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October 19, 2009

Next summer, roads here will be smarter

By JOURNAL STAFF

SEATTLE — Washington is one of the first states that will install active traffic management devices that state Department of Transportation officials say will make roads “smarter.”

Starting next summer, overhead electronic signs will automatically alert drivers in the Puget Sound region to change lanes when an incident blocks traffic ahead or to adjust their speed before they reach slower-moving traffic.


 
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