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2020 TSMO Award Category Winners

 

TSMO Award Case Studies

Agency Improvement:

Statewide Central Signal System Initiative

by North Carolina  Department of Transportation


In this Case Study You Will Learn:

1. About the 19 municipal signal systems and operations management across the state of North Carolina

2. How the central signal system helped manager traffic during interstate widening projects

3. The numerous benefits to be had from getting North Carolina’s signal systems on a statewide central system

Visit the NOCoE website for the full case study.
 

Best TSMO Project:

 
Roadway Flood Warning System

by Houston TranStar
 

In this Case Study You Will Learn:

1. How TranStar’s Roadway Flood Warning System helped transform the relaying of vital emergency flooding information

2. Bus controllers can use the system to reroute busses before, during, and after flooding events.

3. The Flood Warning System project enhances traveler safety, educates people about flood risks, and helps displaced individuals by giving motorists information to avoid.


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Best Use of Management of Data:

Improving TSMO in Georgia

by Georgia Department of Transportation

In this Case Study You Will Learn:
1. How GDOT’s Measurement, Accuracy, and Reliability Kit (MARK 1) automated a manual reporting system for a Regional Traffic Operations Program.

2. How GDOT saved hundreds of hours in development each month and approximately $250,000 in annual savings.

3. Continuing partnerships with other state agencies, like UDOT, have led to additional insights and metrics being developed


Visit the NOCoE website for the full case study.
 
TSMO Workforce Development:

A Workforce Shift Toward TSMO

By Washington State Department of Transportation

In This Case Study You Will Learn:

1. Why and how WSDOT shifted its workforce to align with the TSMO goals and delivery.


2. About tools for curriculum, outreach and strategy, and staff development to create a TSMO-focused workforce.

3. The impact the shift had on WSDOT operations and individual career development.

Visit the NOCoE website for the full case study.