A LOOK AT WHAT SOME STATES ARE DOING ... MODEL PORT CONCEPT IN COLORADO

Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS), Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) and Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) technology tools are being used by the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Port of Entry in a flow-through port concept aimed at streamlining port activites in Trinidad. Using AVI and WIM technologies legally permitted trucks that meet legal weight restrictions may bypass the Port of Entry, never having to exit off of the highway. It allows all vehicles that are required to clear ports to merge into the right lane about a half mile from the facility. Details of the system are briefly described. This Model Port concept offers significant productivity benefits to the trucking industry.

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  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Publication Date: 1992-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 13-14
• Serial:
  • AASHTO Quarterly Magazine
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
  • ISSN: 0147-4820

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle identification; Ports; Technology; Trucking; Weigh in motion
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00623025
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1992 12:00AM