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.
Incident Management Assistance Patrol (IMAP) Certification
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- Emergency Transportation Operations
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- NOCoE
- Roadway Safety Services / Roadway Safety Patrol
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
In This Case Study You Will Learn
The primary services provided by IMAP drivers include the detection of incidents, removal of vehicles and debris from travel lanes, deployment of emergency traffic control, and assistance of stranded motorists.
The certification program currently certifies a
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JAWS: Julie's Automated Waste-Removal System
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- Equipment Management
- Maintenance and Operations
- Maintenance and Operations
- NOCoE
- Public safety agency collaboration
- Roadside Maintenance
JAWS started with a simple idea: take a standard equipped Emergency Response (ER) truck and retool it to have an automated dropdown skid-plate that can “scoop” debris off the roadway and onto the shoulder where it can then be removed in a safe manner. This quickly removes the debris and eliminate
Job Order Contracts for ITS Maintenance
- Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- NOCoE
- Procurement
In This Case Study You Will Learn:
Downsides to traditional maintenance contracts include minimal control over workflow and difficulty incorporating unplanned work.
In Job Order Contracting, a Construction Task Catalog (CTC) is developed that is comprised of individual tasks, which include m
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Maintenance Staff Training: Increasing Internal TSMO Knowledge
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- NOCoE
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:
Incorporating maintenance into the TSMO Division was a major aspect of the TSMO program development in Arizona.
High turnover and lack of cross training were the two major issues challenging maintenance units.
The Signal, Lighting, and Technical Electrica
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Making Right on Wrong Way Driver Issues
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- Detection Systems
- Emergency Transportation Operations for Disasters
- Hazard Identification
- NOCoE
In this Case Study You will Learn
Michigan’s strategy to address wrong way driving stems from a series of field reviews and event data.
MDOT partnered with Michigan State Polic to create a public information video on wrong way drivers.
Active warning systems were installed at areas determi
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Making Smart Moves By Increasing Camera and Sign Capabilities
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- NOCoE
- Procurement
- Procurement Approaches
- Public safety agency collaboration
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN
New Jersey DOT deploys ITS devices to increase the state’s transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) capabilities.
Camera surveillance system locations were primarily determined by comparing NJDOT’s historical incident data to State, County, an
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New Jersey Dot TIM Portal
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- NOCoE
- Public safety agency collaboration
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traveler Information
- Traveler Information
IN THIS CASE STUDY YOU WILL LEARN:
The New Jersey DOT and New Jersey State Police have partnered on traffic incident management since 1993, with a formal TIM program created in 2014.
The development of the TIM portal not only allowed for a central clearinghouse of information for all agencie
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NJDOT Data Driven Approach To Traffic Signal Upgrades
- Advanced Traffic Signal Control
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- Equipment Management
- Maintenance and Operations
- NOCoE
- Performance Management
- Traffic Signal Timing
In This Case Study You Will Learn
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) maintains and operates more than 2,500 signalized intersections.
NJDOT’s Transportation Mobility Division identified the need to develop a tool to both manage signals maintenance and their lifecycle.
De
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Performance Based Needs Based Maintenance Budget
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- NOCoE
- Programming/Budget/Funding
In this Case Study You Will Learn:
A needs based budget (NBB) system has been applied internally to all of Arizona DOT
Visual performance measures allow ADOT to make data-driven decisions based on the most recent data available.
The NBB process specifically aligns with Arizona’s Lean Manag
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Performance-based Online Prioritization Tool for Signal System Retiming Program
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- Case Studies & Lessons Learned
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- NOCoE
- Planning Analysis Tools
- Traffic Signal Timing Software
In This Case Study You Will Learn
North Carolina utilized statewide probe-based travel time data to inform signal retiming process.
The guiding principle for the revised prioritization framework and tool was tying metrics to actionable items.
The web-based prioritization tool inc
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