Regulatory Trend. Procurement Opportunity. Tech to Detect Wrong Way Drivers.

Arizona Department of Transportation is rolling out 1st of its kind wrong way detection technology.

How does the new fandangled technology work?

  • Thermal cameras detect a wrong-way vehicle along an off-ramp
  • When triggered, an illuminated wrong-way sign with flashing lights alerts drivers

The winning contract: a $1.89 million bid from Contractors West Inc. of Mesa

Equipment World | Arizona moves forward on “first of its kind” wrong-way detection system

Legal. High Speed Rail. Rail Claims Fed Rules Only. Golden State Supreme Court Requires State Environmental Law Application.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that publicly owned rail must comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.

How does impact high speed rail in California? Whether environmental impact studies must be conducted has been a contetious issue among stakeholders building high speed rail.

How did California get here? A rail line contended that it only needed to comply with federal rail rules.

Governing | High-Speed Rail Hits a Roadblock in California

Texas A.G. Opinion. Manufacturers and Dealerships. 3 Points of Clarity from the A.G.

Texas Attorney General Opinion KP- 0156 lays down the law on what constitutes when a manufacturer owns a dealership in Texas. The nuts and bolts of the opinion:

  • A company that owns a manufacturer, but exercises no control over the manufacturer, & the company and manufacturer do not have common control, it does not trigger the manufacturer dealer prohibition in Texas
  • Even, if the corporate relationship squeak by on not exercising control over the manufacturer, it can still trigger the…