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Final phase II report : SR 395 Spokane FY99 earmark evaluation
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2001-09-20
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By Battelle Memorial Institute ...
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Alternative Title:Final Spokane phase II report
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TRIS Online Accession Number:927553
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NTL Classification:NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Road Weather Management;NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Traveler Information;NTL-INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS-Freeway Management;
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Abstract:The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has provided funding to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to install a road and weather information system in the mostly rural and mountainous region north of Spokane, Washington to the Canadian border. This system is intended to communicate traveler information to commercial vehicle operators, other public motorists, and maintenance crews concerning current weather conditions, road surface conditions, border crossings, floods, slide areas, and other information necessary to assist roadway users in making informed travel decisions. The system will include the installation of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) information and communication technology, and its integration into a regional ITS system that will assist in the collection and dissemination to travelers of critical road and weather information in the SR 395 corridor. Enhanced traveler information can increase safety, improve the efficiency of commercial vehicle operations, benefit road maintenance activities, and provide the general traveler with an increased level of knowledge and comfort regarding the conditions that they may encounter. The FHWA is conducting an independent evaluation of this project in order to better determine and document the benefits of such rural road-weather ITS deployments. The Battelle Memorial Institute, teamed with Meyer, Mohaddes Associates (MMA), were selected to perform the independent evaluation. This Phase II report provides the evaluation approaches and the results of the baseline data collection and analysis, along with an assessment of the likelihood that useful benefit data could be obtained by moving into Phase III of the evaluation.
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