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UNOTI Researchers to Develop Data Tool to Improve Highway Safety with $400K Federal Grant

Posted 2 weeks ago

Researchers at the University of New Orleans Transportation Institute will help the city of New Orleans to create a map of the area’s most accident-prone streets to prioritize safety improvements along those traffic corridors.

UNOTI, in partnership with the city, the Regional Transit Authority and Toole Design Group, has received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safety Data Initiative for the work.

The University of New Orleans Transportation Institute, the City of New Orleans and other agencies were awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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