The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) maintains approximately 3900 centerline miles of highways containing an estimated 170,000 highway signs. During 1988, ConnDOT, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, proposed a sign inventory system based on the photolog videodiscs produced by ConnDOT. Reasons for creating a sign inventory included the need to efficiently manage a continually growing investment in highway signing, increasing amounts of civil litigation involving highway signing, and future signing and safety management systems mandated by State and Federal government. In response to those needs, a research project entitled 'Development of a Videodisc-based Sign Inventory System (VSIS)' was initiated by personnel from ConnDOT's Division of Research. The primary objective of VSIS is to develop and implement a safe, accurate, cost-effective and comprehensive sign inventory system for use by ConnDOT. Using the photolog videodiscs as a primary data source, VSIS will save both time and travel while increasing both worker safety and data integrity. This is accomplished by reducing the number of data collection field trips, removing personnel from the hazardous highway environment, and computerizing the data collection process.


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    Title :

    Development of the Connecticut Department of Transportation Videodisc-Based Sign Inventory System (VSIS)


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    66 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English