Next Generation Traffic Intelligence on I-95 in Virginia
I-95 Next Generation Traffic Operations Data Service
Cavnue is partnering with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to deploy next generation traffic data services along one of the East Coast's most congested and commercially vital interstate corridors. In January 2026, VDOT awarded Cavnue the contract to deliver its Smart Road Platform along an initial 8-mile segment of I-95 spanning from Arthur Ashe Boulevard to Sliding Hill Road. The deployment will equip the corridor with a dense sensor and camera network that provides VDOT with lane-level traffic intelligence in real time.
Traditional traffic cameras report isolated snapshots. Cavnue's platform sees the whole corridor at once.
The Smart Road Platform will deploy high-resolution cameras and sensors at regular intervals along the corridor, creating a live, lane-level digital view of vehicles, hazards, and traffic condition from end to end. This unified view, updates continuously and delivers actionable insights directly to VDOT's Traffic Operations Center, supporting more proactive and coordinated corridor operations.
By the numbers
Mile Initial Deployment
8
Annual crashes at Peak (2023–2024)
1,005
I-95 in Virginia
195 Miles
Technology
The I-95 corridor will be equipped with a dense network of pole-mounted cameras, sensors, and wireless communication infrastructure, to provide continuous, overlapping coverage across lanes and shoulders. This physical infrastructure feeds a distributed edge compute system that processes sensor data in real time, building a live, spatially precise digital model of traffic conditions, incidents, and road hazards along the corridor.
That digital model will deliver actionable intelligence directly to VDOT's Traffic Operations Center through a real-time dashboard, while simultaneously supporting the delivery of lane-level alerts to connected vehicles, commercial fleet operators, and navigation partners on the corridor. The same platform will serve as the foundational data infrastructure for future connected and automated vehicle integration on I-95
Benefits
Cavnue's platform will transform how VDOT manages I-95 by reducing blind spots and detection delays that define legacy traffic operations. The system will reduce incident detection times from the national average of 15 minutes to under 2 minutes, cutting the window between an event and VDOT's response. This will enable operators to manage conditions before they compound into secondary crashes and cascading delays. With continuous corridor visibility replacing periodic snapshots, VDOT's Traffic Operations Center will shift from reactive responders to proactive traffic managers — reducing non-recurring congestion on one of Virginia's most heavily traveled and commercially vital corridors.
The platform also positions VDOT at the forefront of data-driven transportation. By deploying cost-efficient, low-capital infrastructure that generates continuous lane-level intelligence, Virginia gains a scalable model for corridor operations that can expand across the I-95 network, while building the foundation needed for the increasing presence of connected and automated vehicles on the road.
News and Updates
Cavnue Awarded Contract to Deliver Next Generation Traffic Operations Data Service on I-95, Advancing Real-Time Lane-Level Visibility
