Innovation Description and Benefit:

The memorial designation map is a graphical interface which makes it easy for both internal and external customers to access information on Missouri’s memorial designations. This map gives viewers direct access to see where existing memorials are located as well as clearly indicating segments that are available for new memorial designations. Prior to the creation of the map, if an individual needed information on a memorial or was looking for a road segment to designate they would first need to contact Highway Safety and Traffic to request the information.  With the map in place this information is now displayed graphically in a very straight forward, easy to access format.  The map. Along with its color coding features, the map allows for a much faster and complete evaluation of memorials when requests are received, also giving customers the option to obtain this data on their own by accessing the map through MoDOT’s external web page.