Speed, Cellphones, and GA 400

This morning, I came across a very interesting article regarding a plan to track traffic speeds andbottlenecks by "pinging" cellphones. Georgia DOT has contracted with a Marietta, Georgia, firm, AirSage, that will install special software in existing Sprint cell towers for this particular purpose.

For now, it will be done on a stretch of I-75 between the southside of I-285 near the Airport to Macon.

Please click here for the full article from the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

As for other Georgia Road Geek news, there have been some more BGS replacements on US 19/GA 400 as follows:

- All "button copy" signs have now been dismantled (except the northbound BGS for Exit 5A/Abernathy Road/Dunwoody/Sandy Springs/Next Right).

- New reflective signs have been placed from Abernathy Road (Exit 5 South/Exits 5A-B North) to I-285.

- A new overhead gantry has been placed on the northbound side between the Chattahoochee River and GA 140 (Exits 7A-B, Holcomb Bridge Road).

- New pole-mounted reflective signs on the southbound lanes for GA 140/Holcomb Bridge Road/Roswell at the 1/2-mile point and the exit itself.

- New pole-mounted reflective signs at Mansell Road (Exit 8), one northbound at the 1/2-mile point, the other southbound at the exit itself.

BTW, GDOT has yet to correct their mileage sign error, where they replaced the "Roswell 5/Dahlonega 43" sign with "Roswell 9/Dahlonega 26". I hope to get a picture of this sign soon, but if you do, then please e-mail it to me (steve#georgiaroadgeek.com). I'll post it on the blogsite and give the photographer due credit.

Lastly, here's a special "shout-out" to fellow road enthusiast Pete Jenior for his upcoming completion of a Transportation Engineering degree from Georgia Tech. Pete's got a nice website with "roadgeek meet" pages and excellent historical info on Atlanta's transportation planning throught the last 60-70 years. Please click here to see Pete's Road Site.

That's all for today. Thanks again for visiting and please do so often.