Use of Colors in Dynamic Message Signs for Both Travel Times and Static Sign Simulation

The majority of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)'s roadway Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) are capable of full color/full matrix messaging. The objective of this research is to explore new ways to display messages that are easier for roadway users to understand, reducing distractions and increasing safety.

• Record URL:
  • https://researchprojects.dot.state.mn.us/projectpages/details?id=30644&type=CONTRACT

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $235,500.00
• Contract Numbers:

  1058810

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Managing Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Office of Research & Innovation
  395 John Ireland Boulevard, MS 330
  St. Paul, MN  United States  55155-1899
• Performing Organizations:

  Michigan State University, East Lansing

  East Lansing, MI  United States  48824
• Principal Investigators:

  Zockaie, Ali

• Start Date: 20250602
• Expected Completion Date: 20270430
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Color; Distraction; Traffic safety; Traffic signs; Variable message signs
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01968094
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1058810
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 8 2025 11:53AM