US 285: C-470 to Tiny Town Intelligent Transportation System installation

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27 Sep 2016 15:23 #1 by Mountain-News-Events

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In case you were wondering what those blue and orange wires/tubes are that are being installed down Highway 285, they are fiber optic cables that will be needed for the accommodation of future driver-less cars.

US 285 from C-470 to Tiny Town Intelligent Transportation System installation

This project will install fiber optic cable along US 285, from C-470 to Tiny Town. This will accommodate the future implementation of the intelligent transportation system (ITS), which will include the use of connected vehicles (aka, driverless cars).

Project work, estimated to cost $3 million (and valued at $15 million), will be completed during the day, Monday - Friday, through November 2016.
Project Team
Project Engineer(s): Jill Scott
Contractor(s): Zayo, Paonia, Fiber Works and Dillie and Kuhn
CDOT has shared its right-of-way and existing infrastructure with Zayo, in exchange for its construction work on this project.

US Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office

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Yossarian
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22 Oct 2016 21:43 #2 by Yossarian

Replied by Yossarian on topic US 285: C-470 to Tiny Town Intelligent Transportation System installation

Don't we already have driverless cars on Hwy 285??

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ScienceChic
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23 Oct 2016 11:51 #3 by ScienceChic

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Yossarian wrote: Don't we already have driverless cars on Hwy 285??

Teehee!

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