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IRD Awarded $2.4 Million Virtual Weigh-In-Motion Projects for Illinois Tollway
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n IRD Awarded $2.4 Million Virtual Weigh-In-Motion Projects for Illinois Tollway\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n IRD will be installing three Virtual Weigh-In-Motion systems at two sites on Interstate Highways I-294 and I-88.\n \n \n \n \n The new systems will extend the network of Virtual Weigh Stations in\n \n Illinois\n \n that are equipped with IRD's tire safety screening solution.\n \n \n \n \n The Tire Anomaly and Classification System installations will be IRD's largest multi-lane tire safety sites to date.\n \n \n \n \n Virtual Weigh Stations and Tire Anomaly and Classification Systems help to improve road safety and are a key component of the Tollway's pavement preservation program.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n SASKATOON, SK\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 31, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - International Road Dynamics Inc. (IRD), a Quarterhill Inc. (Quarterhill) company (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), announces that the company has been awarded two contracts for approximately\n \n $2.4 million\n \n for Virtual Weigh-In-Motion (VWIM) systems for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (Illinois Tollway). Under the contracts, three new VWIM systems will be installed at two sites for use by the\n \n Illinois\n \n State Police to monitor commercial vehicles for weight, size and tire violations. All financial information in this press release is reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.\n \n \n The project includes the installation of new VWIM sites on I-294 and I-88. Each site consists of Weigh-In-Motion sensors, iSINC\n \n ®\n \n Weigh-In-Motion controllers, IP cameras, over-height detection sensors, and the Tire Anomaly and Classification System (TACS™). The TACS installations are the largest to date for IRD, with six lanes of TACS in one direction on I-294 northbound and three lanes in each direction on I-88 (eastbound/westbound). When completed, these sites will expand IRD's footprint of VWIM systems on the Illinois Tollway network from two to five.\n \n \n The Weigh-In-Motion...