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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Receives National Roadway Safety Award

National Roadway Safety Award
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) recently received a national award for an innovative safety project that has reduced the number of accidents at a busy Louisville intersection (Brook and Jefferson).

The Brook and Jefferson streets intersection in downtown Louisville, with 32,000 vehicles a day, was a frequent scene for accidents and near-accidents. Engineers and law enforcement officials debated the problem for years and wondered what could be done to make the intersection safer. The Auto Incident Recording System (AIRS), consisting of video cameras, microphones, computers and a video recording system, was installed in July, 2001. This technology allowed the intersection to be monitored 24/7. The "problem" was discovered right away--the data collected on AIRS showed that 50% of the crashes and 33% of the near crashes were associated with identical illegal left turns. Following the installation of additional signage and curb extensions, the crash number has been cut in half.

The monitoring system is part of the TRIMARC project, which is managed by Northrop Grumman Information Technology. The Louisville Metro Police and Public Works Department have also been partners with KYTC in this safety endeavor.

To read the press release visit the FHWA web site.

FHWA National Award
for Traveler Information Web Sites for 2003

FHWA 2003 Top Website Award The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the third annual winners of its national awards for traveler information web sites. They look for sites that give travelers easy access to current information about safety and mobility on the highways. To read the press release visit the FHWA web site.

TRIMARC and ARTIMIS Win "Best of ITS" Awards

AIRS Team Awards Picture
(l-r) Pat Johnson - City of Louisville Engineer,
Barney Leslie - Northrop Grumman TRIMARC Project Manager,
John Crossfield - KYTC Project Manager,
Bob Flener - KYTC District 5 Traffic Engineer

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Northrop Grumman's ARTIMIS and TRIMARC projects were both named as "Best of ITS" award winners in the Return in Investment and Research categories. These prestigious annual awards were presented on April 30 at the ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) America conference in Long Beach, Calif. Northrop Grumman designed, integrated, operates and maintains ARTIMIS, (Advanced Regional Traffic Interactive Management and Information System) for the states of Kentucky and Ohio and local agencies, and TRIMARC, (Traffic Response and Incident Management Assisting the River Cities) for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Indiana Department of Transportation.

ARTIMIS won for its Return on Investment due to a study by Cambridge Systematics, which showed a benefit/cost ratio of 12 to 1 – or an annual savings of more than million as a result of the ARTIMIS program in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region.

TRIMARC won for its research of high incident intersections in Louisville using an Auto Incident Recording System (AIRS). Northrop Grumman engineers, working with Mitsubishi Electric of Japan, used a sound-activated video system to analyze accidents and near accidents. As a result, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and City of Louisville engineers made intersection improvements that have led to a reduction in left-turn accidents.

Both projects competed with 75 programs in seven categories for this year"s ITS America Awards. The awards were presented to the best ITS programs based on quantitative and qualitative performance, innovation, maturity of deployment, and integration into the transportation system.

ARTIMIS manages traffic seamlessly across two states, seven counties and more than 40 independent municipalities without regard to jurisdictional boundaries on approximately 160 miles of freeways. It has helped reduce traffic congestion, reduce air pollution, improve the region's traffic flow, and increase motorist safety.

TRIMARC is designed to improve safety, emergency response, travel-time and air quality within the greater Louisville/Southern Indiana area. TRIMARC is part of a national initiative to deploy Intelligent Transportation Systems to the 75 largest metropolitan areas in the nation.