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18/03/2020
Grant Pledged To Support Innovative Road Tech
New technology is set to be trialled to improve the safety of the road network in Kent.
A grant of £2 million has been pledged to develop research and trial the innovative technology. Kent County Council and Amey will explore how data and technology can improve decision-making for the future of our highways as part of the ADEPT SMART Places Live Labs programme.
The project will be trialling key innovations that will enable highways staff to make intelligent operational decisions based on machine learning and data science analytics. Some of the trials identified include intelligent traffic modelling devices, computer vision that will assess the rate at which the road surfaces degrade and provide information that will assist staff when making decisions on when a new road scheme needs to be built. Computer traffic counting assessment will also be developed for potential utilisation when new road schemes are being planned and built.
Additionally, sensor technology is being used across a range of highway assets including drains to mitigate against flooding events and sensors measuring road surface temperature to enable smarter gritting during the winter months. The Project team will also be developing an operational analytics platform to integrate all data and innovations within the service.
David Ogden, Business Director at Amey, explained: "This ADEPT Live Labs investment enables us to carry out live technology testing where real data will affect the outcomes, giving us a much clearer idea of the success – or failure – of each innovation than ever before.
"This is important work for the good of the county's roads and, ultimately, for the good of the country, as we work in partnership with Kent County Council to test these long-term solutions to improve the highways network."
Giles Perkins, Programme Director for ADEPT Live Labs, added: "We developed ADEPT's Live Labs programme to create partnerships between industry and local authorities to test and develop scaleable solutions the rapid changes we are seeing in the transport sector. Over the next two years, the insights and learning from Kent, and the other seven Live Labs, will be invaluable for local authorities and industry right across the UK and beyond."
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A grant of £2 million has been pledged to develop research and trial the innovative technology. Kent County Council and Amey will explore how data and technology can improve decision-making for the future of our highways as part of the ADEPT SMART Places Live Labs programme.
The project will be trialling key innovations that will enable highways staff to make intelligent operational decisions based on machine learning and data science analytics. Some of the trials identified include intelligent traffic modelling devices, computer vision that will assess the rate at which the road surfaces degrade and provide information that will assist staff when making decisions on when a new road scheme needs to be built. Computer traffic counting assessment will also be developed for potential utilisation when new road schemes are being planned and built.
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Additionally, sensor technology is being used across a range of highway assets including drains to mitigate against flooding events and sensors measuring road surface temperature to enable smarter gritting during the winter months. The Project team will also be developing an operational analytics platform to integrate all data and innovations within the service.
David Ogden, Business Director at Amey, explained: "This ADEPT Live Labs investment enables us to carry out live technology testing where real data will affect the outcomes, giving us a much clearer idea of the success – or failure – of each innovation than ever before.
"This is important work for the good of the county's roads and, ultimately, for the good of the country, as we work in partnership with Kent County Council to test these long-term solutions to improve the highways network."
Giles Perkins, Programme Director for ADEPT Live Labs, added: "We developed ADEPT's Live Labs programme to create partnerships between industry and local authorities to test and develop scaleable solutions the rapid changes we are seeing in the transport sector. Over the next two years, the insights and learning from Kent, and the other seven Live Labs, will be invaluable for local authorities and industry right across the UK and beyond."
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