Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, (RTC), the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and partners received a $6 million grant to expand emerging technologies on Las Vegas freeways.
The five-mile expansion will extend west of downtown Las Vegas between I-15 and Summerlin Parkway on U.S. 95.
Some technologies that will be deployed along U.S. 95 include wrong-way sensors that alert drivers immediately if they’re traveling in the wrong direction; occupancy detection sensors in HOV lanes that collect data to reduce congestion and emissions; and overhead signs that warn motorists about incidents, speed reduction and lane closures ahead to mitigate crashes resulting from sudden braking.
The goal of the tech improvements is help enhance safety by mitigating congestion, decreasing the number of crashes, reducing travel time and increasing overall efficiency.
The $6 million in funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) program. The ATCMTD program funds early deployments of forward-looking technologies that can serve as national models.
The project is a partnership among the RTC, NDOT, Nevada Highway Patrol, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and technology company Waycare.