North/West Passage

Since North/West Passage was established as a Transportation Pooled Fund in 2003, the members (Idaho Transportation Department, Minnesota DOT, Montana DOT, North Dakota DOT, South Dakota DOT, Washington State DOT, and Wyoming DOT) have completed research projects to support the unique aspects prevalent in these northern states along the I-90 and I-94 corridors.

The member states are predominantly rural, and face similar transportation issues related to maintenance and operations, traveler information, integrating emerging transportation technologies, and commercial vehicle operations. Collectively, the North/West Passage members have identified, prioritized, and overseen the research activities of nearly 100 individual projects that all contributed to the vision and objectives of the program.