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RFP for the National Operations Center of Excellence On‐Call Support Services
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) invites bidders to submit
proposals to this Request for Proposals for the requested National Operations Center ofExcellence (NOCoE).
Questions of a technical or contractual nature about the contents of this RFP are due no later than COB
November 21, 2016, to the attention of Mr. Strat Cavros, AASHTO Manager of Acquisitions, Contracts & Business
NOCOE #YTSMO Contest! Win a trip to the TRB 2017 Annual Meeting
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE), in partnership with the Transportation Research Board (TRB), is sponsoring a “(#YTSMO) Why Transportation Systems Management and Operations” contest for the “YoungTSMO” generation.
We are looking for students to create a 30-60 second video explaining Y-Transportation Systems Management and Operations matters to them as future TSMO professionals.
State DOT Officials to Review Impact of Elections at November Annual Meeting
The heads of state departments of transportation will consider the impact of the upcoming elections and future federal and state policies as they gather Nov. 12-15 in Boston for the annual meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Pennsylvania DOT Equips All Plows with AVL Technology So Public Can Track Them
With snow already visiting some areas of Pennsylvania, PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards today outlined the agency’s plans for winter services and encouraged drivers to be prepared as well.
Arizona DOT Improving Crash-Reporting Methods for Better Efficiency
In an effort to provide law-enforcement agencies with faster crash reports, the Arizona Department of Transportation is improving its data-collection methods. With more than $350,000 granted from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, ADOT will be able to get more state agencies to use an electronic form for submitting crash reports. The electronic reports will replace the paper ones sent from many agencies all over the state to be manually entered into the system.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Has Released New Publications
The USDOT has released four new reports highlighting its latest research initiatives and findings related to intelligent transportation systems (ITS):
Colorado DOT Announces New Spanish Tool to Combat Impaired Driving
Maryland DOT Launches Look Up, Look Out Campaign for Pedestrian Safety
Arizona DOT Taking Steps to Reduce Number of Wrong-Way Crashes
Via azfamily.com
A deadly wrong-way crash along the Loop 101 freeway in Phoenix Tuesday morning raises new questions about driver safety.
A recent study shows that from 2004-2014, there were 245 wrong-way crashes in Arizona, resulting in 91 fatalities.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Announces the Release of the Center-to-Center Reference Implementation Software Tool
The USDOT is pleased to provide the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) standards community with a new tool to support efficient deployment of systems for C2C communication. The C2C RI tool enables agencies to determine whether their interface for communicating between centers conforms to two standards: