Improving traffic flow in Calgary and Edmonton and other “intelligent” transportation projects have been given the green light under a $1-million federal funding initiative announced by Transport Canada last week.
The money is part of approximately $3.7 million given to 17 cost-shared projects under Transport Canada’s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Deployment and Integration Plan.
The Alberta projects include:
* $250,000 for the assessment and development of an Advanced Traveller Information and Traffic Management Systems Blueprint for Highway 2 between Edmonton and Calgary;
* $250,000 for the deployment of Variable Message Signs along Highway 2 near Red Deer to provide better road information to drivers;
* $250,000 to the City of Calgary to expand its Traffic Signal Priority System and Automatic Vehicle Tracking System for transit buses to enhance the efficiency of the city’s public transit system;
* $250,000 to Edmonton for deployment of a video traffic management system that provides information to various departments, and a traveller information system that provides live and still image data via cable television and Internet.
