Timely Snapshots of South Dakota
Interstate Roadways Available Online
PIERRE, S.D. --
Motorists in South Dakota now have a valuable new tool to help them
travel safely.
The South Dakota
Department of Transportation announced today that camera images of
Interstate highways are now available on its traveler information
Web site,
www.SafeTravelUSA.com/sd.
“The safety of the
traveling public is our most important concern,” said SDDOT
Secretary Darin Bergquist. "These cameras are another important tool
that motorists can use when deciding if they should head out on the
road. Travelers will be able to use the camera images along with our
road reports and weather predictions to help them see what
conditions are like.”
Thirty cameras
provide snapshots of the roadway at 19 locations along I-29 and
I-90, taken at 10-minute intervals. The images are immediately
available at the DOT’s traveler information website and are stamped
with the date and time taken. Travelers can access links to all of
the camera views by clicking on “Cameras” found towards the top left
of the page.
The cameras are
installed within many of the DOT’s roadside dynamic message signs.
By taking advantage of power and communications already at the
signs, the DOT was able to keep installation and operation costs
low.
Travelers are
encouraged to take advantage of all of the traveler information
services provided by the DOT. The SafeTravelUSA Web site also
provides detailed information about road and weather conditions on
all state, US, and Interstate highway in South Dakota. Motorists can
also call South Dakota’s 511 Traveler Information Service from any
phone in South Dakota to get information about roads in the state
and neighboring states. By the end of 2007, the two services will
have responded to more than 900,000 requests for information this
year.
Camera views are
available at the following locations, with views of both directions
available at many locations:
Brookings North of
town along I-29 & MP 135.9
Chamberlain East of
town along I-90 & MP 268 looking west West of town along I-90 & MP
258.8 looking east
Mitchell East of town
along I-90 & MP 333.8
Murdo Murdo-West of
town along I-90 & MP 189.5
North Sioux City
(available soon) North of town along I-29 & MP 1.5 looking north
North of town along I-29 & MP 1.5 looking south
Rapid City East of
town along I-90 & MP 63.1 looking east West of town along I-90 & MP
54 looking west
Sioux Falls North of
town along I-29 & MP 85.3 East of town along I-90 & MP 402 looking
east West of town along I-90 & MP 394.4 looking west South of town
along I-29 & MP 74.3
Sisseton North of
town along I-29 & MP 234
Spearfish East of
town along I-90 & MP 11 looking west West of town along I-90 & MP
9.6 looking east
Sturgis East of town
along I-90 & MP 35.6 West of town along I-90 & MP 28.6
Wall East of town
along I-90 & MP 111.5 West of town along I-90 & MP 108.4
Watertown
Watertown-North of town along I-29 & MP 179
Information and
images used from the SafeTravelUSA Web site should be credited to
the site with “A service provided by the South Dakota Department of
Transportation.”
For More Information:
Dave Huft, SDDOT Research Program Manager & Intelligent
Transportation Systems Coordinator, 773-3358
