Tag: ALDOT
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Federal grant aims to improve traffic, make interstates high-tech
March 29, 2019 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 and will be matching grant… -
Federal government pumps millions into west Alabama traffic management upgrades
March 29, 2019 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… -
$16M project to improve traffic in west AL
March 29, 2019 A $16 million project will improve traffic in West Alabama. This is a video of a news broadcast detailing a traffic project involving the University of Alabama delivered by WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama on May… -
UA Leading Transportation Project to Improve West Alabama Traffic
March 29, 2019 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… -
UA’s Alabama Transportation Institute awarded $8 million to improve transportation in west-central Alabama
March 28, 2019 Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) on Thursday announced that USDOT)has awarded $8,034,003 to the UA's Alabama Transportation Institute for the Advanced Connected Transportation Infrastructure and Operations Network (ACTION) project. -
UA Research Reports Options for Future of Alabama Roads
January 31, 2019 An analysis of Alabama’s roads and bridges by researchers at The University of Alabama provides future scenarios for the state of transportation infrastructure that vary based on funding.The report informs state leaders about the impact… -
UA Researchers turn Tuscaloosa into traffic laboratory to improve transportation
January 24, 2019 Today, there are about 650,000 signals controlling traffic in the United States, with the vast majority of them left alone after installation. Only when motorists complain do governments tinker with the signal timing and detection. -
UA will Lease Space at GulfQuest in Mobile
July 31, 2018 The University of Alabama will lease space at the GulfQuest facility in Mobile effective Sept. 1. The new UA office will serve as a nexus for research and programmatic initiatives that will benefit the region,… -
UA, ALDOT Lay Groundwork for Future Self-Driving Vehicles
October 23, 2017 Advanced technology used to make traveling safer and more efficient is the focus of a new project led by The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation. Tuscaloosa will install technology for this…