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Title:North/West Passage Red River Bridge Anti-Icing and DMS System
End Date:February 2005
Status:Completed

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to develop the communications design for supporting an automated anti-icing system on the I-94 bridge over the Red River. This location has a high potential for weather-related crashes due to traffic congestion, "black ice" formation due to freezing vehicle exhaust moisture, and unique meteorological conditions at the bridge. Therefore, automated anti-icing would greatly reduce the number of vehicle accidents on the bridge, prolong the life expectancies of bridge structures, and further demonstrate the technical, operational, and economic feasibility of fully automated bridge anti-icing technology.

ATAC worked with URS Consultants from Minneapolis and CCI of Fargo to develop a project-level architecture, devise communications alternatives, and support the RFP development. In addition to the bridge anti-icing system, the architecture included a future DMS to be installed on the North Dakota side of the Red River Bridge as well as two surveillance video cameras to assist in traffic management and incident response.

Keywords: ITS Architecture, Automated Bridge Anti-icing Systems, North/West Passage, North Dakota, Minnesota

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