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Highway Helper Summary Report - Twin Cities Metro Area

July 1994
Minnesota, USA

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Summary Information

The Minnesota Highway Helper Program reduced the duration of a stall (the most frequent type of incident, representing 84 percent of service calls) by 8 minutes. Based upon representative numbers, annual benefits through reduced delay totaled $1.4 million for a program that cost $600,000 to operate.

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Source

Highway Helper Summary Report - Twin Cities Metro Area

Published By: Minnesota DOT

Source Date: July 1994

Other Reference Number: Report No. TMC 07450-0394

Application Areas

Intelligent Infrastructure > Traffic Incident Management > Mobilization & Response > Service Patrols

Goal Areas

Mobility
Productivity

Typical Deployment Locations

Metropolitan Areas

Keywords

freeway service patrol, courtesy patrols, highway helpers, freeway service patrols

ID: 2000-00009

 

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