There are dozens of small plastic boxes strategically scattered around Haines, each with an attached rubber hose laid out across a public road. Technically, they are switches programmed to count traffic.
“There’s federal requirements that are asking us to report traffic at a statewide level,” said Department of Transportation and Public Facilities transportation planner Scott Vockeroth. He said his office submits the data to the Federal Highway Administration.
“We conduct counts on a rotation,” Vockeroth…
