The City of Lawrence begins a project this week to assess and inventory the condition of all roadways within the city.
The city hired the firm Data Transfer Solutions to perform the assessment, which includes the use of vans with cameras to gather data on road conditions, according to a city news release. The project will last approximately six weeks and begins Wednesday.
To evaluate roadway conditions, DTS deploys a fleet of data collection vans equipped with digital cameras that will collect imagery on all pavement and transportation-related infrastructure located within the city right-of-way. The vehicles will be traveling all roads within the city to collect the required data, and some roads will need to be traveled several times. The imagery will be used to create a digital video inventory.
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