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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.
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 ...
A.A.D.T. Traffic Volumes 1955–1969 And Traffic Collision Data 1967–1969. Ontario Department of Highways. 1970. Shragge, John; Bagnato, Sharon (1984). From Footpaths to Freeways. Historical Committee, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. ISBN 978-0-7743-9388-1. Stamp, Robert M. (1987). QEW – Canada's First Superhighway. The ...
A moose that wandered onto Highway 417 during the morning commute in Ottawa, Canada, on July 19 was euthanized by officials who determined it had an injured front leg and posed a risk in the ...
Ottawa Road 174 is a freeway [note 1] on the east side of Ottawa that extends from The Split — an interchange with Highway 417 — to the city limits at Canaan Road. The segment between the Highway 417 junction and Trim Road is a four-lane controlled-access highway , while the remainder east of Trim Road is a rural two lane arterial road . [ 4 ]
In early 1991, Highway 401 was equipped with a traffic camera system called COMPASS. [134] Using closed-circuit television cameras, vehicle detection loops and LED changeable-message signs , COMPASS enables the MTO Traffic Operations Centre to obtain a real-time assessment of traffic conditions and alert drivers of collisions, congestion and ...
Phase one opened to traffic on November 25, 1960, extending up to the Rideau River. [2] On the western side of Ottawa, phase two opened a year later in October, 1961. The central section presented the greatest challenge, as an embankment was built to create grade-separations. In addition, the structures over the Rideau Canal and river required ...
This interactive traffic gridlock map for Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties gives you access to the latest traffic reports and live views from traffic cameras. Check out traffic ...