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.
I-84 Snow Zone Safety Improvements
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- Real Time Traveler Information
- Road Weather Management
- Road Weather Management
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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
Improved System Traffic Interchanges Congestion Relief with Restriping - Phoenix Region
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The South Mountain Freeway portion of State Route 202 (State Route 202 SMF) opened in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area in December of 2019, completing a long-awaited by-pass for the downtown Phoenix portion of Interstate 10. Almost immediately the additional traffic from State Ro
Improving NDOT's Organizational Capabilities Through CMM
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NDOT’s use of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) self-assessment has saved lives by improving traffic incident management, saved time through efficient planning, and saved money by optimizing resource allocation and fostering collaboration with stakeholders. The assessments identify opportunitie
Incident Response Unit Cost Savings
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- Roadway Safety Services / Roadway Safety Patrol
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
- Traffic Incident Management
In 2019 The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) established a new program for the Phoenix Metropolitan area, Maricopa County to help reduce congestion while improving traffic safety to the motoring public using effective Traffic Incident Management (TIM) practices and methods. The program
Intelligent Mobility Platform - Public Private Mobility Data Sharing
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As the nation's first smart city environment powered by real-world infrastructure and next-generation connectivity, the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners has partnered with technology innovator IPgallery to implement a smart city management system powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The Cit
ITS Assets Life-Cycle Planning Analysis
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- ITS standards and specifications
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The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Statewide TSMO Program Plan was developed and formally adopted in 2020. As part of this program, NDOT is actively integrating TSMO into the existing asset management and performance measurement business processes. One example of is the integration of
Leveraging High-Resolution Event-Based Data for Ramp Metering Improvement Name of Organizations
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For mainline roadway sections, performance metrics such as the speed, volume, and level of service (LOS) are commonly available through traffic sensors and third-party data. However, ramp metering metrics are less prevalent. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) partne
Maryland State Police (MSP) Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Unit
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART) Program and the Maryland State Police’s (MSP) newly formed Traffic Incident Management (TIM) unit swiftly responds to accidents, efficiently clears traffic obstructions,
Modernization of MDOT SHA Statewide Operations Center
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When the Statewide Operations Center (SOC) of the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) opened in 1995, it was the nation’s first statewide traffic management center. As SHA’s TSMO obligations have grown, the SOC’s capabilities and responsibilities have exp
NCDOT & Waze Automated Road Closures
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has been providing travel information to the public via the internet since 2000. The DriveNC.gov website provides day-to-day and emergency travel conditions through an interactive map. NCDOT staff and partners in all 100 counti