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Birmingham approves pilot using sensors and dynamic signage to alert public about blocked railroad crossings
Summary
The City Council authorized an agreement with Alabama Power to place sensors and signage at select crossings in western Birmingham as a multi-year pilot to predict and communicate blocked rail crossings, funded in part with ARPA allocations from Districts 5 and 7.
The Birmingham City Council on April 8 approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Alabama Power Company to host small-cell equipment and sensors on select poles for a pilot system that predicts blocked railroad crossings and displays alerts on dynamic messaging boards.
The council said the pilot will initially cover four crossings in the western part of the city and is expected to run as a five-year data-collection project, with the implementation agreement for the poles and related equipment set at not-to-exceed $10,000 for…
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