ITS Operations and Maintenance-Issues and Answers

摘要

One of the greatest challenges facing intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) in the United States might prove to be operations and maintenance. In a recent survey by ITE, transportation agencies reported a 20 percent to 25 percent shortfall in funding and personnel needed to effectively operate and maintain traffic control systems in place today. More than 40 percent of urban agencies rated their ability to operate existing advanced traffic management systems (ATMSs) as fair or poor, and two-thirds of state agencies rated their ability to maintain freeway ATMSs as fair or poor.