Project Title:   ATIS IMPLEMENTATION AND INTEGRATION THROUGHOUT THE I-90 PHASE 2 CONNECTOR/ITS TEST BED LABORATORY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
     
Project Status:   In Progress
     
Project Type:   Deployment/Integration
     
Project Description:   This project combines the FY 2000 and FY 2001 ITS Integration Program earmarks for Rensselaer County, New York. Funding for both fiscal years was obligated in mid CY 2001. The FY 2000 earmark objective is to implement an Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) and agency information exchange network throughout the I-90 Phase 2 Connector/ITS Test Bed Laboratory transportation network of Rensselaer County, NY. The system will be designed to satisfy information needs of highway travelers and transit users as well as transportation operating agencies. Project features include:

- Investigating wireless communications technologies to achieve cost-effective travel data collection from various modes.
- Instrumenting the transportation infrastructure and collecting travel data from commuters.
- Analyzing collected data and producing traveler information.
- Integrating the traveler information with transportation modes and transportation management centers.

The FY 2001 earmark builds on this base and focuses on use of wireless technologies as the basis for traveler information through the use of cellular telephones for traffic surveillance. E-911 cellular telephone emergency service notification is added as a source of ATIS. The coverage area is also expanded to include the majority of the transportation network serviced by the regional Transportation Management Center. Funding indicated below are totals for both fiscal years. The breakout is as follows:

ITS Funding (earmarks)
FY 2000: $786,421
FY 2001: $396,807

Total Funding
FY 2000: $986,421
FY 2001: $806,807
     
Project Location:   Rensselaer County, New York
     
Project Partner(s):   FHWA, New York DOT, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Capital District Transportation Authority
     
Project Start Date:   July 2001
     
Project End Date:   December 2004
     
Estimated Total ITS Funds:   $1,183,228
     
Estimated Total Project Cost:   $1,793,228

Project Contacts:    
     
Mike Schauer
FHWA New York Division, HTD-NY
(518) 431-4125
Ext. 236
Brian Menyuk
New York DOT
(518) 388-0380
Ext.



U.S. Department of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems