| Project Title: |
I-90 CONNECTOR, RENSSELAER COUNTY, NEW YORK |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Other |
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| Project Description: | The FY 1998 Rensselaer County earmark of $1.25M has been divided into two projects. The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will receive $500K to develop ITS training and the remaining funds ($750K) will be used for ITS research to support the I-90 Connector/Test Bed. ITS Test Bed Research--This project will fund ITS research on a 3-mile, test bed facility on the Rensselaer County, I-90 Connector. The ITS research will include: investigation of communications technologies to link the test bed with the soon-to-be opened Northway Incident Management/Traffic Operations Center, traffic operations data collection, deployment of temporary ITS equipment in the study area, and the establishment of partnerships with educational institutions and/or private sector ITS firms. RPI, in coordination with the FHWA Professional Capacity Building Program, will use advanced education technologies to design, develop and deploy educational modules on ITS topics in a variety of settings. The target audience for this new training is ITS professionals. Course topics to be addressed are wireless communications, the operations of a traffic management center, and video detection and surveillance technologies. All of the education modules will be designed to be delivered (1) in face-to-face classroom settings, (2) individual learning via either the Web or CD ROM and (3) using distance learning technologies such as video conferencing and interactive web work. | |
| Project Location: | Rensselaer County, New York | |
| Project Partner(s): | New York State DOT | |
| Project Start Date: | October 1998 | |
| Project End Date: | December 2003 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $1,250,000 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $1,562,500 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Mike Schauer |
FHWA New York Division, HDT-NY |
(518) 431-4125 |
Ext. 236 |
Paul Cuerdon |
New York State DOT |
(518) 474-6377 |
Ext. |