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The work to be undertaken in this project is the development of ITS Architecture. The Architecture process will involve regional stakeholders and create a Concept of Operations, Functional Requirements, Data Flows and Interfaces, Implementation Plan, Use and Maintenance Plan, and MOUs /MOAs needed to move forward with deployment and operations /maintenance. C. Project Justification: Identify the reason and need for project, how it relates to the overall mission and goals of HDOT, include information on how the work item leverages other work being undertaken by other units in the agency, if applicable. Cite State and Federal regulatory requirements, if any. Hawaii County completed an ITS Strategic Plan in 2008. In addition to several local ITS operational improvements, the Plan identified what FHWA considers "regionally significant" ITS in the form of a traveler's information website and DMS for providing real -time road condition information to travelers. In 1997, Congress passed the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA -21) to address the need to begin to work toward regionally integrated transportation systems. In January 2001, FHWA published FHWA Rule 940 (23 CFR Part 940), and FTA published a companion policy, to implement section 5206(e) of TEA -21. This Rule /Policy seeks to foster regional integration by requiring that all ITS projects funded from the Highway Trust Fund be in conformance with the National ITS Architecture and officially adopted standards. "Conformance with the National ITS Architecture" is defined in the final Rule /Policy as using the National ITS Architecture to develop a "regional ITS architecture" that would be tailored to address the local situation and ITS investment needs, and the subsequent adherence of ITS projects to the regional ITS architecture. The Rule /Policy remains in effect with the most recent SAFETEA -LU surface transportation authorization act and includes new provisions and considerations. Section 1201.c of the SAFETEA -LU legislation requires State and local governments to address information needs and data exchange associated with highway and transit information and monitoring systems when developing or updating their regional ITS architectures. • To begin the deployment process, Hawaii County will develop a regional ITS architecture. • The Hawai'i County Intelligent Transportation System will improve the County of Hawai'i's Level of Service (LOS) to consistently meet national standards. • The Hawai'i County Intelligent Transportation System is a regionally significant project consistent with the statewide transportation plan and is an eligible activity for the SPR Program meeting the "Development and implementation of management systems" criterion. • The project's four primary objectives listed on page 2 support and mirror the State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation's mission to provide a safe, efficient, accessible, and inter -modal transportation system that ensures the mobility of people and goods, and enhances and /or preserves economic prosperity and the quality of life. • The project furthermore serves to move the County of Hawai'i closer to the State Department of Transportation's vision for the 21 Century: "We see...an exciting evolution as Hawaii moves into the Information Age. We see a corresponding evolution into 'electronic highways' as communication is increasingly substituted for transportation. The development of Hawaii's transportation and communication systems will enhance it to be globally competitive in the 21 Century."