| Project Title: |
ELECTRONIC PERMITTING FOR OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This project is a component of the FY 2000 State of Alabama Earmark. The project is an integral part of a major ITS initiative in the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area which seeks to reduce congestion and air pollution. Electronic Permitting for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles is a FY 2000 project that will provide fast and accurate route and clearance checking and bridge analysis approval. The ALDOT proposes to integrate an automated permitting function for commercial vehicles. This will enable commercial vehicle operators to obtain automated route information and permits for oversize and overweight loads throughout the highway system. The Birmingham area will be specifically targeted. Construction zone work information will be provided from the ALDOT Third Division Office to the permitting section in the ALDOT Maintenance Bureau. The Birmingham TCC can provide real-time congestion information to allow the permitting process to ensure these problem loads avoid congested routes. When overweight or oversize loads are scheduled, timing of routes through Birmingham will be a factor in issuing permits. The Department of Public Safety (State Troopers) will be notified of any special loads requiring escort vehicles, special enforcement measures, or special coordination with ASAP service patrol units. The Birmingham TCC will, similarly, be notified of special loads as needed to manage the freeway system. The system will allow improved coordination of agencies involved in managing congestion and the routing of oversize and overweight vehicles. The digital roadway network model will provide a fast, reliable determination of all conditions and events along the vehicle trip path. These can be key in avoiding congested sites in Birmingham. The project will also improve the efficiency of the process by automating the bridge rating process and clearance restrictions for overweight and oversize vehicles. It will provide better customer service to motor carriers by streamlining credential application, taxation, and payment procedures, and weight and safety enforcement to permit compliant operators to avoid costly delays. | |
| Project Location: | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA, Alabama DOT, Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, Birmingham Regional Planning Commission, Jefferson County, Shelby County, City of Hoover | |
| Project Start Date: | September 2000 | |
| Project End Date: | March 2003 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $800,000 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $1,000,000 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Linda Guin |
FHWA Alabama Division, HDA-AL |
(334) 223-7377 |
Ext. |
Lewis Harden |
FHWA Alabama Division, HDA-AL |
(334) 223-7390 |
Ext. 230 |
Bob Kratzer |
Alabama DOT |
(334) 242-6253 |
Ext. |