Staff say aging traffic counters and Beacon mapping gaps hamper Carroll County traffic data

Aug 15, 2024

Area Plan Commission staff reported 2024 traffic counts and flagged failures of aging tube-style counters, noting five units failed and most are about ten years old; counters are grant-funded with INDOT covering 80% and purchases could occur with fiscal year 2026 funds. Beacon road-data gaps also complicate count linking.

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Aria Staiger of the Area Plan Commission of Tippecanoe County presented the committee with 2024 traffic-count data and raised concerns about the reliability of the county's traffic counters and the accuracy of the roads layer used to map counts.

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