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Work Plan

The following work plans have been approved by the North/West Passage Steering Committee.

Work Plan	Approved	Projects
Phase 18 (PDF, 405K)	06/15/2023	Project 18.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 11 Project 18.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 8 Project 18.3 – Providing Recommended Routes to Mapping and Navigation Companies When There is a Closure on the Primary Route Project 18.4 – Purchasing Data from Vendors of Connected Vehicle (CV) Data Project 18.5 – Uniform Allowable Weights for Divisible Loads During Declared Emergencies Project 18.6 – Situational Data Exchange Phase 4 – Business Models Project 18.7 – Truck Travel Times and Need for Hours-of-Service Truck Parking Assessment
Phase 17 (PDF, 388K)	07/13/2022	Project 17.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 10 Project 17.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 7 Project 17.3 – Benefits of Traveler Information Provided by DOTs Project 17.4 – Communicating Route Restrictions to Third Party Mapping/Navigation Providers Project 17.5 – Situational Data Exchange – Phase 3 Project 17.6 – Activity to Support the Work Zone Data Initiative – Phase 2 Project 17.7 – Current Practices in Expanding DOT Traveler Information Coverage
Phase 16 (PDF, 413K)	07/08/2021	Project 16.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 9 Project 16.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 6 Project 16.3 – Winter Performance Measures Project 16.4 – Truck Parking Information Management Assessment Project 16.5 – Oversize/Overweight Movement Assessment
Phase 15 (PDF, 432K)	07/06/2020	Project 15.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 8 Project 15.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 5 Project 15.3 – Situational Data Exchange – Phase 2 Project 15.4 – Commercial Vehicle Traveler Information Assessment Project 15.5 – Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Project 15.6 – E-Screening Coordination Assessment Project 15.7 – State Weather Messaging Coordination Project 15.8 – Activity to Support the Work Zone Data Initiative – Phase 1
Phase 14 (PDF, 340K)	07/11/2019	Project 14.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 7 Project 14.2 – Situational Data Exchange – Phase 1 Project 14.3 – North/West Passage Workforce Needs – Practices and Peer Exchange Project 14.4 – DOT Traveler Information Website Crowdsourcing Practices Project 14.5 – DOT Traveler Information Website Features and Usage
Phase 13 (PDF, 400K)	07/12/2018	Project 13.1 – Freight Task Force – Year 4 Project 13.2 – Operations Task Force – Year 6 Project 13.3 – NWP Corridor Safety and Mobility Assessment Project 13.4 – North/West Passage Traveler Information Work Zone Alerts: Feasibility Study
Phase 3 - 12 (PDF, 1339K)	07/13/2022	Final Summary Report
Phase 12 (PDF, 937K)	08/15/2017	Project 12.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 5 Project 12.2 – Freight Task Force – Year 3 Project 12.3 – NWP Corridor Large Scale ITS Deployment Development Project 12.4 – Evaluation of Rural 511 Phone Service Project 12.5 – Interstate Speed Limits Project 12.6 – Asset Management Practices for ITS Infrastructure Project 12.7 – Plow Camera and Location Sharing Practices Project 12.8 – TSMO Practices Peer Exchange
Phase 11 (PDF, 644K)	08/16/2016	Project 11.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 4 Project 11.2 – Forecasting and Alerting Travelers about Critical Road Conditions Project 11.3 – Work Zone Management Practices for I-90/I-94 Project 11.4 – Day One Activities to Prepare for Connected and Automated Vehicles Project 11.5 – Exploring Options for Truck Platooning along the North/West Passage Corridor
