New Jersey: Touchdown for TSM&O--A Case Study Super Bowl XLVIII

Overview

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 planning and greater focus than does the typical PSE.

This case study documents the transportation management activities undertaken by the NJDOT and its partners, which were characterized by operational strategies and the application of advanced technologies. The purpose of this high-level document is to provide an overview of the partners that collaborated for this event; the anticipated transportation challenges; the planning process; the technologies used; the collaboration efforts; and lessons learned in the implementation of game day operations that allowed for a successful event for the State of New Jersey. A complete document with all details regarding the event planning is also available.

Source Organization Location

Trenton
,
NJ

Operations Area of Practice

    Bicycles and Pedestrians
    Adaptive Signal Control Technology
    Corridor and Arterial Traffic Management
    Travel Demand Management
    Freeway Management
    Regional Traffic Signal Operations & Program Management
    Integrated ITS Deployment
    Real Time Traveler Information
    Transportation Management Centers (TMC / TOC)
    Work Zone Management
    Road Weather Management
    Traffic Incident Management
    Planned Special Events Traffic Management
    Equipment Management
    Infrastructure Protection
    Resilience

Organizational Capability Element

    Planning
    Freeway Operations
    Traveler Information
    Traffic Incident Management
    Planned Special Event Management
    Road Weather Management
    Outreach & Marketing
    Leadership/Championship
    Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
    Public safety agency collaboration

Content Type

Case Studies & Lessons Learned

Role in Organization

Transportation Planner
Public
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
CEO / GM / Commissioner
Engineer
Operator
Senior Manager
Public Safety Officer
Transit Professional
Media / PIO

Publishing Organization

State DOTs

Objective

Learning
Networking
How-To
Available Tools
Prioritization

Document Downloads

Prime Contractor
Cambridge Systematics
Author
Dennis Motiani and
Erin Flannigan
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