State Technical Assistance in Local Community Traffic Improvement Projects
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IN T R O D U C T IO N Today the demands placed on any state transportation or highway agency to provide technical assistance to local communities require very flexible approaches to problem solving. The Ohio Department of Transportation is no exception and as a result we find a much greater need to assure that technical proficiency is maintained within our techni cal staff, particularly in the rapidly changing technology areas of sophisticated traffic signal and freeway traffic surveillance and control systems.
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