News and Announcements

This page provides the latest news and updates regarding DEP functionality and data, as well as known issues and data outages. Check back frequently for updates.

Last updated: February 11, 2025

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March 21, 2024 – WMATA Bus Crowding Added

On March 21, 2024 the DEP API was updated to include WMATA bus crowding categories as part of the GTFS-RT output.

February 27, 2024 – VDOT Work Zone Activity Indicator Added

On February 27, 2024 the DEP API was updated to indicate whether a VDOT reported work zone is currently active or inactive by setting the DEP API “status” field to the OpenTMS “segment_status” value.

February 15, 2024 – Transurban Detector Data Backfill Complete

On February 15, 2024 the Transurban detector data gap for the time period between October 20, 2023 and December 2, 2023 was backfilled. There are no longer any significant data gaps for this data set.

February 9, 2024 – VDOT KITS Data is Now Available in DEP

On February 9, 2024 the VDOT KITS traffic signals data has been added to the DEP and DEP API. This new data set provides signalized intersection inventory, traffic signal inventory and signal phases, and real-time signal status.

January 31, 2024 – Real-Time NWS Weather Alerts Unavailable [Resolved on 4/30/2024]

On January 31, 2024, the DEP automated monitoring system detected an outage caused by National Weather Service (NWS) change to their API for the NWS Weather Alerts. This change resulted in NWS Weather Alerts no longer being ingested into DEP and no longer available in the DEP API in real-time. Historical data prior to January 31, 2024, is still available in the DEP. The current resolution time is unknown.

January 18, 2024 – VDOT Environmental Sensor Stations Metadata Corrected

On January 18, 2024, VDOT corrected the Environmental Sensor Stations (ESS) metadata to properly geolocate stations by repairing the order of the latitude/longitude values in metadata.