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The article focuses on traffic management in Massachusetts (MA) during the demolition and reconstruction of bridges on Interstate 93. It states MA Department of Transportation Neil Boudreau utilized social media and message boards to inform drivers of road closures while traffic sensors monitored the volume and speed of traffic to encourage alternative routes if sustained speeds dropped under 30 miles per hours. It talks about the use of e-mail, text messages and Twitter in traffic management.

The article focuses on traffic management in Massachusetts (MA) during the demolition and reconstruction of bridges on Interstate 93. It states MA Department of Transportation Neil Boudreau utilized social media and message boards to inform drivers of road closures while traffic sensors monitored the volume and speed of traffic to encourage alternative routes if sustained speeds dropped under 30 miles per hours. It talks about the use of e-mail, text messages and Twitter in traffic management.

The article focuses on the 2010 Urban Mobility Report (UMR) of the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), which revealed how economic rebound causes increased traffic congestion. According to the report, congestion started to grow again in 2009. Meanwhile, Transportation for America director James Corless argued that the flaws in the analysis of the report could create faulty conclusions over what it shows.