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 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 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 – 2022 Updated Focus Areas, Issues, Vision, Goals, and Objectives – 2019 Updated Focus Areas, Issues, Vision, Goals, and Objectives – 2013 Updated ITS Integrated Strategic Plan Issues, Vision, Goals and Objectives – 2007 North/West Passage ITS Integrated 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 |
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