| Project Title: |
PORT OF TACOMA TRUCKER CONGESTION |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This project is the FY 2002 ITS Integration Program earmark for Tacoma, Washington. The project will fill a gap in surveillance camera and traffic flow detection coverage along the Interstate 5 Tacoma corridor. This otherwise well-instrumented corridor does not include coverage for Port of Tacoma truck traffic approaching from the north. Existing systems also do not cover any routes into the port other than I-5. Washington State DOT is developing a fiber optic communications cable system to link deployed ITS elements on I-5, and this project will expand the system to distribute traffic information impacting the Port of Tacoma to local agencies, motorists and WSDOT This project will expand traffic surveillance coverage north of the Port of Tacoma/I-5 interchange by installing two new traffic detection sites at one-mile intervals from the currently deployed sites. This deployment will be augmented by installation of additional Closed Circuit TV sites. This CCTV deployment will provide complete coverage of the Port of Tacoma vicinity. An added feature of this project is an additional Highway Advisory Radio that will be integrated into the existing radio network. The final component of this project, implemented as the last phase, is an expansion of the Tacoma fiber optic cable network. An added link will provide WSDOT, the City of Tacoma Fire Department, and the Washington State Patrol to access new and existing CCTV sites. |
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| Project Location: | Tacoma, Washington | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA, Washington State DOT, Washington State Patrol, Port of Tacoma, City of Tacoma Fire Department | |
| Project Start Date: | September 2002 | |
| Project End Date: | July 2003 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $165,464 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $330,928 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Mike Brower |
FHWA Washington Division, HMO-WA |
(360) 753-9550 |
Ext. |
John Nisbet |
Washington State DOT |
(360) 357-2670 |
Ext. |