COMPANY SNAPSHOT:
A small, historic town with 17,000 vehicles passing through it each day
LOCATION:
Town of Hillsboro, Virginia
Benefits
The Challenge
Navigating uncharted territory with clear visibility
When the Town of Hillsboro first proposed a massive road and utility project — the public rebuked and negotiations were ongoing and difficult. There were no sidewalks, no ways to safely get from one end of the 0.7 mile wide town to the other without a vehicle. In order to streamline traffic and add sidewalks for the first time, the one commuter highway would have to be closed. The process was complex with more than 20 years of back-and-forth planning.
The Mayor was facing unprecedented challenges:
-How could they manage such an extensive job?
-How would they maintain their traffic plan?
-How were they going to document this life-altering project for residents?
The Solution
Live-streaming construction cameras
Using OxBlue gave the town a solution to easily manage the job by providing live streaming, HD images for sharing and on demand access to the jobsite. The Town also utilized OxBlue's integrations to build a website that shared real-time updates of the construction, resulting in nearly 3,000 people checking the images.
From documenting the complexities, assisting on-the-ground teams, securing the site and communicating with residents, OxBlue’s solution was an integral tool to combat roadblocks.
The Implementation
Gained trust through transparency
The Town setup four OxBlue Sapphire pan-tilt-zoom cameras, each with four different views to manage the work. The construction firm hired for the project used the camera's live feed and photo history to monitor progress. Engineers remotely viewed the site to determine when visits were necessary and the police department monitored the cameras for traffic and night-time incidents.
Watch the Transformation
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