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.
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. They have improved since, of course. The current three-light system and electricity came in the…
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, or SDSN, the national and international initiative to promote practical solutions for sustainable development. Dr.…
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 Infrastructure and Operations Network (ACTION) project, Yellowhammer News reports.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, AL (WBRC) – The federal government is putting $8 million behind a $16 million project to upgrade traffic operations in west Alabama. The funds will help pay for a new fiber optic communication network along I-20/59 in Tuscaloosa County.
