- Abertis Will Help Develop Satellite-Based Charging App Aimed At Controlling Travel Demand
- 2023 Work Zone Awareness Campaign Starts Monday
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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Abertis Will Help Develop Satellite-Based Charging App Aimed At Controlling Travel Demand
According to Traffic Technology Today, “A new dawn for pay-per-mile tolling [RUC] . . . is approaching with the announcement [yesterday] that a satellite-based system to enable it is to be trialed in low emission zones in the cities of Munich, Germany, and Barcelona, Spain. The proposed [distance-based fee and travel demand management] solution, which will have a two-month pilot phase and will involve around 1,000 citizens who will be provided with a dedicated app, will test a demand-driven pricing strategy, where users will be informed on the payment defined by a fixed fee to access the low emission zone, and a variable fee depending on the number of miles traveled, the level of usage and congestion at the time of access.” Abertis Mobility Services will develop key components of the system in collaboration with IMMENSE, a project supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to devise strategies for making urban transportation more sustainable.
An Abertis Mobility Services news release with additional information about the proposed system notes, “The company has experience in the implementation and operation of this type of schemes with the implementation of Road Usage Charging programs in the states of Washington, Utah, Oregon and Virginia in the United States through its subsidiary Emovis.”
Abertis Emovis (Abertis Mobility Services) ETC Systems EU Germany GPS- and Satellite-Based Toll Collection Grupo ACS RUC & VMT Programs Spain2023 Work Zone Awareness Campaign Starts Monday
The annual National Work Zone Awareness Week and its series of programs to encourage worksite and driving safety runs from April 17-21. This year’s campaign will have added poignancy coming less than a month after a Maryland highway crash in which six workers died. The sponsoring organization, the American Traffic Safety Services Foundation (ATSS), says 857 people were killed in 774 fatal work zone crashes in 2020, the year for which the most recent data is available. It has scheduled several events (for which participation resources are available) that will begin next Monday, April 17, with a safety training day, followed by a Tuesday kickoff event hosted by Missouri DOT.
On Monday, PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and Associated Pennsylvania Constructors (APC) hosted an event to bring attention to the ATSS campaign and work zone safety. Standing in front of a display of safety equipment and a memorial to crash victims, PTC chief executive Mark Compton underscored the seriousness of current concerns about driver behavior. “Behind me you see what our teams use to mitigate work zone accidents and keep our workers safe, [as well as] the evidence that heavy equipment cannot fully protect our team members when drivers are not paying attention or choose to ignore [warning signs]. At this point in time distracted driving behaviors are more prominent than ever before. We must change those behaviors.”
Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Maintenance Highway-Tunnel-Bridge Safety (Includes COVID-19 Impacts) Missouri Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) Public Outreach And CommunicationThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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