The Road Emergency Services Communications Unit (RESCU) is a traffic management system used by the City of

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on city managed highways. The system is used to monitor traffic on: * Gardiner Expressway from the

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to the Don Valley Parkway - 28 cameras * Don Valley Parkway from the Gardiner Expressway to Ontario Highway 401 - 17 cameras * Lake Shore Boulevard from near Parkside Drive to Leslie Street - 17 cameras * Allen Road from Finch Avenue West to Eglinton Avenue - 9 cameras Various intersections through the GTA are also monitored including Woodbine Avenue and Steeles Avenue / Ontario Highway 404, Black Creek Drive and Lawrence Avenue West, Don Mills Road and Overlea Boulevard, and Warden Avenue and Ellesmere Road. The {{convert, 35, km, mi system consists of: * 70+ traffic cameras * 635 vehicle sensors * 5 overhead changeable message signs - Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway * 4 portable signs * 121 detector stations (650 loops) * Remote Traffic Information System (RTIS) - website * Queue End Warning System - reminder for drivers that Allen Road ends at Eglinton Avenue West by using flashing light/sign and display screen on southbound Allen Road at Glengrove Avenue and south of Viewmount Avenue; advisory overhead sign at Flemingdon Road.

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RESCU
Transport in the Greater Toronto Area Transport in Ontario Intelligent transportation systems

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