WYDOT’s mobile app for traveler information provides citizens with the ability to submit an image when they are not driving. Citizens are required to use location services when submitting photos in order for WYDOT to verify each submittal with the location, date, and time using photo metadata. The ability for citizens to submit photos in a rural environment is helpful, however in an urban environment it may clutter the map and be a burden for staff to validate the increased number of photos received.
2020
Real-Time Arrow Board Status Information
In 2018, MnDOT conducted a one year pilot project through a contract with a vendor (Street Smart) that installed a monitoring device on 20 arrow boards that provided arrow board status information (e.g., right arrow on, left arrow on) to the vendor’s server. The arrow board status information from the server was then integrated with MnDOT’s Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) and then their Road Condition Reporting System (RCRS).
Real-Time Arrow Board Status Information
In 2019, the Iowa DOT had access to 5 equipped arrow boards with reporting capabilities (Street Smart, iCone, Ver-Mac) to provide real-time arrow board status information to the vendor’s server.
Waze Reports Added as a Layer on the Iowa DOT 511 Website
Waze reports on Iowa DOT’s traveler information website are labeled as citizen updates, reported by Waze, on their own layer and in the map legend. Waze has been a valuable resource to Iowa DOT for both traveler information and operations in more populated areas, but may not be as valuable in less populated areas with fewer Waze reports.
Updated Signal Timing and Traffic Management Center (TMC) Control to Manage Pedestrians at an Intersection, Reducing Officers Needed
A new GDOT Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) deployment included programming for time-of-day pedestrian scrambles designed for all-way pedestrian crossings during heavy volume times that could be controlled directly from the GDOT TMC. In the past, most intersections required at least six officers to manage the crowd and vehicles; now an intersection can be managed by two officers.