Preface
In an effort to demonstrate interoperability between electronic toll collection (ETC) and electronic screening (E-screening), the I-95 Corridor Coalition, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and ITS America (ITSA) funded a Pilot Project that would link these applications using a single DSRC transponder. The resulting I-95 Electronic Toll Collection/Electronic Screening Interoperability Pilot Project was designed to build upon the work of the ITS America's E-Commerce Blue Ribbon Panel. Current e-commerce BRP efforts are directed toward establishing the framework and business case for national interoperability of ETC systems for commercial vehicles. Since regional ETC interoperability already exists through the E-ZPass program, this project is focused on linking regional E-screening programs to E-ZPass. The Electronic Toll Collection/Electronic Screening Interoperability Pilot Project Final Evaluation Report Synthesis document presents the results of the evaluation sponsored by the Joint Program Office of the US DOT.
To support these efforts, a companion document, the Attachment 1: Appendices Electronic Toll Collection/Electronic Screening Interoperability Pilot Project Supplement to the Final Report is being submitted concurrently under separate cover. The Attachment 1 document contains the following seven separate documents used as an attachment to support the ETC/E-Screening Interoperability Pilot Project report published in January 2005. In effect, the documents are being presented as a series of seven unique appendices and are identified as follows:
- Section 1: Evaluation Methodology
- Section 2: ETC/E-Screening Facility Descriptions
- Section 3: Test Results and Findings
- Section 4: Total Truck Counts by Facility
- Section 5: Safety Documents Summary
- Section 6: Motor Carrier Survey
- Section 7: Literature Review - Environmental Assessment
The Abbreviations list compiled for the Attachment 1 document contains abbreviations that are relevant to the seven unique appendices.