VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel

Status: Planned

Description: The East River Mountain Tunnel is a 5,412–foot (1,649 m) vehicular tunnel that carries Interstate 77/US 52 through/under East River Mountain between the communities of Rocky Gap, Virginia and Bluefield, West Virginia.

Stakeholder: VDOT Bristol District Operations

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel:

• VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel VDOT Big Walker Mountain Tunnel
• VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel Field Equipment

Architecture Flows
to/from the VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel:

VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel Field Equipment

• roadway dynamic signage data


• traffic detector control


• traffic metering control


• video surveillance control

VDOT Big Walker Mountain TunnelVDOT East River Mountain Tunnel

• road network conditions

VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel Field EquipmentVDOT East River Mountain Tunnel

• roadway dynamic signage status


• traffic detector data


• traffic images


• traffic metering status

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel:

• Traffic Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with VDOT East River Mountain Tunnel:

• TM24 - Tunnel Management (Tunnel Guide Lights for Speed Management) -- (Graphic)