PennSTART is a state-of-the-art facility that will benefit emergency responders, transportation organizations, and research institutions.
A vision of the Parties is to explore and advance a state-of-the-art training and testing facility to address the transportation safety and operational needs ...
A mission of the Parties is to advance the Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART) project through the required systems engineering process ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) are partnering to explore and advance PennSTART, a state-of-the-art training and testing facility to address the transportation safety and operational needs of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic Region. An analysis is underway to choose a facility location, with the decision expected to be made in the next stage of the engineering- planning and design process over the next year. The facility is anticipated to be operational as early as 2024 and will benefit emergency responders, transportation organizations, and research institutions. PennSTART will address safety training and research needs in six key areas: traffic incident management (TIM); tolling and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technology; work zones; commercial vehicles; transit vehicles; and connected and automated vehicles.
Examples of technologies for which safety and operational testing, as well as training, could be conducted at the new facility could include:
PennSTART - Rendering of Roundabout
PennSTART - Rendering of Test Track Looking North
PennSTART - Rendering of Test Track
PennSTART - Rendering of Test Track High Speed Area
PennSTART - Rendering of Test Track Entrance Area
A vision of the Parties is to explore and advance a state-of-the-art training and testing facility to address the transportation safety and operational needs of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic Region in six key areas:
A mission of the Parties is to advance the Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART) project through the required systems engineering process and identify the appropriate members (public and private) necessary to leverage the financial and technical resources required to construct, operate and maintain the center.