A study of weigh station technologies and practices.

This study was requested in response to concerns about the operation of the Greenwich Weigh and Inspection Station (Greenwich Station) on I-95 Northbound. The Station’s configuration, combined with both the size and volume of trucks and buses (commercial vehicles) which must use it, severely impacts the Station’s ability to operate effectively to assure commercial vehicle compliance with the state’s weight and safety regulations and requirements. This report identifies technologies and practices that have the potential to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of weigh and inspection stations to deter the passage of overweight and unsafe vehicles across the state’s highways; increase the transit efficiency for the large percentage of commercial vehicles that are compliant with Connecticut laws and regulations; and utilize information gathered through weigh system technologies for the multiple purposes of enforcement and transportation infrastructure decision-making and budgeting, including pavement design and highway maintenance and rehabilitation.