Harrisburg, PA- PennDOT is now going live with its new plow truck tracking system.
Governor Tom Wolf announced the new Automated Location System on Monday.
The system is meant to improve PennDOT's information on vehicle movement and usage of winter materials within 700 plow trucks in Pennsylvania, PennDOT officials said.
"This is a step forward in showing Pennsylvanians how hard PennDOT is working to keep them safe during the winter season," Governor Wolf said.
The public can now view the location of more than 500 plow trucks on interstates and highways and more than 200 contracted rental trucks through the 511-PA website, PennDOT officials said.
The website allows people to login and see in real-time, where the plow trucks are and what the roads are like before they head out.
"It's a tool that folks can use if they're traveling to see roadway conditions. They can see where their plow has been within the last two hours," PennDOT Press Officer Tara Henry said.
The AVL system pilot is part of Governor Wolf's GO-TIME Initiative.
The pilot is said to improve coordination and collaboration to maximize efficiency of department equipment, PennDOT officials said.
"What it does is it gives a breadcrumb trail of where that truck has been, so they can see that roadway has been treated," Henry said.
The project is expected to save $1.4 million over the next 4 to 6 years, PennDOT officials said.
For more information on the app, go to http://www.511pa.com/mobileApp.aspx
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