Collaboration: The key to KC Scout’s success
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We all know that KC Scout is the nation’s only bi-state traffic management system, but rarely do we reflect on how much effort and intention goes into ensuring a successful collaboration between KDOT, MoDOT and KC Scout’s other partners. The team is multi-faceted and includes many other agencies including Kansas Highway Patrol, highly qualified consultancies, law enforcement, and other regional transportation organizations. According to KC Scout’s Traffic Systems Supervisor Kelly Alvarez, the partnerships are integral to KC Scout’s success. “KC Scout’s bi-state traffic management system is as unique as the cities for which we provide traffic management. Kansas City is a moniker applied to two cities: Kansas City, M O , and Kansas City, KS. Two cities, two states but one name. Despite this, traffic is fluid between them and does not differentiate or limit travel based on the cities’ boundaries. It only makes sense that our traffic management system addresses this unique metro...