Iteris wins US$1.1 million contract for Inland Empire’s 511 traveler information system

Iteris Inc has announced that the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) – in a cooperative venture with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) – has awarded it a US$1.1 million, three-year contract to operate and maintain the 511 traffic information system for the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The award consists of an initial one-year term, which will be followed by two guaranteed one-year extensions. Work on the project is expected to begin immediately and run through January 2013. The company successfully introduced the Inland Empire 511 system (IE511), which was launched on January 27, 2010.

The IE511 system provides a comprehensive, multi-media, traffic and transit information system to the high-growth area, which lies to the east of Los Angeles. The traveler information system includes a traffic map and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone system. The interactive map will display travel times on major highways, variable message signs (VMS), as well as display incidents and SigAlerts as reported by the California Highway Patrol. Under the contract, Iteris will be responsible for the internet map and IVR telephone system, which covers the entire Southern California region of the IE511 system. Additinally, Iteris will be responsible for all routine and preventative maintenance activities and will report regularly to the RCTC on system up-time and user statistics.

“As a result of Iteris’s traveler information systems services, residents and commuters now have vital, up-to-date, and pertinent information and we can assist them in making the best decision possible for how to travel in the Southern California region,” says Robert Yates, RCTC’s multimodal services director. “It is logical to continue with Iteris to keep the service at peak performance to serve the needs of the residents, commuters, and freight operators in the two counties.”

Abbas Mohaddes, president and chief executive officer of Iteris, adds, “We appreciate the confidence displayed by the RCTC and SANBAG in awarding this work to the company. We look forward to expanding our traveler information systems services in the Inland Empire and improving the mobility for the over 4 million residents of the region.”