Project Title:   ALPOWA SUMMIT WINTER TRAVEL INFORMATION SYSTEM
     
Project Status:   In Progress
     
Project Type:   Deployment/Integration
     
Project Description:   This project is a component of the FY 2002 ITS Integration Program Washington Statewide earmark. This project's objective is to install a dynamic message sign (DMS) on either side of the Alpowa Summit Pass in rural Washington State. This pass is subject to frequent, severe winter weather conditions, and the DMS will provide travelers with road condition and travel restriction information. The signs will be operated by the Central Washington Traffic Management Center in Yakima.
     
Project Location:   US 12 Alpowa Summit Washington
     
Project Partner(s):   FHWA, Washington State DOT
     
Project Start Date:   February 2003
     
Project End Date:   January 2006
     
Estimated Total ITS Funds:   $124,095
     
Estimated Total Project Cost:   $248,190

Project Contacts:    
     
Michael Brower
FHWA Washington Division, HMO-WA
(360) 753-9550
Ext.
Rick Gifford
WSDOT
(509) 577-1985
Ext.



U.S. Department of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems