Canonsburg Employs AI Road Management Program

Canonsburg Borough Council approved the acquisition of a road management program called Vialytics several months ago. According to Council President Eric Chandler, the borough’s engineer suggested the program that he saw used in other municipalities. Council got an update on the program at their agenda meeting.  The artificial intelligence based program takes the guesswork and emotion out of road paving projects. A cellphone is mounted to the dashboard of a vehicle and it records road conditions as it drives. The program not only records road conditions, but road signs as well, giving council a comprehensive view of road conditions. The program rates the roads and their conditions and then processes the information on PennDot standards to allow officials to make the best decisions on roadwork. Chandler says that the analysis of roads will be used to make decisions for the 2027 road paving program. In business to be addressed next week, council will vote on a measure that will allow the combination of the mayor and borough manager to temporarily close portions of or all of a parking lot or lots when they deem necessary for the sake of  public safety or property protection.