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The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Use of Highway Safety Improvement Funds for Work Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems

HSIP is a core Federal-aid highway program aimed at significantly reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. HSIP funds are administered by State departments of transportation (DOT); eligible projects include those that are consistent with a State’s S

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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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The Incorporation of Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) Enables Utah DOT to Effectively Manage the 2017 Solar Eclipse and Respond to a Large Scale Event

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:

1. How Utah’s TSMO program helped the state address a wide range of transportation challenges.

2. Why communications is an essential aspect of transportation operations.

3. That utilizing multiple TSMO strategies is the key to responding t

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Waycare Platform Deployment in Southern Nevada Traffic Management Center

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:

1. All four agencies managing operations in Southern Nevada contributed to the development of the Waycare Platform to advance operations.

2. A decrease in response time was seen in the first few weeks of the pilot program.

3. How the Wayca

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Advanced Planning for Labor Day Closure of Mackinac Bridge

IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:

1. How long-term planning and inter-agency coordination prevented congestion during the closing of a major bridge.

2. Why public communications is an essential method to managing congestion during a special event.

3. How a strategic communications pla

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