Real Time Traveler Information Program
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Current News

Mobile Web Traffic Information Portal 3/24/2008 - Have a mobile device that can access the Internet? Then enter www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/511/mobile for a list of mobile-device-friendly Web sites with real-time traveler information. The sites are suitable for any device capable of accessing the Web.

Wyoming 511 Service Increases Customer satisfaction 2/11/2008 - An effort undertaken in summer of 2007 to improve the Wyoming Department of Transportation's 511 Travel Information telephone service is paying benefits this winter, based on recent customer feedback.

South Dakota 511 road reports log over one million requests in 2007 1/9/2008 - More and more South Dakota travelers are checking road and weather conditions before deciding to drive; the South Dakota DOT's 511 Traveler Information System logged over one million requests in 2007, the most ever for the five-year old system.

Nova Scotia Launches First Canadian 511 System 1/7/2008 - Drivers in Nova Scotia now have a quick, simple way to get information on highway conditions thanks to the new 511 highway information system.

511 Launches in Eastern Massachusetts 10/15/2007 - The Massachusetts Highway Department announced that commuters will now be able to access up-to-the-minute, route-specific traffic, transit, weather, construction and event information by dialing 511 on their wireless telephones. The new MassHighway 511 service will replace the existing SmarTraveler service, which has been is use since 1993.

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Planning A Trip? Your first stop should be the National Traffic & Road Closure Information Web site.

Information to the Traveler

Map of the United States, Featured State: Ohio

Featured State: Ohio

The Ohio Department of Transportation recently revised its BuckeyeTraffic.org Web site to incorporate interactive maps and consolidate much of the State's traveler information into one place. Users may choose to view information such as road closures, construction, winter weather conditions or traffic cameras either statewide or regionally.

Each month, we will feature a state that gives the Traveler Information for all sorts of travel on our surface transportation network. If you have a question about the state or would like information on another state, please see the National Traffic & Road Closure Information Web site or send an email to Bob Rupert.

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