Northwest Passage Phase #4

Interstates 90 and 94 between Wisconsin and Washington function as major corridors for commercial and recreational travel. Extreme winter weather conditions, prevalent in the northern states within this corridor, pose significant operational and travel-related challenges. Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming are predominantly rural and face similar transportation issues related to traffic management, traveler information, and commercial vehicle operations. Recognizing the value of coordinated, cross-border collaboration for intelligent transportation systems (ITS) deployment to address these issues, Minnesota initiated a meeting in 2002 with representatives from each of the states within the corridor. The group established itself as a Transportation Pooled Fund in 2003. North/West Passage members contribute $25,000 or more annually to the pooled fund and are reimbursed for program travel. A work plan is developed and approved annually by the Steering Committee. Work Plan 1 and Work Plan 2 were funded through TFP-5(093). That project number was closed out and Work Plan 3 - Work Plan 11 were funded through the FHWA number TPF-5(190). To view each work plan and project results, visit the program website at: http://www.nwpassage.info/about/workplan.php. This new TPF number will fund Work Plan 13 as well as a the next few annual work plans. OBJECTIVES: The vision of the North/West Passage (NWP) Corridor is to focus on developing effective methods for sharing, coordinating, and integrating traveler information and operational activities across state and provincial borders. The vision provides a framework to guide the states’ future projects in the corridor.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/628

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $725000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(376)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Idaho Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 7129
  3311 W. State Street
  Boise, ID  United States  83707-1129

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Montana Department of Transportation

  2701 Prospect Avenue
  P.O. Box 201001
  Helena, MT  United States  59620-1001

  North Dakota Department of Transportation

  608 East Boulevard Avenue
  Bismarck, ND  United States  58505-0700

  South Dakota Department of Transportation

  700 East Broadway Avenue
  Pierre, SD  United States  57501

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504
• Project Managers:

  Johnson, Cory

• Start Date: 0
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 42309

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced driver information systems; Cooperation; Highway corridors; State departments of transportation; Traveler information and communication systems
• Identifier Terms: North/West Passage Corridor
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01663483
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(376)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 22 2018 8:46AM