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.
Resilience and TSMO Peer Exchange Report
- Georgia DOT
- NOCoE
- Peer Exchange Report
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
- Publications
- Risk Management
- Road Weather Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Transportation Management Centers
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) hosted the TSMO for Resiliency Peer Exchange on June 23, 2026, a virtual gathering, to examine how transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) practices support the resilience of the transportation system. Participants included stat
NOCoE Best Practices: Road Weather Management
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- Publications
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
The goal of a road weather management (RWM) program is to provide information about weather related impacts on the transportation system and users and, if possible, mitigate the problem.
StrategiesThree basic road weather strategies are cited in the AASHTO Transportation Operations Man
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
Innovating Winter Driving Safety with Signal Heat Tape
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
- Traffic Signal Program Management
- Traffic Signal Timing
- Transit Signal Priority
- Transit Signal Priority
- Utah DOT
Utah Department of Transportation’s (UDOT) heat tape solution for LED traffic signals enhances safety by ensuring visibility during snowfall, reducing the risk of crashes and protecting maintenance workers. The heat tape saves time by allowing remote activation to clear snow, preventing traffic d
Streamlined All-In-One TSMO Solution
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Data Acquisition, Support and Hosting
- Data and Information Gathering
- NOCoE
- Oklahoma DOT
- Real-time TSMO Tactic Management for Improved Performance
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
The Comprehensive TSMO Integration Plan streamlines Oklahoma’s transportation by consolidating apps, websites, and data. This improves safety with real-time traveler updates on road conditions, incidents, and weather, allowing safer decisions. Time is saved through efficient resource management,
I-26 Integrated Corridor Management for Construction
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Integrated Corridor Management
- Integrated Corridor Management
- NOCoE
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
North Carolina’s I-26 widening project stretches approximately 17 miles and included the demolition of five bridges along I-26 which were initially planned to require median crossovers with barrel separation for opposing traffic lasting two weeks per bridge. This was not an acceptable solut
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
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
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:
DUsing Operations Data to Support Mainstreaming TSMO
- Data Acquisition, Support and Hosting
- FHWA
- NOCoE
- Performance Management
- Planning Analysis Tools
- Programming/Budget/Funding
- Webinar
- Webinar
- Webinar
This webinar is part of an FHWA Office of Operations project to support mainstreaming Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) in transportation agencies. The webinar explores how the use of operations data for decision making in an agency can advance and integrate TSMO, leadi
Manatee County’s Expansion of TSMO Capabilities to Enhance Multimodal
- Active Management and TSMO
- Active Traffic Management (ATM)
- Active Traffic Management/Travel Demand Management/Pricing
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- Performance Management
- Planning Analysis Tools
- System Performance Definition, Monitoring and Reporting