Charlottesville’s share of a next-generation network of intelligent traffic signals could cost five times as much as originally expected. In February, the City Council agreed to reallocate $450,000 from other projects to upgrade traffic signals using Rhythm Engineering’s InSync technology, which adjusts lights in real time according to fluctuating traffic patterns. “Their product is probably […]
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Advanced traffic signals delayed until after U.S. 29 construction
Installation of a traffic signal system that can automatically adjust lights to meet demand will be delayed until after several road projects on U.S. 29 are completed in 2017. However, the Virginia Department of Transportation will upgrade existing signals in the corridor before construction begins next year to allow traffic engineers to adjust the […]
More details emerge on U.S. 29 construction plans
The leader of a stakeholder panel that is overseeing more than $200 million worth of construction projects in the U.S. 29 corridor said Thursday that he is listening to its members, despite complaints to the contrary shared with the Virginia Secretary of Transportation. Philip A. Shucet told the Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel that […]