Traffic & Transit
Sudbury Uses New Tech To Monitor Road Conditions
Sudbury is using technology that allows the town to measure how cold the pavement is.
SUDBURY, MA — As snow turned to freezing rain, the town of Sudbury kept an eye on the road conditions with a new gadget: Frost Control Sensors. This storm is the first time the town will be able to test the new technology.
Public Works Director Dan Nason installed six infrared light sensors to traffic lights and trees that will monitor just how cold the pavement will get during winter storms.
“It will save us money, as well as environmentally speaking, we don’t want to apply too much salt if we don’t have to,” Nason said. “We can save $6,000 every time we call the contractors.”