The service will officially become operational on November 1, 1996. This prototype project will serve drivers on 2,200 miles of highway in North and South Dakota including I29, I94, US2 from Grand Forks to Minot and US83 from Minot south in North Dakota, and I29, I90, US14 and US83 to I90 in South Dakota.
Callers answer three or four questions about their location and travel direction.
The phone call takes about 3 to 4 minutes. This project is a partnership between the Regional Weather Information Center and North and South Dakota Departments of Transportation. South Dakota Federal Highway Admin. Cellular CommNet Cellular Glacial Lakes Cellular 2000 Surface Systems Inc.