Projects

Annually the North/West Passage Steering Committee meets to discuss in detail a list of prospective projects for the upcoming year. The prospective projects are based on member suggestions, freight task force suggestions, operations task force suggestions, and the ITS Integrated Strategic Plan and corresponding updates. These projects are scored at the annual meeting based on anticipated benefits to the corridor, likelihood of success, compatibility with the vision and strategic plan, and timeliness of the project. Following are the projects completed from each North/West Passage work plan.

Work Plan	Approved	Projects
Work Plan 20	07/10/2025	Project 20.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 13 Project 20.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 10 Project 20.3 – Corridor-wide Common Data Exchange of Road Closures Demonstration Project 20.4 – Road Closure Impact Planning Project 20.5 – Cross Border Event Coordination Procedures Project 20.6 – Multi-state/Regional TPIMS Grant Application Project 20.7 – Identifying Opportunities for Truck Parking Collaboration between North/West Passage States
Work Plan 19	06/10/2024	Project 19.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 12 Project 19.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 9 Project 19.3 – Assessment: Third-party Mapping/ Navigation Providers Display of Traveler Information Events Project 19.4 – Information Sharing and Coordination on Winter Weather Closures Project 19.5 – Automated Traveler Information Creation Project 19.6 – Phase 1: Multi-State / Regional Project
Work Plan 18	06/15/2023	Project 18.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 11 Project 18.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 8 Project 18.3 – Providing Recommended Routes to Mapping and Navigation Companies When There is a Closure on the Primary Route Project 18.4 – Purchasing Data from Vendors of Connected Vehicle (CV) Data Project 18.5 – Uniform Allowable Weights for Divisible Loads During Declared Emergencies Project 18.6 – Situational Data Exchange Phase 4 – Business Models Project 18.7 – Truck Travel Times and Need for Hours-of-Service Truck Parking Assessment
Work Plans 13 – 17	05/02/2025	Summary Report
Work Plan 17	07/13/2022	Project 17.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 10 Project 17.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 7 Project 17.3 – Benefits of Traveler Information Provided by DOTs Project 17.4 – Communicating Route Restrictions to Third Party Mapping/Navigation Providers Project 17.5 – Situational Data Exchange – Phase 3 Project 17.6 – Activity to Support the Work Zone Data Initiative – Phase 2 Project 17.7 – Current Practices in Expanding DOT Traveler Information Coverage
Work Plan 16	07/08/2021	Project 16.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 9 Project 16.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 6 Project 16.3 – Winter Performance Measures Project 16.4 – Truck Parking Information Management Assessment Project 16.5 – Oversize/Overweight Movement Assessment
Work Plan 15	07/06/2020	Project 15.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 8 Project 15.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 5 Project 15.3 – Situational Data Exchange – Phase 2 Project 15.4 – Commercial Vehicle Traveler Information Assessment Project 15.5 – Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Project 15.6 – E-Screening Coordination Assessment Project 15.7 – State Weather Messaging Coordination Project 15.8 – Activity to Support the Work Zone Data Initiative – Phase 1
Work Plan 14	07/11/2019	Project 14.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 7 Project 14.2 – Situational Data Exchange – Phase 1 Project 14.3 – North/West Passage Workforce Needs – Practices and Peer Exchange Project 14.4 – DOT Traveler Information Website Crowdsourcing Practices Project 14.5 – DOT Traveler Information Website Features and Usage
Work Plan 13	07/12/2018	Project 13.1 – Freight Task Force – Year 4 Project 13.2 – Operations Task Force – Year 6 Project 13.3 – NWP Corridor Safety and Mobility Assessment Project 13.4 – North/West Passage Traveler Information Work Zone Alerts: Feasibility Study
Work Plans 3 – 12	07/13/2022	Summary Report
