Las Vegas, like many other major cities, sees more and more traffic jams. In order to better manage the traffic, it decided to try wireless technology, and more specifically, mesh networking. And it turns out that the pilot program will help not only police officers, but also people living in the city. In Viva Mesh Vegas, a long article from IEEE Spectrum, you’ll discover many details about the three-tier resilient mesh network architecture used in this program.

The pilot test covers 5 square kilometers for a cost of about $170,000. If Las Vegas decides to expand it to the whole city, it will cost about $6 million. Read the original article for more details or this summary for selected excerpts, other references and pictures.