Installation of an automatic anti-icing system is to begin in November on a bridge being built near Erie, Pa., and state officials say they hope to access its sensors' data through the Internet to help manage ice on other roadways nearby.
The 1,106-ft-long, four-lane concrete deck will be fitted with sensors, pumps, valves, fluid lines, control circuits and 51 spray discs supplied by three 1,700-gallon tanks. Traffic Solutions Inc., New Castle, Pa., has a $1-million contract for installation.