) ▁contributed ▁ 8 0 - 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁cost , ▁K D OT ▁and ▁Mo D OT ▁shared ▁the ▁remaining ▁cost ▁. ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁icon ic ▁Kansas ▁City ▁statue , ▁The ▁Sc out ▁by ▁C yrus ▁Ed win ▁D all in , ▁that ▁stands ▁in ▁P enn ▁Valley ▁Park , ▁over looking ▁Dow nt own ▁Kansas ▁City ▁. ▁ ▁System ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁system ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁electronic ▁bo ards ▁placed ▁on ▁major ▁high ways ▁throughout ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁that ▁display ▁traffic ▁information ▁whenever ▁information ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁displayed ▁( due ▁to ▁an ▁accident , ▁l ane ▁closure , ▁highway ▁closure ▁etc .), ▁and ▁the ▁system ▁also ▁has ▁cam eras ▁on ▁those ▁bill boards ▁to ▁automatically ▁detect ▁traffic ▁problems . ▁While ▁the ▁system ▁has ▁extensive ▁coverage ▁of ▁high ways ▁in ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Metropolitan ▁Area ▁it ▁still ▁has ▁much ▁more ▁to ▁cover ▁. ▁▁▁ ▁A ▁study ▁was ▁conducted ▁to ▁determine ▁which ▁high ways ▁or ▁segments ▁of ▁high ways ▁have ▁priority ▁due ▁to ▁higher ▁accident ▁rates ▁. ▁Since ▁the ▁project ▁began ▁it ▁has ▁expanded ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁plans ▁due ▁it ▁is ▁success . ▁Future ▁plans ▁are ▁to ▁extend ▁coverage ▁to ▁I - 6 3 5 ▁and ▁cover ▁I - 4 3 5 ▁even ▁more ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁met ro ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁major ▁city ▁high ways ▁. ▁ ▁External ▁Link s ▁ ▁http :// www . kc sc out . net / ▁ ▁References