Phase 10 (PDF, 496K)	07/14/2015	Project 10.1 – Operations and Traveler Information Integration Sharing (OTIIS) Website Operations and Maintenance Project 10.2 – Operations Task Force – Year 3 Project 10.3 – Evaluate Effectiveness of Citizen Reporting Project 10.4 – Freight Task Force – Year 2 Project 10.5 – Winter Performance Management Practices Project 10.6 – Multistate Assessment of Interstate Speed Limit Impacts
Phase 9 (PDF, 573K)	08/12/2014	Project 9.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 2 Project 9.2 – Peer Exchange Project 9.3 – Virtual Scanning Tour of "On the Road Technologies" Project 9.4 – Freight or Operations Related Projects Project 9.5 – Research Need for Corridor Performance Measures
Phase 8 (PDF, 674K)	06/25/2013	Project 8.1 – Operations Task Force – Year 1 Project 8.2 – Concept for Rural TMC/TOC Operations Project 8.3 – Freight Task Force – Year 1 Project 8.4 – Winter Road Condition Map Aggregation Project 8.5 – Member Outreach Support Project 8.6 – Major Event Operations Coordination Support Project 8.7 – Corridor-wide Commercial Vehicle Portal Feasibility Study
Phase 7 (PDF, 616K)	08/14/2012	Project 7.1 – NWP Goal Assessment and Planning for ITS Corridor Deployment Project 7.2 – Corridor-Wide Traveler Information Coordination Operational Test – Phase 2 Project 7.3 – Truck Parking Projects along the NWP Corridor and Evaluate Third Party Data for Truck Parking Availability Project 7.4 – CVO Regional Permitting – Phase 4 Project 7.5 – NWP Freight Industry Workshop Project 7.6 – Multistate Coalition Coordination
Phase 6 (PDF, 205K)	09/13/2011	Project 6.1 – Corridor-wide Traveler Information Coordination - Operational Test Project 6.2 – 23 CFR 511 Final Rule Project 6.3 – Citizen Assisted Reporting – Phase 2 Project 6.4 – Cost/Benefit Tool Evaluation – Phase 2 Project 6.5 – NWP Traveler Information Website – Phase 3 Project 6.6 – CVO - Regional Permitting – Phase 3 Project 6.7 – Corridor-Wide Marketing and Outreach to CVOs
Phase 5 (PDF, 205K)	05/19/2010	Project 5.1 – Citizen Assisted Reporting – Phase 1 Project 5.2 – Cost/Benefit ITS Tool Evaluation – Phase 1 Project 5.3 – Consistent and Coordinated DMS Use Project 5.4 – Use of Mobile Sensors and Maintenance Decision Support for Automated Road Condition Reporting Project 5.5 – NWP Regional Permitting – Phase 2 Project 5.6 – Facilitating the Use of Open Source Software Throughout the Corridor
Phase 4 (PDF, 166K)	04/30/2008	Project 4.1 and 4.3 – NWP Traveler Information Website Phase 2 and Center-to-Center Communications ConOps Project 4.2 – Call Forwarding and Evaluation of Cross Border Information Project 4.4 – NWP Regional Permitting – Phase 1 Project 4.5 – Traveler Information Dissemination to Commercial Vehicle Operators
Phase 3 (PDF, 120K)	04/25/2007	Project 3.1 – Corridor-Wide Consistent Major Event Descriptions Project 3.2 – Clarus Regional Demonstration Concept of Operations Project 3.3 – CAD to Reporting System Integration - Workshop Project 3.4 – North/West Passage Traveler Information Web Site Project 3.5 – Cross Border O&M Collaboration - Workshop
Phase 2 (PDF, 1552K)	12/13/2004	Project 2.1 – ITS Integrated Corridor Strategic Plan
Phase 1 (PDF, 84K)	12/05/2003	Project 1.1 – Integrate ND, WI, and MN Reporting Systems Project 1.2 – Deploy Limited CARS Study Application for WI Project 1.3 – Develop Automated Road Condition Reporting System Project 1.4 – Provide Integrated Communications Capabilities for ND DMS Project 1.5 – Concept of Operations for DMS Deployment on I-94 EB in ND and WB in MN Project 1.6 – Preliminary Design for DMS Deployment at the I-94 and I-90 Split at Tomah, WI Project 1.7 – Develop a North/West Passage Program Website Project 1.8 – Develop a Communication Plan for the De-Icing System to be Installed on the I-94 Bridges at Red River Project 1.9 – Develop a Lessons Learned Document Comparing Reporting Systems in WI and ND