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Monday, August 11, 2008
Traffic Web Site Now Has More Travel Information
The state has redesigned its SMART SunGuide web site, making it more user-friendly for the tens of thousands of commuters in South Florida.
The web site now has a route planner, allowing motorists in Broward and Palm Beach to get specific information on their preferred route.
After logging in, drivers will be able to see travel times, images from cameras and messages on the highway signs about delays or crashes along their route.
“We want to give our motorists as much decision-making information as possible,” said Steve Corbin, the state Department of Transportation’s district ITS operations manager. “Additionally, we feel that the new features will be valuable to the first-responder agencies that we work with on a regular basis.”
All of the information on the website is verified by the traffic management centers in West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, so motorists can count on its reliability.
The two centers monitor I-95 and other freeways with closed-circuit TV cameras, speed sensors, traffic signal control devices and the Road Rangers.
In coordination with local police and fire-rescue, operators in the traffic centers identify and respond to clear incidents, disabled vehicles and other interruptions as quickly as possible.
