In 2008, WSDOT implemented a new Incident Response (IR) program that provides roving patrols during peak periods, as well as being on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Findings
While VMT rose 2…
In May 2008, WSDOT opened an approximately 10 mile stretch of SR167 as HOT lanes converted from HOV lanes. On average, since the opening of the HOT lanes, HOT lane volumes have increased 19 percent…
WSDOT deployed a series of 15 sign bridges every half-mile over a 7.5 mile stretch of I-5 between Boeing Access Road and I-90 in Seattle. These sign bridges hold dynamic message signs, which display…
FindingsBy using the thermal eye van, Washington State has been able to be more selective of which trucks they inspect for equipment violations, such as faulty breaks. This method results in follow…
One of the projects implemented on SR-2 and SR-97 included the deployment of a traveler information system on two heavily traveled mountain passes subject to high snowfall and avalanche closures…
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See also:
Swan, Nicole, et al. 511 Virginia Evaluation, Report sponsored by VDOT, January 2004.
Final Report Model Deployment of a Regional, Multi-Modal 511 Traveler Information System,…
Notes:
1. Only three sites with relatively different characteristics were used for this conclusion.
2. Due to the nature of the methodology for this part of the evaluation, results should be taken…
In 2006, Washington's State Patrol purchased a $500,000 "thermal eye" van and equipment with a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant. The van provides mobile thermal imaging to better determine…
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program, under Project 20-7/Task 200, conducted a comprehensive literature review and agency survey on the implementation of advanced winter maintenance…
Since the initial launch of 511 in 2001, numerous statewide and metropolitan traveler information systems have come on-line. In May 2004, the 511 Deployment Coalition began a cost analysis activity.…