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Abstract
This report summarizes Phase II of an ongoing regional effort to expand traffic data collection by leveraging existing transportation infrastructure rather than requiring new data collection equipment. Building on a 2019 pilot project, Phase II, initiated in early 2023, continued the collaboration among area transportation agencies to increase the availability of reliable, continuous traffic data for planning and analysis.
For the current Phase II project, 42 additional intersections were set up for data collection and analysis, bringing the total area locations reporting data to more than 70 (considering those from NDDOT as well). The intersections for each agency are listed in tables below. Note again that similar to the pilot project, this phase of traffic data collection and reporting used already-existing infrastructure without the need to purchase or maintain any additional traffic data collection devices. The mostly under-utilized or un-utilized capabilities of the existing transportation infrastructure devices combined with UGPTI’s capabilities and innovative approach have made it possible to gather traffic data 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 365 days per year.
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