| Project Title: |
ALASKA TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEM INCLUDING VESSEL TRACKING SUBSYSTEM AND HIGHWAY CONDITIONS SUBSYSTEM |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This project is one component of the FY 2001 ITS Integration Program earmark for the State of Alaska. Federal funding for the project was obligated in May 2002. The focus of the project is a new Alaska Traveler Information System (ATIS) with two functional subsystems designed to provide near real-time transportation system information. The Vessel Tracking Subsystem for the Alaska Marine Highway System, and the Highway Conditions Subsystem will provide important and timely data about a diverse and complex intermodal transportation system spanning extreme terrain which is frequently subjected to adverse weather conditions. The Vessel Tracking Subsystem will provide near real-time position reporting for the vessels in the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). The system will also provide for limited e-mail communications between AMHS shore-based staff and all deployed vessels. The system will also transmit data from shipboard weather stations to the National Weather Service. The Highway Conditions Subsystem will provide real-time reporting of highway conditions, road closures, and maintenance/construction activity. These subsystems will feed an ATIS depicting road conditions, roadway weather and ferry information generated into maps accessible on the Internet. |
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| Project Location: | State of Alaska | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) | |
| Project Start Date: | May 2002 | |
| Project End Date: | October 2004 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $477,819 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $955,638 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Al Fletcher |
FHWA Alaska Division, HDA-AK |
(907) 586-7245 |
Ext. |
Jeff Ottesen |
ADOT&PF |
(907) 465-6971 |
Ext. |