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COMPASS, also referred to as Freeway Traffic Management System, is a system run by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) to monitor and manage the flow of traffic on various roads (including 400-series highways) in Ontario. COMPASS uses pairs of in-road sensors to detect the speed and density of traffic flow.
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The entire length of the parkway uses the RESCU Traffic Management System, which was installed in 1994. [28] Like the similar COMPASS system on provincial freeways, RESCU combines in-pavement sensors with traffic cameras and changeable message signs (6 fixed and 10 portable) to alert drivers of accidents, traffic conditions and upcoming closures.
Cams like the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2 still provide great coverage, and have the advantage of being more discreet, meaning, they’re less likely to be spotted by thieves. Without a screen, though ...
Traffic engineers call this a reduced conflict intersection, because it cuts down on the number of places cars could potential run into each other. Drivers from Perry Creek may find it takes ...
A large blaze at a storage facility in Pickering, east of Toronto, produced heavy plumes of smoke that drifted over Highway 401, forcing traffic to slow down due to reduced visibility, local media ...
[193] [194] [195] In early 2015, it was announced the first phase of the Highway 401 extension would open to traffic between Highway 3 and Labelle Street (near the E. C. Row Expressway) in the spring; [196] an 8-kilometre (5 mi) section was opened to traffic on June 28, 2015, extending Highway 401 as far west as the E. C. Row Expressway, the ...
A traffic camera is a video camera which observes vehicular traffic on a road. Typically, traffic cameras are put along major roads such as highways, freeways, expressways and arterial roads, and are connected by optical fibers buried alongside or under the road, with electricity provided either by mains power in urban areas, by solar panels or other alternative power sources which provide ...