NOCoE News: NOCoE Announces TSMO Award Winners

Feb 19 2026 by adamhopps

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Plus, CTSO annual meeting happening in March.

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February 19, 2026

2026 TSMO Award Winner s
CTSO Annual Meeting
Webinar Recordings

Upcoming Webinars
Industry News

2026 TSMO Award Winners

The 2026 TSMO Award category winners are:

Agency Improvement
Missouri DOT for MoDOT 2025 Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Summit

Best TSMO Project
Oklahoma DOT for OK Snowplows: Turning Winter Operations into Real-Time Traveler Information

Emerging Trends and Technologies
Connecticut DOT for CTDOT Wrong‑Way Driving Detection System

Performance Measurement
Florida DOT for Regional Express Lanes Integration & Operational Performance

Read more about each winning submission below.

Agency Improvement

Missouri Department of Transportation

MoDOT 2025 Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Summit

The 2025 MoDOT TSMO Summit strengthened MoDOT’s real-time operational capabilities and embedded TSMO principles into everyday agency practice. The goals of the summit were to bring together team members from across the state and to identify strategies to improve safety and reliability for all roadway users. The summit delivered clear and measurable benefits to MoDOT, MoDOT’s partners, and travelers for both safety and workforce readiness and in the identification of immediate operational improvements.

Best TSMO Project

Oklahoma Department of Transportation

OK Snowplows: Turning Winter Operations into Real-Time Traveler Information

Oklahoma DOT developed OKSnowplows.org to allow travelers to view real-time snowplow activity and road conditions helping the public make safer and more informed travel decisions during storms, and increasing transparency and trust in ODOT’s winter maintenance efforts. The Snowplow Naming Contest further enhanced public trust and goodwill by presenting winter operations in a fun, approachable, and educational way.

Emerging Trends & Technologies

Connecitcut Department of Transportation

CTDOT Wrong‑Way Driving Detection System

CTDOT launched a comprehensive Wrong‑Way Driving (WWD) program in response to 13 wrong-way crashes resulting in 23 fatalities in 2022. The program aims to prevent wrong‑way entries, improve response times, and gather reliable data to strengthen future interventions. Since these efforts were implemented, wrong way crashes have decreased significantly in Connecticut, dropping 61.5% by 2024 compared to 2022.

Performance Measurement

Florida Department of Transportation

Regional Express Lanes Integration & Operational Performance

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 operates a regional Express Lanes network designed to deliver reliable, performance-based mobility with an emphasis on corridor-wide performance measurement and informed operational decision-making tools for both system operators and the traveling public. This approach has delivered measurable, corridor-wide reliability results, including 99% Time Spent at an Average Speed, reflecting reliable travel conditions throughout the corridor.

Join us for the CTSO
Annual Meeting

The Committee on Transportation System Operations (CTSO) will be hosting its annual meeting from March 26-27, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Join us during the NOCoE luncheon, where we will announce the 2026 TSMO Awards Overall Winner and Joey Sagal TSMO Leadership Award Winner.

Webinar Recordings

Road Features for Automated Driving Systems Readiness Feasibility Assessment, Methods, & Tools

AI Uses for TSMO

Upcoming Webinars

Talking TIM: February 2026

February 25, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST

Description

The Talking TIM webinar series provides a forum where TIM practitioners can exchange information about current practices, programs, and technologies. Each month, Talking TIM will highlight successful programs, identify best practices, and showcase technology that advances the profession. Topics and presenters are announced several weeks ahead of time.

Jim Austrich, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations, organizes and moderates this webinar series hosted by NOCoE. To suggest topics or presenters for a future webinar, please reach out to the FHWA TIM Program Team (Jim Austrich).

Road Weather Spotlight Series: March 2026

March 4, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST

Description

The U.S. Department of Transportation FHWA’s Office of Operations is collaborating with the NOCoE to host a bimonthly webinar series on road weather management (RWM). These webinars, called the Road Weather Spotlight Series, align with the mission of the FHWA RWM Program to inform stakeholders and improve highway road weather operations.

