NOCoE Case Studies

NOCoE Case Studies capture the strategies and practices currently being deployed to advance the TSMO industry and enable TSMO practitioners to save lives, time, and money.

Case studies are developed in partnership with the authoring organization or individual to succinctly transfer knowledge for the effective use by others in the industry.

Many of the case studies come from TSMO Award Submissions. Please be sure to consider submitting your practices for upcoming awards.

Additional case studies focus on academic and industry collaboration models, the 2017 solar eclipse, and other TSMO practices being deployed throughout the country.

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NCDOT Hurricane Helene Response

  • Case Studies
  • Case Studies & Lessons Learned
  • Case Study
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • NOCoE
  • North Carolina DOT

During Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) TSMO Unit implemented a proactive, multi-faceted, and dynamic response which saved lives, mitigated further loss, and expedited recovery efforts. The TSMO Unit served as a central coordination point for NCDOT’s fie

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I-84 Snow Zone Safety Improvements

  • Case Studies
  • Case Studies & Lessons Learned
  • Case Study
  • NOCoE
  • Real Time Traveler Information
  • Road Weather Management
  • Road Weather Management
  • Traveler Information

Interstate 84 between Pendleton and La Grande, Oregon experiences some of the highest crash rates and severity in Eastern Oregon, making it a high priority for improvement. ODOT recognized a number of issues in the corridor related to hazardous weather. Winter weather in this corridor

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Applying Emerging Technologies to the Arizona DOT Traveler Information Program

  • Case Studies
  • Case Studies & Lessons Learned
  • Case Study
  • NOCoE
  • Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
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Traffic volumes are increasing as more people move to Arizona. Fatalities and crashes are trending higher. In some situations, speed differentials from non-recurring incidents, congestion, or work zones can cause crashes into the back-of-queue. The Arizona Department of Transportati

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Analytics Tools to Improve Operational Planning

  • Active Management and TSMO
  • Active Traffic Management (ATM)
  • NOCoE
  • Planned Special Event Management
  • Planned Special Event Management
  • Real Time Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Webinar
  • Webinar
  • Webinar
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Archived crowdsourced data, particularly when integrated with traditional transportation data, can help agencies better understand and plan for operations. This webinar features two agencies and their use of analytics tools to leverage crowdsourced data and better plan for operations:

D
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Work Zone Data and Crowdsourcing

  • NOCoE
  • Real Time Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Webinar
  • Webinar
  • Webinar
  • Work Zone Management
  • Work Zone Management
  • Work Zone Traffic Management
  • Work Zone Traffic Management
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The Federal Highway Administration’s Every Day Counts Round 6 (FHWA EDC-6) Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations Innovation brings you the Adventures in Crowdsourcing webinar series to highlight innovative applications of crowdsourced data and to share crowdsourcing building blocks that will hel

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Adventures in Crowdsourcing: Emergency Management

  • 2021
  • Emergency Planning
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • NOCoE
  • Presentation
  • Presentation
  • Road Weather Management
  • Road Weather Management
  • Road Weather Management
  • Road Weather Management
  • Webinar
  • Webinar
  • Webinar
    • |PDF

This webinar spotlights the use of crowdsourced data to enhance transportation agency operations during Emergency Management situations like evacuations, storms, and post-event recovery phases.

Moderator

James Colyar, FHWA Office of Operations and EDC-6 Crowdsourcing Initiativ
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COVID-19 Response Plan

  • 2021
  • Case Studies
  • Case Studies & Lessons Learned
  • Case Study
  • Emergency Transportation Operations
  • Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
  • Leadership/Championship
  • NOCoE
  • TSMO Culture
  • Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How NCDOT maintained operations and adhered to the statewide mandate to reduce DOT staff in government facilities, by executing a remote operations plan to sustain essential services How Statewide communication systems NC 511, NCDOT’s customer service line,
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TSMO Roosevelt Bridge Response

  • 2021
  • Case Studies
  • Case Studies & Lessons Learned
  • Case Study
  • NOCoE
  • Real Time Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Work Zone Management
  • Work Zone Management
  • Work Zone Traffic Management
  • Work Zone Traffic Management
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How the District Four TSMO program organized and created real-time solutions to enhance work zone management efforts and improve safety and mobility during the emergency closure of the Roosevelt Bridge How the TSMO team utilized all available resources to i
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TSMO Implementations on I-25 and I-70 Work Zones

  • 2021
  • Case Studies
  • Case Studies & Lessons Learned
  • Case Study
  • NOCoE
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • Traffic Incident Management
  • Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Work Zone Management
  • Work Zone Management
  • Work Zone Traffic Management
  • Work Zone Traffic Management
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How Colorado used permanent and portable ITS systems to implement Smart Work Zone technology on two high profile construction projects The process for developing guidelines and specifications for use of the SWZ technology How communication across law enfo
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My35 Waco Construction

  • Case Studies
  • Case Studies & Lessons Learned
  • Case Study
  • NOCoE
  • Real Time Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Traveler Information
  • Work Zone Management
  • Work Zone Management
  • Work Zone Traffic Management
  • Work Zone Traffic Management
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN: How TxDOT implemented a multimedia information system for multiple audiences among the traveling public in the Waco community as a single- point information resource for I-35 construction information. How the information system relays real-time conditions,
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