Roads and Bridges: Identifying the Problem (Aug 23, 2005)
One of the ways the Oklahoma Department of Transportation identifies problem areas on its 12-thousand miles of highways is with the help of a Canadian company called Roadware. Roadware has developed a million-dollar, specially modified van called the Automatic Road Analyzer—or ARAN for short. It uses lasers, gyroscopes and other high-tech equipment to chronicle the condition of every inch of pavement on Oklahoma’s major thoroughfares. ARAN drivers Michael and Keyon describe how the vehicle works (4:00).

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