The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is extending its contract with software company one.network for three more years after successfully implementing a statewide Lane Closure Notification System (LCNS) in April 2022.
According to an FDOT spokesperson, “The system was developed and implemented through a $200,000 pilot project in April 2022 to help motorists navigate the department’s work zones safely, timely and efficiently and to improve worker safety by alerting drivers entering active work zones or lane closures.”
Work zone supervisors can update the LCNS through one.network’s Live Link smartphone app to map out lane closures and deliver near real-time data to GPS companies to update drivers on any upcoming work zones or lane closures via navigation apps like Waze, Google Maps or Apple Maps.
“When using one of these navigation services, users receive work zone notifications in the same way that they receive other alerts along their selected routes,” the spokesperson said. “Information provided to navigation app providers includes beginning and end points of lane closures, temporary work zone speed-limit changes and construction worker presence.”
As of June 2023, more than 16,000 closures have been entered into the system statewide from FDOT projects.
“Ninety-nine percent of those closures were transmitted to navigation providers,” the spokesperson said. “By the end of the first year, 87 percent of closures were being entered into the system within five minutes of the reported closure start time. Preliminary data analysis by the FDOT Safety Office suggests a downward trend in work zone-related crashes post LCNS implementation.”
Because of these results, FDOT has decided to renew its contract with one.network for $2.5 million, with updates already underway.
Last month, the department implemented an additional planning module to allow contractors to enter planned closure information into the system ahead of time through one.network’s Live Link app.
Moving forward, FDOT looks to expand the use of the system to include maintenance and permitting closures alongside covering construction projects.
FDOT Extends Deal With one.network for Three Years
After implementing a $200,000 pilot program with one.network in April 2022, the Florida Department of Transportation is extending its contract with the company for $2.5 million for three more years.
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