The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDoH) has deployed Q-Free’s Kinetic Mobility advanced traffic management system (ATMS) across its near 56,000km of state roads, spanning all 55 counties.

This upgrade from Q-Free’s OpenTMS empowers operators with a more integrated and user-friendly interface, enhancing their ability to monitor and manage roadways effectively.

West Virginia’s location serves as a corridor for freight movement, connecting industries to major regional centres in eastern USA.

Kinetic Mobility (www.q-free.com/kinetic-mobility) is a scalable ATMS platform that integrates all intelligent transportation system (ITS) devices into a single decision-making dashboard across freeways and arterials, eliminating the need for patchwork options. Customisable, it offers a selection of mix-and-match modules giving agencies the flexibility to create a system tailored to their needs. Enhanced automation features reduce human error, free operators to focus on more complex tasks, and expedite the dissemination of critical information to the public, ensuring timely updates on road conditions and incidents.

Q-Free senior project manager Christopher Butler believes Kinetic Mobility will be transformational in West Virginia, now and in the future.

“Our partnership with WVDoH has always been built on trust and collaboration,” he said. “This level of trust means the world to us and reinforces our commitment to delivering lasting value for WVDoH and their residents.”

WVDoH (transportation.wv.gov) deployed Kinetic Mobility’s event management, signs and video modules, and has plans to implement additional modules such as counts, weather and travel time in the future. Kinetic Mobility’s open standards compatibility also enables seamless integration with the West Virginia Parkways Authority, the state’s 511 system and 24 e-911 centres, as well as partnerships with local news outlets and other state agencies.

“West Virginia is a fantastic partner, and they’re clearly good stewards of their residents’ time and money,” said Q-Free CEO Mark Talbot. “In feedback, our other customers tell us they appreciate Kinetic Mobility for its ability to replace a variety of cobbled together traffic management systems, but also for its cost effectiveness since agencies are only buying exactly the modules they need.”

Norwegian firm Q-Free (www.q-free.com) specialises in intelligent transportation systems for tolling, traffic management and active transportation. With a four-decade legacy, Q-Free serves customers in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas.