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Reorganizing to Support TSMO at TDOT

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How the TSMO program developed at the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) after a weather related incident. How a successful new Traffic Operations Division was created within the ITS Design Division. Why coordinating with all TSM
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Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access Improvements - Part-Time Use Lane

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How a roadway shoulder can serve as a part-time use lane to relieve congestion How using high definition camera ITS systems can successfully dynamically manage part time use lanes and provide lane management capabilities to existing travel lanes. B
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Road Closure Mobile Application in Mohave County, AZ

Mohave County in northwest Arizona operates over 2,000 road miles in the fifth largest county by area in the contiguous United States. Frequent summer monsoons create need for communicating accurate and timely information on weather induced road closures and openings for benefit of residents, pub

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Roadway Flood Warning System

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How TranStar’s Roadway Flood Warning System helped transform the relaying of vital emergency flooding information Bus controllers can use the system to reroute busses before, during, and after flooding events. The Flood Warning System project enhances tra
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Route 1, Forrestal Rd. to Wynwood Dr./Whispering Woods Blvd. ITS Improvements Project

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How NJDOT and the community alleviated congestion using existing pavement and Hard Shoulder Running (HSR) How Intelligent Transportation Systems technology including digital message systems, overhead lane use control signs and CCTV cameras helped to direct
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RTC of Southern Nevada TSMO CMM Self-Assessment

Background

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is one of the key transportation stakeholders in the Las Vegas Valley. RTC oversees public transportation,traffic management, roadway design and construction funding, and transportation planning for Southern Nevada. Thi

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SAFELY IMPLEMENTING ROLLING ROADBLOCKS FOR SHORT-TERM HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND UTILITY WORK ZONES

A rolling roadblock, also known as a temporary road closure, rolling block, pacing operation, or traffic pacing, is a common highway traffic control technique used to temporarily slow or stop traffic upstream of construction, maintenance, and utility work activities requiring a

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San Diego Case Study

This case study is the first of five, performed by the project team in order to validate the approaches to travel time reliability monitoring described in the Travel Time Reliability Monitoring Guidebook. The goal of each case study is to illustrate how agencies apply best practices for: monitori

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SCOTSEM Managing Catastropic Transportation Emergencies

During one transportation CEO’s tenure, there were four major snowstorms, two major tornados, and a flood event spanning the longest duration in U.S. history. Another CEO experienced the “perfect storm” in his first emergency response situation—the loss/retirement of critical experienced staff,
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Severe Incident Response Vehicle (SIRV) Arterial Patrol

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How retired enforcement officers, fire rescue workers and military personnel bring their extensive emergency training to Severe Incident Repose Vehicle (SIVR) operations. How the SIRV system can be successfully implemented for Arterial Management Programs
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