Opportunities for intelligent transportation systems to assist with spring load restrictions and winter weight premiums.

Author(s)
Bullock, M. Tighe, S. & Bolduc, P.
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Abstract

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) include the application of technology to address transportation Issues. This paper will discuss the results of the Research and Development project funded by Transport Canada that looked at the use of ITS to assist with variable load restrictions. Variable load restrictions include Seasonal Load Restrictions (SLR) and Winter Weight Premiums (WWP). The paper will outline the process that the project followed and the results of the various stages, including a discussion on the data needs for pavement planning, design and operations and maintenance and illustrate how ITS can assist the provision of data for SLR and WWP as well as other pavement lifecycle requirements. The paper will discuss the type of monitoring equipment required in the field, the central system functionality required to evaluate the data and make recommendations on timing of implementation and lifting and how the information can be disseminated to the various commercial agencies. For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD number E211521.

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C 38395 (In: C 38346 CD-ROM) /73 / ITRD E211566
Source

In: Transportation without boundaries : proceedings of the 2006 annual conference and exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada TAC, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, September 17-20, 2006, 23 p.

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