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University of Alabama Researchers to Design Next-gen Transportation System in West Central Alabama
Researchers at the University of Alabama are embarking on a $16.8 million project to transform the roads and highways in the Tuscaloosa area into a smart transportation network that is safer, less congested and more environmentally friendly.
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UA Researchers turn Tuscaloosa into traffic laboratory to improve transportation
Green. Yellow. Red. Go. Slow. Stop. Simple instructions commanded by a seemingly simple machine – the traffic light. The technology is as old as the Industrial Revolution, with the first light, two gas-powered flames, controlling traffic in London in 1868.…
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UA Joins UN Network for Sustainable Solutions
A University of Alabama College of Engineering research center has been invited to join a global initiative for the United Nations with a focus on sustainable development. UA’s Center for Sustainable Infrastructure will join the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network,…
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University of Alabama Receives $8M DOT Grant to Fund Traffic Control Technologies
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently awarded more than $8 million to the University of Alabama’s (UA) Alabama Transportation Institute (ATI) to fund the use of modernized technology to improve traffic control systems in west-central Alabama through the Advanced Connected Transportation…
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UA Receives $8M Grant to Improve Transportation Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grants valued at $53.2 million to several projects on April 1.
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New $16 Million Road Project Focuses on Improving Tuscaloosa Commutes
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced on March 28 the Department of Transportation has awarded the University of Alabama with $8 million for a traffic project.
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UA Leading Transportation Project to Improve West Alabama Traffic
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In a partnership with federal, state and local agencies, The University of Alabama is leading an approximate $16 million project to transform traffic operations in West Alabama and provide leading-edge research to address societal transportation needs.
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Federal Grant Aims to Improve Traffic, Make Interstates High-tech
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A multi-million dollar project could change the way traffic flows on some of the state’s busiest roadways. The University of Alabama received an $8.03 million grant to make it happen.
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University of Alabama Gets Funding for New Tuscaloosa Transportation Project
The University of Alabama is rolling out a new transportation project with the goal of improving traffic conditions in West Alabama. 16 million dollars in funding is on the table for a partnership with federal, state and local agencies.
