FULLERTON, Calif., Sept. 22, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company and
prime contractor Wilbur Smith and Associates recently received TEAMFL's annual
Chairman's Award for innovative design of MnPASS, an electronic toll
collection system for Minnesota's I-394 highway. TEAMFL is a Florida
organization that encourages and honors innovation in toll road operation.
Using MnPASS, vehicles carrying only one person can use the high-occupancy
vehicle (HOV) lanes along I-394, if the driver pays a toll. The resulting
dual mode lane is called a "high occupancy toll," or HOT lane. The project
brings other innovations to the highway including dynamic pricing that varies
according to traffic volume and mobile enforcement of HOT lane users. Raytheon
supplied MnPASS's toll technology, mobile enforcement capabilities and system
integration. Drivers have been using the system since May 16, 2005.
"We are proud that Raytheon Highway Transportation Management's concept
for mobile enforcement was judged as the most innovative approach by TEAMFL,"
said Mike Prout, president of HTMS. "Raytheon technology is helping states
find affordable ways to manage traffic congestion, and this award confirms our
leadership in that arena."
TEAMFL was founded in 1997 as a collaborative effort between the State of
Florida's Expressway Authorities System and the Florida Turnpike District. It
unites these, other governmental agencies and Florida businesses in sharing
innovative concepts for toll road operations, toll booth design, financing
options, land acquisition, marketing and roadway design.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2004 sales of $20.2 billion, is an
industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.
Note to editors:
-- MnPASS work was performed by Raytheon Highway Transportation Management
Systems employees in Fullerton, Calif., in close collaboration with
Raytheon Canada employees located in Woodridge, Ontario.
-- Raytheon has two patents pending for technology involved in mobile
enforcement of HOT lane users.
-- TEAMFL (http://www.teamfl.org), Raytheon HTMS
(http://www.raytheon.com/htms, Raytheon Canada
(http://www.raytheon.ca), Minnesota MnPass (http://www.mnpass.org/)
Contact:
Patricia Perlini
972.952.4033
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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Related links:
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Patricia Perlini of Raytheon Company,
+1-972-952-4033
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