Alberta Transportation has developed a high level vision (ITS Strategic Plan) for implementing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on Highway 2 between Edmonton and Calgary. Alberta Transportation has initiated a project to study the needs and develop plans for advanced transportation technologies along the Highway 2 corridor. The objectives of this project are to enhance safety and operations in the corridor, ensure opportunities exist to integrate identified solutions with adjacent municipal ITS plans and deploy ITS solutions in a cost-effective well-planned manner. The project is based on a "needs driven" approach addressing specific safety and operational priorities, which in turn, will drive the recommendations of appropriate technologies for the corridor. This paper summarizes the needs that have been identified within the Highway 2 corridor and how these are addressed in a comprehensive and coordinated plan for ITS deployment. It also includes highlights of the methodology used to establish the recommendations, the proposed staged implementation program and the anticipated benefits including details of the benefit/cost analysis.
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