In Washington state, the Mount St. Helens traveler information system was installed at a cost of $499,526.

A traveler information system that transmits road weather and traffic information wirelessly to the transportation management center.

Made Public Date
01/30/2012
Identifier
2012-SC00253
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The Mount St. Helens Traveler Information System, deployed on Washington State Road 504, cost of $499,526.00. The equipment deployed included the following.

  • Road weather information services (RWIS) station on SR 504 at Bear Creek (milepost 35).
  • Highway advisory station (HAR) on I-5 at the junction of SR 504 in Castle Rock.
  • Closed circuit TV(CCTV) camera on SR 504 at the U.S. Forest Service Learning Center (milepost 33).
  • Variable message sign (VMS) on eastbound SR 504 at Milepost 0.75 (just off of I-5).
  • Wireless communications system to transmit the data to the Southwest Region Transportation Management Center (TMC).
  • No additional staff or funding was provided for operations or maintenance of this project.
System Cost

Traveler Information System with wireless communications system (RWIS, HAR, CCTV, VMS) - $499,526.00

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Management »
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06)
 , Traffic Management »
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09)
 , Traveler Information »
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01)
 , Traffic Management »
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
 , Support »
Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13)
 , Traveler Information »
Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)
System Cost Subsystem
Roadside Detection (RS-D)
Roadside Information (RS-I)
Roadside Telecommunications (RS-TC)
Transportation Management Center (TM)
 

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