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Title:

ITMS AND THE CENTRAL ARTERY PROJECT

Accession Number:

00744819

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

This symposium presentation describes the Central Artery Project in Boston. The Central Artery is the portion of the I-93 highway that cuts through the middle of the city, separating the waterfront area from the financial district. Planning for the Central Artery tunnel project began in the 1960s. The total cost of the project is estimated at $8 billion. The design for the Central Artery Tunnel is very complex. The ventilation system for the tunnel includes over 130 fans and eight ventilation buildings. The entire underground highway system will be managed by an operations control center that is triply redundant to ensure that backup power and other functions will be available in the case of an emergency. A traffic simulator, developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been extremely helpful in testing different approaches to traffic management. Many Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies are being incorporated into the project.

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Luchian, S

Editors:

Turnbull, K F
Henk, R H

Pagination:

p. 48-49

Publication Date:

1997-6

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 474
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Second National Symposium on Integrated Transportation Management Systems

Location: Seattle, Washington
Date: 1995-5-8 to 1995-5-10
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Washington State Department of Transportation; City of Seattle; King County Metro; City of Bellevue; Institute of Transportation Engineers Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Council; and

Geographic Terms:

Boston (Massachusetts)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 22 1998 12:00AM

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