Under the leadership of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), USDOT's Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) is standardizing the reporting of work zone data by public agencies, contractors, and smart devices placed in work zones to improve operations and safety for both human-driven and automated vehicles. As part of this effort, NCTCOG entered into a cooperative procurement with TXShare for Roadway Workzone Data Reporting Services. The procurement was done in compliance with federal requirements so that public agencies throughout Dallas-Fort Worth and the U.S. can utilize the contracts without having to do their own procurement from scratch. It resulted in contracts with five vendors: Blyncsy, iCone, Mixon-Hill, NavJoy and One.Network.

2024 WZDx Call for Projects

The NCTCOG Work Zone Data Exchange 2024 Call for Projects includes $2.5 million available for the implementation and reporting of work zone data in the North Central Texas (NCT) Metropolitan Planning Area. Eligible types of projects include converting raw work zone data into WZDx format, establishing WZDx-compliant reporting system and general WZDx services. To be considered for funding, the submitting agency must be a regional public-sector partner agency actively involved in work zone management in the NCT nonattainment area: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Wise counties.

Background

In March 2022, NCTCOG released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Roadway Work Zone Data Reporting Services. Work zones are a common occurrence on roadways. A critical component to maintaining and upgrading our nation's roadways, work zones unfortunately require changes in traffic patterns, narrowed rights-of-way, and other construction activities that often create a combination of factors resulting in crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

As the need for accurate and real-time reporting in these conditions become more prevalent, TXShare awarded five vendors for our new Roadway Work Zone Data Reporting Services. These include Blyncsy, iCone, Mixon-Hill, NavJoy and One.Network. The awarded vendors are enabled to market their contract to any public sector entity within the United States that joins the TXShare program. 

As a follow up to the RFP process, in 2023, the NCTCOG Regional Transportation Council approved the Work Zone Data Exchange Project. NCTCOG is releasing this Work Zone Data Exchange Call for Projects to agencies.  

Schedule

Agencies must attend the WZDx Call for Projects Vendor Workshop to apply.  The workshops were held Tuesday, September 17, 2024 and Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Applications (hard copies and electronic format) are due by November 15, 2024.  For more detailed information on the application, please review the WZDx Information Packet and the Call for Projects Application form.

Materials and Resources

• WZDx Information Packet
• Call for Projects Application Form
• Workshop Attendance
• Vendor Contacts
• Vendor Presentations
  • Blyncsy
  • Icone
  • Mixon Hill
  • Navjoy
  • one.network