Case Study: Baltimore Metropolitan Council saves $25,000 annually with INRIX traffic data

INRIX saves the Baltimore Metropolitan Council $25,000 annually in fuel and labor costs

Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC), the technical and support staff for the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, needed a faster and more cost-effective way to identify traffic bottlenecks and congested areas across the Baltimore region. Traditionally, BMC sent drivers with GPS devices into the field to repeatedly measure roadway speeds and travel times, a process that was costly, labor-intensive, and time-consuming. INRIX provided access to real-time traffic data through the I-95 Corridor Coalition’s Vehicle Probe Project.

Using INRIX real-time traffic data, BMC replaced its manual drive testing with cleaner, more organized data for quarterly reporting and congestion analysis. INRIX helped BMC save at least $25,000 annually in fuel and labor costs, eliminate the need for three seasonal drivers, and identify and rank the top 10 bottleneck locations in the Baltimore region. The data was accurate within 2 MPH in normal conditions and 5 MPH in congested conditions, meeting the project’s requirements.

Baltimore Metropolitan Council