The ring roads located in the Transportation and Utility Corridors surrounding both Edmonton and Calgary are in various states of planning, development and construction. Guiding Principle No. 3 from Alberta's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategic Plan calls for ITS to be "well integrated in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of the transportation infrastructure". Building on previous studies and strategic plans, the specific objectives of this study are to: assess the immediate and future needs for traffic monitoring, and safety and operation improvements that can be addressed through ITS technologies; analyze costs and benefits in adopting particular ITS systems that are relevant to the ring roads; integrate ITS solutions with the planning and design of the ring roads; develop a need and technology-based strategy for monitoring and managing commercial vehicle operations on the ring roads; and based on the above, develop an ITS plan for the Edmonton and Calgary ring roads that will address the immediate and long-term needs, and the staging options of ITS applications. For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD number E211426.
Samenvatting