Real-Time Traveler Information

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Information to the Traveler

Featured State: Iowa

Iowa continues to improve its traveler information services, led in the past decade by its 511 service and web site (www.511ia.org). The latest development "pushes" information to the public through text messages and social media.

Travel Times Posted in Indianapolis 2/8/2012 - On February 4, 2012 Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) turned on four dedicated travel time signs in the Indianapolis area. The Travel Time Signs are traditional panel signs with two downstream destinations shown and electronic inserts indicating the minutes of travel to those destinations. Ten additional travel time signs will be operational within 6 months. An additional sixteen are planned for deployment by the end of 2016. Motorists can use this travel time information, along with any reported downstream lane-restricting incident information which would be displayed on Dynamic Message Signs (DMSs), to make an informed decision about their trip ahead. The initial Indianapolis Travel Time Signs are utilizing 100% federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds ($1.9 million).

Iowa's 511 communications network expands to Twitter 1/19/2012 - The latest development from the Iowa DOT pushes road information directly to the public via Twitter or text message.

Rhode Island Governor Announces Expansion of I-95 Travel Time Information 9/29/2011 - Rhode Island DOT began making travel times available along the full length of I-95 in Rhode Island, both Northbound and Southbound, on September 30.

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