Overview
Managing Disruptions to Operations Data Exchange (MDODE) is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) initiative that promotes the sharing of transportation operations disruptions data among public agencies, private organizations, and other stakeholders. Operations disruptions data include work zone, traffic incident, special events, and road weather information. MDODE aims to make near real-time operations disruptions data easier to share and use by improving:
- Discoverability: Standardized content descriptions and provider listings help users identify what data are available and who provides them.
- Trustworthiness: Information about data quality and security helps users assess whether the data are reliable and appropriate for their needs.
- Innovation: Streamlined data exchange enables new applications and insights by making it easier to combine and analyze data from multiple sources.
MDODE enhances situational awareness across jurisdictions, which leads to better traveler information, freight trip planning, incident response, and safety for both the traveling public and highway workers. MDODE complements related national initiatives, such as Digital Infrastructure, that together support the development of Connected Corridors across the United States.
During 2025 and 2026, FHWA hosted a webinar series featuring perspectives from key MDODE stakeholder groups, including State and local departments of transportation, freight organizations, data aggregators and service providers, researchers, and advanced transportation management system (ATMS) developers. Presenters discussed current practices, challenges, and opportunities for sharing high-quality, trusted information about nonrecurring transportation events, as well as how MDODE can help meet those needs.
In 2026, FHWA also hosted a series of virtual stakeholder events, or exchanges, to foster collaboration among transportation agencies and industry stakeholders on sharing consistent, reliable, accurate, authoritative, and timely data about nonrecurring events across public- and private-sector organizations. The events were designed to confirm functional needs for MDODE and explore approaches for advancing operations data exchange at a national level, with a focus on data capture, data quality, and sustained collaboration. Each event combined stakeholder presentations with facilitated discussion.
Recordings from the webinar series are available below, along with recordings of presentations from the virtual stakeholder events. You can also watch the full series as a playlist on the NOCoE YouTube channel.
Session 1: State and Local Voices on Data Exchange for Disruption Management
June 18, 2025
Speakers:
- Tracy Larkin Thomason, PE, PTOE, CPM, Director, Nevada DOT
- Ben McCulloch, Data Scientist, Texas DOT
- Amin Daghighi, ITS Technology Engineer, Maricopa County DOT
- Vince Garcia, ITS/GIS Program Manager, Wyoming DOT
Session 2: Freight in Focus: Advancing Disruption Response Using Data
July 15, 2025
Speakers:
- Alix Miller, Ph.D., President and CEO, Florida Trucking Association
- Brian Antonellis, Senior Vice President of Fleet Operations, Fleet Advantage
Session 3: Traffic Management Systems, Data, and Managing Disruptions
August 7, 2025
Speakers:
- Garrett Schreiner, PE, Freeway Operations Engineer, Regional Transportation Management Center, Minnesota DOT
- Richard Dye, Division Chief, CHART Systems Division, Maryland DOT State Highway Administration
- Tony Leingang, ITS Program Administrator, Washington State DOT
- Mike Haas, Senior Program Manager, Intelligent Systems Division, Southwest Research Institute
Session 4: Data Providers and Connected Hardware in Managing Disruptions
August 20, 2025
Speakers:
- Michael L. Pack, Director, University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) Laboratory
- Andrew Stober, Strategic Public and Transportation Partnerships, Google GEO (Maps, Waze, and Earth)
- Nat Gale, Head of Product, INRIX
- Serge Beaudry, Vice President, Products and R&D, Ver-Mac
- Ross Scheckler, President and CTO, iCone Products
- Tim Adams, Director, Transportation Safety Strategy and Programs, HAAS Alerts
Session 5: Managing Disruptions Data Exchange for Research: Views from Universities and Government Agencies
March 3, 2026
Speakers:
- Darcy Bullock, Ph.D., Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University
- Brad Freeze, Deputy Director, Nashville DOT
- Skylar Knickerbocker, Research Engineer, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation
Session 6: International Perspectives on Data Exchange for Managing Disruptions
September 9, 2026
Speakers:
- Timo Hoffmann, Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute (BASt), Germany
- Trond Hovland, Norwegian Public Road Administration, Norway
- Antoine van der Laan, TISA – Traveller Information Services Association, Belgium
Stakeholder Exchange 1: Connecting Corridors – Current and Future Operations Disruptions Data Exchange Needs
June 23, 2026
Watch the Stakeholder Exchange 1 recording
Stakeholder Exchange 2: Connecting Corridors – Data Capture for Transportation Operations Disruptions
August 17, 2026
Speakers:
- James Landini, P.E., TSM&O Program Development Engineer, Florida DOT
- Samuel Harris, P.E., State Traffic Engineer, Georgia DOT
Watch the Stakeholder Exchange 2 recording
Stakeholder Exchange 3: Connecting Corridors through Operations Disruptions Data Exchange – Data Quality
September 21, 2026
Speakers:
- Corey O’Connor, P.E., Traffic Operations and Analytics Supervisor, Massachusetts DOT
- Lu Xu, Ph.D., P.E., Transportation Engineer, Texas DOT
- Joseph Moore, Emergency Management Coordinator, Missouri DOT
- Skylar Knickerbocker, P.E., Research Engineer, Iowa State University, Institute for Transportation
Watch the Stakeholder Exchange 3 recording
Stakeholder Exchange 4: Building and Sustaining Collaboration for Operations Disruptions Data Exchange
September 28, 2026
Speakers:
- Patricia Hendren, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Eastern Transportation Coalition
- Michael Pack, Founder and Director, University of Maryland CATT Laboratory
Recording coming soon.