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ARTIMIS Operations Control Center

508 W. Third Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3410
USA

(513) 564-6100
(513) 564-6127 (FAX)

ARTIMIS is a project to manage congestion, whether due to lack of capacity, accidents, disabled vehicles, etc., on 88 miles of freeway in the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky area using modern technologies and techniques. This is the first project of this type in Ohio and Kentucky.

Goals of ARTIMIS include:

Improving motorist safety
Improving travel times
Improving air quality

The ARTIMIS system includes 80+ cameras, 57 center-lane miles of fiberoptic cable, approximately 1100 detectors of various types, 40 fixed Changeable Message Signs, 3 portable Changeable Message Signs, 2 Highway Advisory Radio frequencies, 5 Freeway Service Patrol Vans, and a Control Center in Downtown Cincinnati

It was started as a feasibility study in 1987 by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Council of Governments (OKI) to determine if such a system could benefit the region's efforts to reduce ozone levels. With the signing of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) in 1991, a preliminary design effort was launched by OKI with the final document made available in early 1993. At that point, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), as contracting agency, along with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), with OKI, the Federal Highway Administration, and the City of Cincinnati as advisors, requested bids to complete the final design, develop and integrate the system software, oversee construction, and operate and maintain the system for two years with an option to extend operations and maintenance. A team led by TRW Inc. was the successful bidder. Subsequent contracts were awarded to other firms by ODOT for the design and construction of the Control Center and construction of the system infrastructure in Ohio and by KYTC for the construction of the infrastructure in Kentucky and the provision, installation, and integration of all of the system electronic components.

ARTIMIS officially begin limited operations in June of 1995 with the launch of its Traveler Advisory Telephone Service. In March of 1997, operations begin from the Control Center. On January 8, 1998, the first 23 of the 40 Changeable Message Signs were placed into operation and the system was immediately put to the test when a tractor-trailer carrying hazardous material overturned and ruptured on I-75. The result was a total closure of the interstate for approximately 3 hours. Motorists followed the alternate routes that were posted and later analysis of the incident indicated that ARTIMIS conservatively saved approximately $100,000 in motorist use costs.

Some Other Facts:

Approximately 1150 updates are made each day to the telephone service.
Approximately 480 updates are made each day to the web site.
An average of 30 calls per day are made to area dispatchers.
An average of 25 television traffic reports using ARTIMIS-supplied information are made each day.
Video feeds of ARTIMIS cameras are sent to area television stations.
Traffic conditions are e-mailed every 10 minutes to area radio stations and traffic information service providers.
An average of 10 calls per day are made to METRO bus dispatchers.
An average of 4 calls per day are made to TANK bus dispatchers and TANK maintains a presence in the Control Center during morning and afternoon rush hours
ARTIMIS has a radio frequency that has improved area communications. Several police and fire agencies, the transit agencies, area dispatchers, an aircraft, and the Freeway Service Patrol vans all communicate on this frequency
A network of probes is maintained that call in traffic information on a regular basis.
Alerts for major incidents are sent to all media outlets or other traffic information providers as well as the rest areas just outside of the I-275 beltway.
Alerts are sent to area school bus transportation pools in the event of a major interstate incident which affects their bus route(s).
The Freeway Service Patrol vans have been loaned to other cities for major events (e.g. Thunder Over Louisville and the Kentucky Derby).
A Regional Incident Management Task Force was developed to develop common procedures for dealing with problems such as abandoned vehicles and to improve communications between various emergency response and law enforcement agencies
ARTIMIS plays a key role in the management of traffic into the Coney Island/Riverbend/Riverdowns entertainment complex Traffic accidents during the several month season have been significantly reduced.
ARTIMIS serves as a road condition spotter for ODOT.
ARTIMIS has provided regional exposure nationwide and to other countries.
ARTIMIS has provided free training to over 135 law enforcement officers from 40 separate jurisdictions in the greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. This training has resulted in improving the quality of the investigation of vehicular crashes and reducing the amount of time needed for the investigations.

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"In the interest of providing the public with accurate and timely transportation information to promote air quality, safety, and quality of life for motorists in the region, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration, are making this web site available. The information provided is presently made available without charge to individuals and companies. The program reserves the right to discontinue the service or levy a fee to recover costs for this service without any reason or explanation. Any direct or indirect use of this information for a fee is prohibited without the expressed consent of ARTIMIS. Questions may be directed to webmaster@artimis.org."