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.
NOCoE Best Practices: Work Zone Management
- Best Practice
- Best Practice
- NOCoE
- Publications
- Work Zone Management
- Work Zone Management
- Work Zone Traffic Management
The management of traffic during construction can be complex, requiring a balance between maintaining mobility, ensuring worker and traveler safety, and minimizing disruption to local communities. Work zone management represents a critical component of Transportation Systems Management and Operat
NCDOT Transportation Operations Manual Implementation
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Fostering a TSMO Culture
- NOCoE
- North Carolina DOT
- TSMO Program Planning Considerations
- The TSMO Program Plan
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
NCDOT’s adoption of the Transportation Operations Manual (TOM) has provided a structured framework that serves as the foundation for how NCDOT leaders and practitioners optimize transportation operations activities. NCDOT aims to leverage the TOM as a tool to continuously improve incident respons
New Jersey Route 18 Rehabilitation Project Incident Management Task Force
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- New Jersey DOT
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
The NJ Route 18 project enhances safety through coordinated incident management, TIM training for 900+ first responders, and reduced crash rates. It saves time with adaptive traffic signals, real-time monitoring, and effective detour planning. Financially, it delivers over $20M in annual savings
Heavy Equipment Based Connected Work Zone
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- Delaware DOT
- NOCoE
- Vehicle Systems/Connected Vehicles
- Work Zone Management
- Work Zone Management
- Work Zone Traffic Management
By integrating contractor equipment telematics into smart work zones, Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and partner agencies have enhanced roadside safety with automated, real-time worker presence alerts, reducing risks to both crews and drivers. The system minimizes staff workload t
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
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
Talking TIM: February 2024
- NOCoE
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Webinar
- Webinar
- Webinar
The Talking TIM webinar series, brought to you by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations, provides a forum where TIM champions with any level of expertise can exchange information about current practices, programs, and technologies. Topics and presenters for this webinar v
Using Text Messaging to Locate and Verify Incidents Outside of Traffic Management System Coverage Areas
- NOCoE
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Transportation Management Centers
- Transportation Management Centers (TMC / TOC)
- Webinar
- Webinar
- Webinar
This webinar is part of the Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study project to share information on traffic management system (TMS) emerging topics. The webinar presents and discuss how traveler direct messages may help staff in traffic management centers identify, locate and verify incidents
Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Department of Transportation, NextGenTIM improvement
- Case Studies
- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
- Case Study
- NOCoE
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
The Colorado Governor’s Task Force on Responder Safety “One scene. One culture. Save Lives” began in September 2017, as a collaboration between Colorado State Patrol (CSP), the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Colorado’s First Responders. Two recent CSP line of duty deaths (LODD)
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