News Release under the and the right under this statement. Minn. Officials from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Finnish National Road Administration today signed a memorandum of understanding to share knowledge about transportation practices and technology.
Similar agreements exist with national transportation agencies in Sweden and Norway.
The TOCCs integrate transportation, public safety and transit dispatch functions. According to Doug Weiszhaar, deputy transportation commissioner, the knowledge exchange program ultimately benefits Minnesota taxpayers. Minnesota and countries with similar geographic and winter weather conditions have a lot to gain from each other.