Speakers will be provided several weeks in advance. To see all Road Weather Spotlight recordings, visit the Road Weather Portal here.

PSE Spotlight Series: Post-Event Activities

March 5, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST

Description

The FHWA Planned Special Events (PSE) Program is pleased to welcome transportation mobility planning professionals to the inaugural PSE Spotlight quarterly webinar series. Each quarter, the PSE Spotlight series will highlight two planned special events, identify good practices, and showcase processes and tools that can help transportation professionals tasked to manage the mobility and related needs for varied planned special events.

Integrating Emerging Trends & Technologies to Advance TSMO Programs

March 18, 2026, from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

Description

This webinar will introduce a new playbook (FHWA-HOP-25=045) designed to equip Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) practitioners with an approach to anticipate, adapt to, and leverage innovations and shifts in emerging technologies, trends, and services (ETTS) to advance their programs.

Featured in this webinar will be two presentations on transportation agencies who are leveraging technology to advance their TSMO programs, including City of Bellevue Department of Transportation and Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet).

Please direct any questions to Joseph.Gregory@dot.gov.

Talking TIM: March 2026

March 25, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Description

The Talking TIM webinar series provides a forum where TIM practitioners can exchange information about current practices, programs, and technologies. Each month, Talking TIM will highlight successful programs, identify best practices, and showcase technology that advances the profession. Topics and presenters are announced several weeks ahead of time.

Jim Austrich, FHWA Office of Operations, organizes and moderates this webinar series hosted by the NOCoE. To suggest topics or presenters for a future webinar, please reach out to the FHWA TIM Program Team (Jim Austrich).

PSE Spotlight Series: Post-Event Activities

April 2, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT

Description

The FHWA PSE Program is pleased to welcome transportation mobility planning professionals to the inaugural PSE Spotlight quarterly webinar series. Each quarter, the PSE Spotlight series will highlight two planned special events, identify good practices, and showcase processes and tools that can help transportation professionals tasked to manage the mobility and related needs for varied planned special events.

Industry News

Technology Adoption & Digital Transformation (AI-enabled) March 24 & 25 (University of Denver training)

Embracing Innovation & Change April 21 & 22 (University of Denver training)

NYSDOT ‘DOT POD’ podcast highlights the key role of HELP Trucks (NYSDOT podcast)

Drivers urged to give crews more space as 13 Wisconsin county snowplows struck this winter (Wisconsin DOT news release)

Georgia DOT Approved to Lead National Connected Vehicle Research Initiative (Georgia DOT news release)

New Hampshire Launches Safety Campaign Targeting Wrong-Way Driving (MyKeeneNow)

Las Vegas To Test Automated Smart Signals (KSNV-TV)

Frank Sinatra’s NJ hometown sees traffic fatalities vanish thanks to political will, smart design (New York Post)

San Jose, California Taps AI To Improve Public Bus Service, Increase Ridership (Route Fifty)

NHTSA plans road ahead for AVs (Land Line)

More projects unveiled to increase pedestrian, cyclist safety in Maryland (WBAL-TV)

Shapiro Administration Invests over $27 Million to Improve Traffic Safety Across Pennsylvania (PennDOT news release)

Ohio announces agencies to take part in Drone First Responder Pilot Program (Spectrum News)

MnDOT expands trip planner with rural transportation focus (Minnesota DOT)

Mississippi DOT launches “Road to Game Day: College Baseball” safety campaign (Mississippi DOT news release)

PennDOT Says Variable Speed Limit Signage Has Reduced Crashes, Fatalities (Pennsylvania DOT)

Ohio DOT To Convert I-71 Rest Areas Into Truck Parking Facilities (The Gazette)

About the National Operations Center of Excellence

National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) provides services to the transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) community to saves lives, improve travel times, and enhance economic vitality. With an emphasis on workforce development, NOCoE aims to assist in the deployment of technologies and the mainstreaming of TSMO solutions by fostering education, networking, communication, and knowledge transfer.

For more information, please visit www.transportationops.org.

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Washington, DC 20004

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