Last fall, Virginia traffic planners launched their active traffic management system on Interstate 66, and they have been looking for more ways to use electronic communication systems to improve traffic flow.
They think they have found one at the intersection of Route 28 in Centreville, a notorious place with slow traffic during peak hours.
Planners think they can help with part of the bigger problem.
This is a slow queue.
When the driver is driving in the I-up to the west, the mobile traffic formed on the working day morning
66 line up to the north route on the 28 th.
This gets confusing because some drivers who want to leave don't get into the right lane in time, so before they go through the exit, they slow down and look for a place where they can squeeze in.
Then the driver was trapped in a slow car.
Move traffic on the right so they try to make it faster on the leftmoving traffic.
It's not just a time. waster.
According to traffic statistics in Virginia, 54 crashes involving 135 cars have reported the highway since 2013.
Most of them happen when the weather is good.
Therefore, the Virginia Department of Transport decided to use the overhead sign and message board as part of the active traffic management system to create a virtual "exit only" lane on the right.
You can see the new settings in the picture below.
From 6 in the morning to 9: 30m.
On weekdays, the lane above the head --
I-control sign on the west side
Before Route 28, Route 66 will show three I-
There are 66 shields on the driveway that should be used by traffic, and a "28" sign on the right lane, which also passes through the driveway at other times.
The electronic message board on the left side of the gantry strengthens the setting by guiding the driver to the right lane at the north exit of Highway 28.
This electronic effort can only be part of a solution to the traffic problem at the intersection of Highway 28, but I hope it makes good use of the new technology.