The Transportation Workforce Development (TWD) Program, a collaborative effort of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH), was established to generate interest among young adults in the transportation industry by offering student internships
The Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Program in Nevada is a statewide partnership between the Department of Public Safety (DPS); the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT); fire, Emergency Medical System (EMS), police, and environmental agencies; towing and recovery industry; a
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) created a program team, internally known as the Transformation Team, to implement changes on a two-year schedule to increase safety and efficiency in operations. Benefits included new approaches f
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has been providing travel information to the public via the internet since 2000. The DriveNC.gov website provides day-to-day and emergency travel conditions through an interactive map. NCDOT staff and partners in all 100 counti
Like most Departments of Transportation across the nation, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) TSMO Program with its 2018Strategic Plan and associated Implementation Plan and projects, has been exploring ways to leverage technology and I
Restoration of traffic signals, removal of lane-blocking debris, and managing detours for longer-term closures are essential to enable and facilitating emergency response, restoration of transportation services, and economic recovery. For the 2020 hurricane season, Florida DOT D
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Southeast Michigan Transportation Operations Center (SEMTOC) is transitioning from solely managing and operating freeways to incorporating state-owned arterial corridors to becoming a network-based operations center.
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For mainline roadway sections, performance metrics such as the speed, volume, and level of service (LOS) are commonly available through traffic sensors and third-party data. However, ramp metering metrics are less prevalent. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) partne
The San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)’s partners with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to lead the Bay Area Incident Management Task Force (IMTF). MTC has been working with the IMTF to build a data-dri
We developed Oktraffic.org to be the public’s “go-to” source for all traffic related information. First, we started with the base map layer and added Google and Waze traffic data.Then, we enhanced the map by incorporating National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weathe
