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
Central Texas Construction Partnership Program - Construction Data Platform, Work Zone Management Tool, and CTX Go Application — Texas DOT
- Case Study
- Case Study
- Data and Information Gathering
- NOCoE
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
- Texas DOT
The Central Texas Construction Partnership Program (CPP) unites the region's seven transportation agencies behind a single, data-driven approach to managing an unprecedented wave of construction, including more than 35 major projects and over $20 billion in infrastructure investment planned acros
Coordinated Incident and Corridor Management Across Agencies — Florida DOT
- Case Study
- Case Study
- Data and Information Gathering
- Florida DOT
- NOCoE
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 4 operates a coordinated, multi-agency Traffic Incident Management (TIM) program designed to improve safety, reliability, and operational readiness across regional corridors. The program integrates Road Rangers, the Florida Highway Patrol (
Connecticut Department of Transportation HOC Performance Dashboard — Connecticut DOT
- Case Study
- Case Study
- Connecticut DOT
- Data and Information Gathering
- NOCoE
- Planned Special Event Management
- Planned Special Events Traffic Management
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) partnered with Arcadis to build the Highway Operations Center (HOC) Performance Dashboard, a centralized, role-based decision-support platform that consolidates eight statewide operational datasets — incident data, travel time and reliability m
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
TSMO and Information Technology Peer Exchange Report
- Data and Information Gathering
- NOCoE
- Peer Exchange Report
- Publications
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) hosted the TSMO and Information Technology Virtual Peer Exchange to share information between a cross section of agency leaders in the transportation operations and ITS function and the information technology function of their jurisdictions. Th
NOCoE Best Practices: Use of Data to Support TSMO
- Best Practice
- Best Practice
- Big Data & Analytics
- Data Acquisition, Support and Hosting
- Data and Information Gathering
- Freight Data / Analysis
- Increased Need for Data Management, Transportation Performance Management, and Reporting
- NOCoE
- Performance Data Collection, Analysis and Management
- Publications
- Regional environmental data sets and models
The use of data to support transportation operations has evolved but has always played a key role in managing the transportation system.
Big data, the concept of collecting and integrating data from numerous sources, has provided practitioners with new opportunities to manage and visu
Expanding TSMO Capabilities through Software and Technology Innovation
- Big Data & Analytics
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Data Acquisition, Support and Hosting
- Data and Information Gathering
- Florida DOT
- Freight Data / Analysis
- NOCoE
- Performance Data Collection, Analysis and Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
FDOT’s TSMO program improves traffic management through technology, real-time data, and stakeholder collaboration. Tools like the SunGuide Alert Viewer and Vehicle-to-Everything Data Exchange Platform enhance safety by reducing accidents and improving emergency response. Dashboards and dynamic to
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
Remote Maintenance through an Ethernet Power Controller (Pro Switch)
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Data Acquisition, Support and Hosting
- Data and Information Gathering
- Freight Data / Analysis
- NOCoE
- Organizational Structure/Staffing
- Performance Data Collection, Analysis and Management
- Staff Development
- Utah DOT
Utah DOT’s (UDOT) implementation of Ethernet Power Controllers (EPCs) enhances traffic monitoring by allowing remote reboots, saving time and travel costs for maintenance staff. This increases device reliability, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous data collection, which improves road saf