Application of Work Zone ITS Systems for the DFW Connector Project

In the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, there is a concentrated area where seven major roadways all converge within a condensed area. At a cost of over $1.02 billion, this seven-mile stretch of roadway will be totally reconstructed to add capacity and managed lanes. The project is known as the DFW Connector. The project will reconstruct seven highways, six interchanges, and 10 bridges. This paper identifies how Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) will be used to connect communities through smart transportation solutions and how work zone ITS is being used to provide information to motorists to help with route choice and provide advance warning of slowed or stopped traffic.

• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Kacir, Kent C
• Conference:
  • ITS America 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition
  • Location: Houston TX, United States
  • Date: 2010-5-3 to 2010-5-5
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: 9p
• Monograph Title: ITS America 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway capacity; Intelligent transportation systems; Mobility; Reconstruction; Route choice; Smart growth; Traffic congestion; Warning systems; Work zone safety; Work zone traffic control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Smart transportation
• Geographic Terms: Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01342811
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 23 2011 9:07AM