Case Study
Nova Scotia Mainline Weigh Station
Nova Scotia Mainline Weigh Station Project Description: IRD has worked with the Province of Nova Scotia to implement several mainline Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) systems throughout the province.The systems are complete design-build-maintain turnkey High Speed WIM (HSWIM) systems. The Nova Scotia systems utilize IRD’s Single Load Cell (SLC) WIM System combined with the iSINC® WIM Electronics for superior accuracy. Sorting systems weigh commercial vehicles on the mainline of the highway in motion and direct o ending (over-weight) vehicles to exit ramps and weigh stations for additional processing. The sort decision for each vehicle is conveyed to the driver by means of message signs which are automatically activated as the driver passes through the system. Overheight detection systems are employe