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Abstract
The Bismarck-Mandan Regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture was prepared under the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (Bis-Man MPO) leadership. The architecture was first developed in 2005, and since then, it has been updated three times in 2008, 2013, and 2021. The Bis-Man regional architecture (RA) aims to guide the implementation of ITS systems in the Bis-Man region and coordinate funding, deployment, information sharing, and operations of ITS technologies in the region. The main ITS goal areas for the Bis-Man region include enhanced traveler safety, effective traffic and transit management; coordinated incident management; and enhanced traveler information. A 15-year planning horizon was considered in the RA development.
The development of the RA was facilitated by the Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC) of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University. A partnership agreement was established between ATAC and the Bis-Man MPO to support RA development and maintenance.
This version of the RA is the fourth iteration in a maintenance process that aims to keep the architecture up to date in accordance with FHWA guidelines and to continue to reflect the most current ITS picture in the region. This version of the RA is based on the national Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (ARC-IT 9.0).
Final Report