Case Study: Colorado Department of Transportation achieves $5.2M annual driver savings and 39% fewer stop delays with McCain Inc’s QuicTrac Adaptive

Quictrac™ Adaptive Reduces Stop Delays by 39% and Improves Travel Time by 6% on Us 50 in Pueblo, Co

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) needed to improve operations along the 8.2‑mile US 50 corridor in Pueblo, CO—an area with 10 signalized intersections, 38,000–48,000 daily vehicles and highly variable weekday and weekend traffic that made traditional time‑of‑day signal plans ineffective. CDOT selected McCain Inc and its QuicTrac Adaptive signal control to use real‑time data and dynamically adjust signal timing to meet unpredictable demand.

McCain Inc deployed QuicTrac Adaptive to replace fixed timing with on‑the‑fly adaptive control, yielding a 39% reduction in stop delays, a 6% improvement in travel time, and roughly a 31% average reduction in weekday stops (about 100,000 fewer stops per day). The project saved an estimated 1,013 vehicle travel hours per day (253,250 annually), reduced fuel use by 461 gallons/day, and produced an estimated $5.2 million in annual savings to drivers while minimizing disruption to opposite‑direction traffic.

Colorado Department of Transportation