Benefits analysis for incident management program integrated with intelligent transportation systems operations case study

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2000, 2007, Pages 78-87

  Guin, Angshuman ^a   Porter, Christopher ^a   Smith, Bayne ^a   Holmes, Carla ^b,c  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Georgia Department of Transportation

^c Grice and Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MASS TRANSPORTATION;

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE COSTS;

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 38349111062     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2000-10     Document Type: Article

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