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Smart sign support

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Multiple traffic surveillance and information networks are incorporated in the construction of intelligent transportation systems that provide a visual coverage of the roadway conditions. A collaborative project between Lehigh University and the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the development of cantilever sign support structures is presented.

Author: Dexter, Robert J., Johns, Kevin, DiBartolo, Robert
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
Safety and security measures, Freeways, Highways, Electric signs

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Intermodal innovation

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This article discuses the concept of intermodal transportation and an innovative magnetically levitated (maglev) technology used in the alternative mode of travelling. The autoshuttle system transports automobiles with their passengers in ventilated transport cabins, which enter and leave a convoy running at a constant speed.

Author: Steingrover, Andreas, Krevet, Rasmus, Bertini, Robert L.
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2001
Usage, Intermodal transportation, MAGLEV vehicles, Magnetic levitation vehicles

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Two-in-one tunnel

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This article describes construction of a 2.6 mile, $57-million, unique tunnel capable of handling railroad as well as motor vehicles in Whittier, Alaska. Study reveals this Anton Anderson Railroad Tunnel functions as two-in-one tunnel and is the longest rail and highway tunnel in North America.

Author: Moses, Tom, Witt, Paul, Frandina, Frank
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
Tunnel construction, Railroads, Environmental aspects, Railroad construction, Motor vehicles, Alaska, Tunneling

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Subjects list: Research, United States, Design and construction, Traffic engineering, Innovations, Transportation
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