The South Dakota Department of Transportation has rolled out a new traveler information website and mobile app just in time for holiday travel and safe winter driving.
The new SD511.org website replaces the old SafeTravelUSA website, providing an improved appearance, new features and compatibility with modern web browsers (like Edge, Chrome, Safari and Firefox). Website users will automatically be redirected from https://www.safetravelusa.com/sd/ to https://sd511.org/.
Research Program Manager Dave Huft says one of the new features of the phone-based 511 system is voice recognition. He says this feature allows users to request travel information hands-free by voice, not just phone keypad– which is a significant advancement toward promoting roadway safety.
SDDOT 511 apps are available free from app stores for iOS and Android mobile phones and tablets. The apps display the same information as the website, automatically configure to device screen size and remember user preferences for favorite routes or destinations.
To help motorists plan for safe travel, SDDOT has long offered free, up-to-date road camera images and information on road and weather conditions, road closures, construction work zones, commercial vehicle restrictions and traffic incidents by phone, web page and a mobile app.
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