THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 20, 1995 TAG: 9510200562
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY PAGE: H1 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: By Mary Scully
LENGTH: Short : 32 lines
ILLUSTRATION: Color photo by Vicki Cronis
Stephany D. Hanshaw, engineer for the Virginia Department of
Transportation's Traffic Management Systems Control Center in
Virginia Beach, stands before 38 monitors that enable traffic
controllers to watch sections of I-64, I-264 and Route 44 around the
clock.
Color file photo
TV cameras in Crow's nests at half-mile intervals along sections of
I=64, I-264 and Route 44 monitor traffic as part of Phase 1 of
VDOT's Intelligent Transportation System.
Color photo by L. Todd Spencer
Monitoring traffic (Indian River Road and I-64 East shown) can
minimize traffic snarls. Emergency vehicles can rush to accident
scenes, while Variable Message Signs alert motorists to a slowdown.
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