Work Plan 12	08/15/2017	Project 12.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 5 Project 12.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 3 Project 12.3 – NWP Corridor Large Scale ITS Deployment Development Project 12.4 – Evaluation of Rural 511 Phone Service Project 12.5 – Interstate Speed Limits Project 12.6 – Asset Management Practices for ITS Infrastructure Project 12.7 – Plow Camera and Location Sharing Practices Project 12.8 – TSMO Practices Peer Exchange
Work Plan 11	08/16/2016	Project 11.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 4 Project 11.2 – Forecasting and Alerting Travelers about Critical Road Conditions Project 11.3 – Work Zone Management Practices for I-90/I-94 Project 11.4 – Day One Activities to Prepare for Connected and Automated Vehicles Project 11.5 – Exploring Options for Truck Platooning along the North/West Passage Corridor
Work Plan 10	07/14/2015	Project 10.1 – Operations and Traveler Information Integration Sharing (OTIIS) Website Operations and Maintenance Project 10.2 – Operations Task Force – Year 3 Project 10.3 – Evaluate Effectiveness of Citizen Reporting Project 10.4 – Freight Task Force – Year 2 Project 10.5 – Winter Performance Management Practices Project 10.6 – Multistate Assessment of Interstate Speed Limit Impacts
Work Plan 9	08/12/2014	Project 9.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 2 Project 9.2 – Peer Exchange Project 9.3 – Virtual Scanning Tour of “On the Road Technologies” Project 9.4 – Freight or Operations Related Projects Project 9.5 – Research Need for Corridor Performance Measures
Work Plan 8	06/25/2013	Project 8.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 1 Project 8.2 – Concept for Rural TMC/TOC Operations Project 8.3 – Freight Task Force – Year 1 Project 8.4 – Winter Road Condition Map Aggregation Project 8.5 – Member Outreach Support Project 8.6 – Major Event Operations Coordination Support Project 8.7 – Corridor-wide Commercial Vehicle Portal Feasibility Study
Work Plan 7	08/14/2012	Project 7.1 – NWP Goal Assessment and Planning for ITS Corridor Deployment Project 7.2 – Corridor-Wide Traveler Information Coordination Operational Test – Phase 2 Project 7.3 – Truck Parking Projects along the NWP Corridor and Evaluate Third Party Data for Truck Parking Availability Project 7.4 – CVO Regional Permitting – Phase 4 Project 7.5 – NWP Freight Industry Workshop Project 7.6 – Multistate Coalition Coordination
Work Plan 6	09/13/2011	Project 6.1 – Corridor-wide Traveler Information Coordination – Operational Test Project 6.2 – 23 CFR 511 Final Rule Project 6.3 – Citizen Assisted Reporting – Phase 2 Project 6.4 – Cost/Benefit Tool Evaluation – Phase 2 Project 6.5 – NWP Traveler Information Website – Phase 3 Project 6.6 – CVO – Regional Permitting – Phase 3 Project 6.7 – Corridor-Wide Marketing and Outreach to CVOs
Work Plan 5	05/19/2010	Project 5.1 – Citizen Assisted Reporting – Phase 1 Project 5.2 – Cost/Benefit ITS Tool Evaluation – Phase 1 Project 5.3 – Consistent and Coordinated DMS Use Project 5.4 – Use of Mobile Sensors and Maintenance Decision Support for Automated Road Condition Reporting Project 5.5 – NWP Regional Permitting – Phase 2 Project 5.6 – Facilitating the Use of Open Source Software Throughout the Corridor
Work Plan 4	04/30/2008	Project 4.1 and 4.3 – NWP Traveler Information Website Phase 2 and Center-to-Center Communications ConOps Project 4.2 – Call Forwarding and Evaluation of Cross Border Information Project 4.4 – NWP Regional Permitting – Phase 1 Project 4.5 – Traveler Information Dissemination to Commercial Vehicle Operators
Work Plan 3	04/25/2007	Project 3.1 – Corridor-Wide Consistent Major Event Descriptions Project 3.2 – Clarus Regional Demonstration Concept of Operations Project 3.3 – CAD to Reporting System Integration – Workshop Project 3.4 – North/West Passage Traveler Information Web Site Project 3.5 – Cross Border O&M Collaboration – Workshop
Work Plan 2	12/13/2004	Project 2.1 – ITS Integrated Corridor Strategic Plan
Work Plan 1	12/05/2003	Project 1.1 – Integrate ND, WI, and MN Reporting Systems Project 1.2 – Deploy Limited CARS Study Application for WI Project 1.3 – Develop Automated Road Condition Reporting System Project 1.4 – Provide Integrated Communications Capabilities for ND DMS Project 1.5 – Concept of Operations for DMS Deployment on I-94 EB in ND and WB in MN Project 1.6 – Preliminary Design for DMS Deployment at the I-94 and I-90 Split at Tomah, WI Project 1.7 – Develop a North/West Passage Program Website Project 1.8 – Develop a Communication Plan for the De-Icing System to be Installed on the I-94 Bridges at Red River Project 1.9 – Develop a Lessons Learned Document Comparing Reporting Systems in WI and ND