Traveler Information Roles and Responsibilities

StakeholderRole and Responsibility
City of Olathe, KSCollect weather related road conditions information and information on construction/maintenance work zones, detours and other hazards.
City of Overland Park, KSDisseminate road weather, road restrictions, construction and maintenance work zone and detours alerts, and other transportation-related information via Internet.
Collect weather related road conditions information and information on construction/maintenance work zones, detours and other hazards.
Counties and CitiesOperate local government cable channels to provide local street construction information, transit information, winter weather advisories and/or other traveler information to cable TV subscribers.
Maintain websites to disseminate work zone, road closures and restrictions and detours information to the public.
 
Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)Collect weather related road conditions information and information on construction/maintenance work zones, detours and other hazards.
Kansas Highway PatrolObserve winter road conditions on Interstates, US highways, and major state highways and report to KDOT field offices.
KDOT / MoDOTDisseminate road weather, road restrictions, construction and maintenance work zone and detours alerts, and other transportation-related information via Internet.
Collect weather related road conditions information and information on construction/maintenance work zones, detours and other hazards.
KDOT District/ Area/Sub-area OfficesOperate portable highway advisory radios (HARs) and rest area kiosks.
KDOT Division of Public AffairsOperate and support a telephone traveler information system (511 System) via either cell phone or landline.
Collect weather related road conditions information and information on construction/maintenance work zones, detours and other hazards.
Disseminate road weather, road restrictions, construction and maintenance work zone and detours alerts, and other transportation-related information via Internet. The websites include http://511.ksdot.org; www.kanroad.org; http://www.kcscout.net/.
Provide wireless access point at rest areas.
Deploy and support kiosks at traveler information centers, and rest areas providing traveler information such weather, road conditions and construction/maintenance work zones and detours in Kansas and surrounding states.
KTA 
Provide construction information to the KDOT's KanRoad.
Disseminate road information to travelers via travel advisory radios (TARs) along the Kansas Turnpike.
Input road surface conditions to the KDOT's KanRoad.
Provide weather information, traffic alerts and advisories, toll schedules, and construction information via Internet.
MARC 
MediaCollect travel-related information from the public sector and private information sources, and broadcast that information to their customers via TV, radio stations, news media, etc.
Missouri Department of Public SafetyObserve winter road conditions on Interstates, US highways, and major state highways and report to MoDOT field offices.
MoDOTDeploy and support kiosks at traveler information centers, and rest areas providing traveler information such weather, road conditions and construction/maintenance work zones and detours in Missouri and surrounding states.
Collect weather related road conditions information and information on construction/maintenance work zones, detours and other hazards.
Disseminate road weather, road restrictions, construction and maintenance work zone and detours alerts, and other transportation-related information via Internet.
NOAAMake available weather forecast; issue warnings related to adverse weather conditions.
Private Information Service ProvidersCollect travel-related information from the public sector and private information sources, and broadcast that information to their customers via a variety of user interface equipment.
Regional Transit OperatorsOperate on-board variable message signs and audible enunciators to provide transit information to travelers.
Provide transit information such as transit routes and schedules, transit transfer options, and transit fares to travelers through the Internet and other communications methods.
 
Operate electronic displays at bus stops to disseminate real-time transit information.
TravelersReceive travel-related information on various modes of transportation, including surface street, air, rail/transit, and non-motorized.