A traffic monitoring system that uses Bluetooth technology was recently approved by the City Council of Newport Beach in an effort to improve the flow of traffic in the city woth the introduction of modern technology.
Devices will be installed in several locations in the city. These devices will ping in-car hands-free and cellphone Bluetooth devices of motorists in order to create a profile of the routes and travel times in real time. The system, to be called BlueTOAD, will gather such data in an anonymous fashion, so as to protect driver privacy.
The cost for the software and equipment will be about $119,000, including a dozen detection devices that will be placed along Coast Highway, Newport Coast Drive, MacArthur Boulevard, and Balboa Peninsula. The system is expected to be operational by the beginning of next year.
An engineer with the city, Brad Sommers, said BlueTOAD can help traffic engineers determine how much congestion there is by comparing the time it takes a car to travel between detection devices, or examine traffic patterns in the city to determine the most strategic routes of getting from one important locale to another.
Flyers are often used to announce the establishment of systems such as this one, and the many benefits for motorists that are expected to result from their implementation.
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