The purpose of this award to north carolina department of public safety patrol is to upgrade halifax northbound weigh station on i-95, institute for transportation research and education (itre)…

The purpose of this award to north carolina department of public safety patrol is to upgrade halifax northbound weigh station on i-95, institute for transportation research and education (itre) technical and administrative support for ITD projects, maintenance contract variable traffic message signs and the weigh station data modernization projects that will benefit the motor carrier industry.project 1 objective:the performance objective of this project is to expand ITD system capabilities by installing a mainline WIM, LPR, usdot reader, a tire monitoring system and message sign at the halifax weigh station on i-95. Upgrading the halifax weigh station will improve CMV safety and enhance the productivity of cmvs and commercial drivers.project 2: objective:the goal is to include itre in NCS grant is to provide technical and administrative support to the ITD program manager. Under a contract agreement, itre will provide program and technical support functions to keep the ITD program on-track and moving forward. The performance objective of this project is to meet the growing needs of NCS data-intensive ITD program.project 3 objective:the project will involve the purchase of a maintenance contract to provide remote connectivity for the variable traffic message signs. The purchase of this maintenance contract for connectivity will ensure that the message signs from previous grants will remain operational and effective. This will improve the effectiveness of the message sign program. With this connectivity the locations of all connected message signs are displayed on an intuitive map interface. The maintenance contract for connectivity is 4 years.project 4 objective:the objective of this project is to modernize NCS weigh station data formats, sources, locations, data capturing methods, and workflow to enable better utilization of these data for more effective planning. The overall goal is to create a data warehouse managed by itre to allow for easy consumption through commonly accessible dashboards that provide single consolidated views of all e-screening data. These dashboards will improve cves capabilities for effective planning and utilization of e-screening tools, as well as provide streamlined reporting capabilities. This is a 3-year contract.