Date:
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Contact:
Steve Kim, Region Traffic Engineer, 360-357-2670
Lisa Murdock, WSDOT Communications, 360-357-2789
OLYMPIA – Olympia commuters joined the ranks of Seattle and Tacoma drivers this week with their own real-time traffic flow map.
WSDOT completed the installation of data stations along the I-5 corridor in Tumwater, Olympia and Lacey this month. This expands WSDOT’s travel-information tools in Thurston County with an additional 14 miles of flow-map coverage.
“Last year we installed data stations in the Fort Lewis area (Nisqually to Thorne Lane),” said Kevin Dayton. “Now we have complete coverage from south of Tumwater to Tacoma.”
In addition to the data stations in this area, WSDOT is currently adding more traffic cameras and Variable Message Signs. “We’re adding more tools for drivers to make commuting decisions,” said Dayton.
WSDOT expects the cameras and VMS's on-line by the end of October.
This $65,000 addition to Thurston County’s transportation system is part of the larger picture that expands the flow-map incrementally. Filling the Thurston County gaps in the WSDOT flow map is an important step toward providing drivers with estimated point-to-point travel times on overhead signs.
Access the Olympia flow map at: wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/olympia/
Drivers can access the traffic flow maps and cameras at www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/. For up-to-date traffic impacts, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Regions/Olympic/Construction/.
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