AECOM, a US-based multinational engineering firm, has secured a $4m contract from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to provide design services for Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) deployment.

The project is part of the Mid-American Association of State Transportation Officials’ (MAASTO) $25m Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to provide new solutions to critical truck parking needs.

AECOM’s MAASTO truck parking coordinator Dan Corey said: “We understand the significance of this first piece of the MAASTO truck parking puzzle that will build the foundation of data dissemination and information exchange between the trucking industry, transportation agencies and the public across state boarders.

“AECOM will be responsible for deploying technologies that will provide truck parking availability across Indiana.”

“Our team is excited to be a partner in the promotion of seamless data exchange and truck safety.”

As per the terms of the contract, AECOM will be responsible for deploying technologies that will provide truck parking availability across Indiana.

The data collected using AECOM’s technologies will be shared with other contributing MAASTO states including Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

AECOM project manager Ryan Elliott said: “AECOM has designed the installation of nearly 20 similar type signs throughout Indiana.

“To meet the compressed project schedule and logistical size of the project, we will utilise multiple design teams to maximise production efficiencies.

“We are also promoting the use of innovative technologies, such as drones, to help verify the location of the closed circuit television cameras that will monitor the parking facilities to improve the system’s accuracy.”

Work is expected to begin on the project this month and is expected to be completed by next year.