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Jun 7, 2009 5:51 pm US/Eastern

Traffic Sensors Planned For Bronx River Parkway

Technology Would Transmit Real-Time Info On Vehicle Speeds, Traffic Volumes To Police, DPW

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CBS) ― Sensors planned for the historic Bronx River Parkway will transmit real-time information on vehicle speeds and traffic volumes to police and public works employees.

Westchester County Department of Public Works traffic engineer Kevin Roseman says that once the sensors are installed they could help identify problems.

He says the data from the sensors might indicate a car accident by showing that traffic was moving at 20 mph in a 45 mph zone. Drivers could also benefit by being able to look up travel times on the Internet.

Roseman says $500,000 in federal stimulus funds are going to the project.

Bids are due by June 24.

The winding Bronx River Parkway carries about 100,000 vehicles a day in the South Bronx. It carries about 60,000 a day in Westchester County.

The Bronx River was derived from the name of Jonas Bronck, the first European settler in Westchester County. In 1639, the Scandanavian-born Bronck purchased 500 acres from the Dutch between the Harlem River and the Aquehung (later the Bronx) River.

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