ITS Projects Book January 2003


Project Title:   GATEWAY GUIDE ENHANCEMENT
     
Project Status:   In Progress
     
Project Type:   Deployment/Integration
     
Project Description:   This FY 2000 earmarked project will install additional field devices to the freeway management and incident management infrastructure covering interchanges and major river crossings in the St. Louis area. Included among field components are detector stations, cameras, and ramp metering devices that would connect to an existing communications network. This added surveillance and information dissemination capability, supplemented by Automatic Vehicle Location system expansion on roadside assistance vehicles, will expand existing incident response capability. The project will develop and deploy software and roadside device components for automatic lane control signals along I-64/US Route 40 corridor at the Missouri River Bridge.
     
Project Location:   St. Louis, Missouri Regional Area
     
Project Partner(s):   FHWA, Missouri DOT, East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, Bi-State Development Agency, City of Chesterfield Police Dept., City of Town and Country Police Dept.
     
Project Start Date:   September 2000
     
Project End Date:   March 2003
     
Estimated Total ITS Funds:   $786,421
     
Estimated Total Project Cost:   $1,608,421

Project Contacts:    
     
Bob Thomas
FHWA Missouri Division, HDA-MO
(573) 636-7104
Ext.
Thomas Ryan
Missouri DOT
(314) 340-4501
Ext.



U.S. Department of Transportation, Intelligent Transportation Systems