PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 20, 2016--
Parsons has been awarded a 5-year contract to provide a Maintenance
Decision Support System (MDSS) and automatic vehicle location system and
services on 650 snow plows throughout Nebraska. Parsons will use MDSS
informatics technology developed by Iteris
(NASDAQ: ITI).
The system utilizes data from remote weather information stations, as
well as temperature data from a Parsons-equipped snow plow, to develop
precision treatment recommendations for a specific segment of road.
These recommendations are sent to the in-vehicle Parsons touch-screen
unit along with actual weather maps. This process allows for roadway
salt and other chemicals to be applied at an optimum time and at a
prescribed volume before an incoming weather event, reducing the need
for retreatments and lowering material, fuel, and maintenance costs
while diminishing the need for overtime labor.
“One of the most expensive and labor-intensive operations performed by
many states and provinces during the winter months is snow removal and
roadway treatment,” said Michael Johnson, Parsons Group President.
“We’re proud to bring our intelligent transportation systems expertise
to the state of Nebraska and to increase the safety of its winter
roadways through our technology solutions for increased efficiency and
effectiveness of its snow plow operations.”
Kyle Schneweis, Nebraska Department of Roads Director, stated, “We are
excited about this opportunity to not only improve our response to
winter events, but to do so while creating system efficiencies,
resulting in a better value for our customers. We are committed to
providing good customer service to the citizens of Nebraska and those
who travel our roadways, and these new tools will help improve our
customer impact.”
Ben Hershey, Iteris’ Associate Vice President of Weather Services
Operations, added, "Iteris is excited to partner with Parsons to provide
ClearPath Weather and MDSS technologies to the Nebraska Department of
Roads. Iteris will be arming maintenance decision-makers across the
state of Nebraska with actionable weather and pavement forecast
information to keep the traveling public safe—and commerce moving—during
adverse winter weather driving conditions. This effort will continue the
relationship Iteris has had with NDOR since 2006 when it joined the MDSS
Pooled Fund Study.”
About Iteris, Inc.
Iteris is the global leader in applied
informatics for transportation and agriculture, turning big data into
big breakthrough solutions. We collect, aggregate and analyze data on
traffic, roads, weather, water, soil and crops to generate precise
informatics that lead to safer transportation and smarter farming.
Municipalities, government agencies, crop science companies, farmers and
agronomists around the world use our solutions to make roads safer and
travel more efficient, as well as farmlands more sustainable, healthy
and productive. Visit www.iteris.com
for more information.
About Parsons
Parsons, celebrating more than 70 years of
growth in the engineering, construction, technical, and professional
services industries, is a leader in many diversified markets with
a focus on infrastructure, industrial, federal, and construction.
Parsons delivers design/design-build, program/construction management,
and other professional services packaged in innovative alternative
delivery methods to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as
well as to private industrial customers worldwide. For more about
Parsons, please visit www.parsons.com,
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Source: Iteris
Iteris Contact
Cindy Vuong, +1-949-270-9696
ctv@iteris.com
or
Parsons
Contact
Erin Kuhlman, +1-626-440-4590
erin.kuhlman@parsons.com