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Tow Truck Response Strategy Evaluation, Portland, OR
A comparative evaluation of three different towing strategies on the I-5/I-405 loop in downtown Portland. The three strategies are:
Typical: Tow trucks are dispatched after on-site verification from ODOT Incident Response Staged: Tow trucks standing by at a strategic location are dispUtah DOT Weather Management System
UDOT's RWIS program includes:
A customized system with non-proprietary weather data that is developed, built, & operated by UDOT Weather forecasters in the Traffic Operation Center (TOC) that produce twice daily forecasts and are available 24/7 to field maintenance personnel A tKansas City Scout, Kansas and Missouri
KDOT and MoDOT partnered to create a traffic management system, KC Scout, which covers more than 125 miles of freeway in greater Kansas City.
About 300 cameras monitor highway conditions Imbedded sensors measure and gauge traffic flow Electronic message boards update travelers alongI-5 Variable Speed Limits and Lane Control, Washington State
The project covers a 7-mile long section of I-5 northbound in Seattle and was activated August 10, 2010.
15 overhead gantries, spaced approximately ½ mile apart through the 7-mile project area. Gantries display dynamic speed limits, lane closures, merge arrows, warning information and95 Express, Florida
The 2-phase project covers 22 miles of Interstate 95 (I-95) from Miami to Ft. Lauderdale and includes:
Physically separated express lanes (2 per direction) Dynamically priced tolls Bus Rapid Transit Service No tolls for 3+ carpools, vanpools and hybrid vehicles Police enforcemenSFpark, San Francisco, CA
The following project elements are part of the SFpark program.
Sensors in on-street parking and City-owned garages track when and where parking is available Parking data is made available to the public via SFpark.org, smartphone applications, and 511. Adjust meter and garage pricingCoordinated Work Zone Management Program, I-94, Michigan
Michigan DOT formed an I-94 partnership to implement the following:
Set travel-time goals, measures, and strategies to account for work zone performance. Increase collaborative effort with contractors and emergency responders. Use traffic data and performance management software toNew Jersey: Touchdown for TSM&O--A Case Study Super Bowl XLVIII
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and its partners routinely plan and staff transportation management activities for planned special events (PSE). In January 2014 they were charged with traffic management responsibility for Super Bowl XLVIII, an undertaking that required more pl
NCDOT and NCSHP Agency Collaboration
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) joined together on strategic programs to support both organizations’ missions of providing safe roadways in the state. NCDOT operates and maintains nearly 80,000 miles of highwa