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Maryland highway signs display travel times
Author: Daniel Keane Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 EST
In hopes of limiting gridlock during the busiest travel times of the day, the Maryland State Highway Association plans to expand its program of installing signs on state highways that inform drivers of average travel times using digital signs on the side of highways. The latest installment placed eight signs along I-95 in the Baltimore area.
Further expansion is planned for the summer, the state announced on Tuesday; interstate highways 83 and 795 will receive the signs. GPS technology installed in the cars of state vehicles relays the information to the SHA, which posts it on the signs.
"You can choose an alternate route if things are taking too long, or it gives you a good idea to estimate how long you need to be to get someplace, and if you're running behind, you may decide it's not worth it," SHA spokesperson Valerie Burnette Edgar told WBAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Baltimore.
According to the U.S. Census News Bureau, Baltimore has the 80th longest average commute time among cities with a population of at least 50,000 in United States. New York City has the longest commute times as people spend an average of 6.2 days per year driving to and from work.
Further expansion is planned for the summer, the state announced on Tuesday; interstate highways 83 and 795 will receive the signs. GPS technology installed in the cars of state vehicles relays the information to the SHA, which posts it on the signs.
"You can choose an alternate route if things are taking too long, or it gives you a good idea to estimate how long you need to be to get someplace, and if you're running behind, you may decide it's not worth it," SHA spokesperson Valerie Burnette Edgar told WBAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Baltimore.
According to the U.S. Census News Bureau, Baltimore has the 80th longest average commute time among cities with a population of at least 50,000 in United States. New York City has the longest commute times as people spend an average of 6.2 days per year driving to and from work.
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