CHICAGO, Dec. 7 - Intelligent Transportation Society of America member Delcan, a multi-disciplinary engineering, management, and technology consulting firm, has been awarded a one-year contract by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) through the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) to support the Gateway Traveler Information System (TIS).

The Gateway TIS is an intelligent transportation system (ITS) that collects transportation-related data for the Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee (GCM) Corridor from geographically dispersed systems, validates the data collected, and disseminates it both to the general public on the GCM Travel website ( www.gcmtravel.com) and to public and private partners. The GCM Corridor contains 2,500 miles of roadway connecting the three cities, and spans 16 counties in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The information that the Gateway TIS provides to travelers includes data on traffic congestion and incidents, travel times, planned events that may affect traffic operations, and road construction.

Delcan will be furnishing system enhancements for the Gateway TIS, as well as providing continuous maintenance support. The enhancements will include traveler information website usability improvements, performance improvements, and upgrades to the system software to further integrate new data sources and provide configuration changes as existing sources are updated. Delcan has previously integrated data from four of the firm's Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMSs) into the Gateway TIS. Round-the-clock maintenance support is included based on an automated performance-monitoring system and call-out. Delcan provides decision support, relative to all system enhancements and response to user feedback.

Lester Yoshida, Delcan's President of Systems Business National Operations, remarked, "Illinois is a leader in implementing advanced technologies to provide travelers with valuable up-to-date information. Delcan is pleased to assist with this implementation and to continue our long-term relationship with IDOT."

Delcan, founded in 1953 and operating globally, serves a multi-disciplinary client base by focusing on meeting client needs and expectations. Delcan offers innovative infrastructure and systems solutions that combine high quality with cost-effectiveness. Please visit us at www.delcan.com.

For more information, please contact

Dr. Cheryl-Marie Hansberger

Delcan Corporation

714-343-1102

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