The Washington State Department of Transportation has released the latest version of its quarterly report that contains updates on a range of agency activities, programs, and capital project delivery.
The purpose of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) identifies what the correct policies, responsibilities, and procedures are during a major emergency. Such emergencies could cause a disruption of the transportation network, a loss of power, o
This webpage is an index of helpful links from Washington State DOT, with information covering various topics applicable to all transportation professionals--from Work Zone Safety to Truck Freight to Environmental Stewardship, and much more. The index is updated when quarters are completed.
This document is a summary of the AMBER Alert plan for the state of Washington. The document includes information on what constitutes an AMBER Alert, what information should be gathered and sent out, who should be notified and how often, who needs to go through training and how, and more informat
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Weather Information for Road Managers
Article that explains various types of weather information that assists road managers.
In this paper, a neural network model was developed to predict daily and weekly incidents in the Michigan Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) Metro Region. Weather information from the weather station at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport in Detroit was used as input data in the model. Me
NACTO/NOCoE Joint Webinar: Traffic Incident Management--Lessons Learned in Seattle
On October 21st, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., NACTO and NOCoE will hold a joint webinar on lessons learned regarding the City of Seattle's response in planning for and responding to major traffic incidents o
This report is a summary of the 2012 Fiscal Year of the West Michigan Transportation Operations Center. The report covers incident management, work zones, communications in the control room, and equipment maintenance.
In 2010 and 2011, safety staff with FHWA and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) analyzed 110 wrong-way crashes that occurred on the Michigan freeway system during the 5-year period from 2005 to 2009. What they found regarding the characteristics of wrong-way drivers corroborated ear
