WSDOT has developed a program that expedites the approval and systems engineering for low-cost ITS projects (less than $250,000). Candidate projects are presented to a committee and if the benefits are clear, the project addresses a known issue, and the cost is below the threshold, the project may be approved without further planning.
Program
Incident Response Unit Program (IRU) Program to Restore Traffic Flow Quickly and Safely
The ADOT IRU program provides a multi-jurisdictional and coordinated strategy to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow can be restored quickly and safely. Since the inception of the IRU program, reduction of response time to incidents has led to less traffic delay, congestion, and air quality issues. The IRU program also saved overtime hours for maintenance crew staff, which resulted in cost savings that could be returned to highway maintenance programs.