No H006/05
For publication January 12, 2005
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PROJECT FUNDED IN LOUIS-HÉBERT
OTTAWA — Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for Quebec, Jean-C.
Lapierre, today announced funding of $100,000 for a project aimed at making
transportation in Quebec safer, more reliable and more efficient.
The project from the Enterprise générale d'initiatives en développement
durable will receive funding under Transport Canada's Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) Plan.
"The funds devoted to this project reaffirm the Government of Canada's
commitment to accelerating the development and adoption of technologies designed
specifically to enhance the transportation system, " said Mr. Lapierre.
"These innovations promote safety and security, relieve congestion, improve
mobility and minimize the negative environmental impacts related to
transportation."
A total of $5 million will be awarded to 25 projects across Canada.
"Innovation is essential to Canada's growth and competitiveness,"
said Mr. Lapierre. "The ITS plan is an investment in Canadians' skills and
innovation and challenges them to help make our transportation system safer,
more efficient and more sustainable."
ITS is a new and rapidly developing field, where information processing,
communication systems and sensing devices are combined and integrated in
creative ways to make the transportation system work more effectively.
Centralized traffic management, transit smart cards and electronic tolling are
examples of ITS in action.
This initiative supports key departmental objectives designed to promote the
adoption of ITS technologies to advance the safety, efficiency and security of
our transportation system.
The Government of Canada's $600 million Strategic Highway Infrastructure
Program (SHIP) dedicates $100 million to funding initiatives that better
integrate the transportation system.
Since 1999, Transport Canada has provided more than $18 million in support of
ITS projects and research in Canada. The maximum contribution from Transport
Canada for each ITS project is $250,000.
For more information about Transport Canada's role in Intelligent Transportation Systems, please visit the ITS website at
www.its-sti.gc.ca.
A backgrounder outlining the winning project is attached.
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Irène Marcheterre
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Transport,
Ottawa
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS PROJECTS
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) comprise a broad range of diverse
technologies applied to transportation to make systems safer, more efficient,
more reliable and more environmentally friendly. Transport Canada has been
actively promoting them, providing more than $18 million in support of ITS
projects and research in Canada since 1999.
The field of ITS encompasses new products, information and communications
technologies for the development, operation and regulation of the transportation
system. ITS includes advanced systems for traffic management, traveller
information and vehicle control, commercial vehicle and fleet management, and
public transit and rural transportation. They all have in common the application
of advanced technologies in such areas as information processing,
communications, and sensing and control — technologies that offer the potential
to revolutionize the transportation system.
The following project has been selected:
Enterprise générale d'initiatives en développement durable (EGIDD Inc)
Undertake a feasibility, planning and integration study to develop and
demonstrate a prototype management system for the movement of oversized
vehicles.
Partners: Ministère des Transports du Québec
Funding awarded: $100,000
Total cost of proposal: $276,300
For further information, please visit the ITS Office's website at
www.its-sti.gc.ca.
January 2005
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