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Council accepts KDOT grant to add signal priority technology for emergency vehicles
Summary
Andover accepted a Kansas Department of Transportation Innovative Technology grant to install roadside units (RSUs) and vehicle equipment to give fire apparatus priority at several signals; the grant covers most project costs and city share will be $105,000 split between fire and street funds.
The Andover City Council voted unanimously to accept a Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Innovative Technology grant to deploy roadside signal-priority units (RSUs) and vehicle equipment designed to provide signal preemption and improved intersection safety for emergency response vehicles.
Rick Landes, director of public works and utilities, told the council the system will let a responding fire truck…
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