We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Large: This photo, looking northeast in to Chinook from the west edge of town, shows a crew installing a new RWIS. The system provides weather data and camera shots of the highway. The information can be used by MDOT workers to plan and execute road work. Travelers can also access the information to safely reach their destinations.
Local drivers heading west from Chinook on US 2 may have noticed a tower recently erected in the south right away near the west edge of town. The new tower is an RWIS (Road Weather Information Service) device installed by Montana's Department of Transportation (MDOT), the group that among other things, maintains state highways. The new unit, atop the tower, has a camera and data gathering equipment that will provide road maintenance planners, as well as travelers, information about road and weather conditions.
Back in the winter an electrical box was installed at the east end of the walking pa...
