Rural Surveillance Traveler Information
Illinois Lake Springfield Bridge Real-Time Information Work Zone	Traveler Information Incident Management
Intersection Collision Warning System (ICWS)	Rural Surveillance Traveler Information
Low-Volume Highway Railroad Warning System	Rural Traffic Control Rural Surveillance
Managing Rural Roads in Local Agencies and on Indian Reservations	Consortia Traffic Control
McKenzie Over-Length Detection System (OLDS)	Traveler safety
Midwest Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative (MwSWZDI)	Work zone safety and information Consortia
Moorhead (MN) Train Detection	Rural Traffic Control
North Carolina DOT Hydroplane Alert System	Safety
Northeast Florida Rural Transit ITS	Consortia Rural Traffic Control
Ohio DOT Roadway Weather Information System (RWIS)	Traveler Information
Oregon TripCheck.com	Traveler Information
Pager Activation of Warning Beacons	Rural Traffic Control Rural Surveillance
Seaside Flood Warning System	Traveler Advisory Information
Siskiyou Pass Traveler Information and Incident Management System	Rural Surveillance Consortia
Temporary Traffic Management System (TTMS)	Work zone safety and information Traffic control
The Fuzzy Variable Speed Limit Device	Traveler Information
Use of Innovative Short-Term Work Zone Traffic Control Devices	Work zone safety and information Traffic control
Yaquina Bay Bridge High Wind Warning System	Traveler Information

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