Overview
Traffic incident management (TIM) is a planned and coordinated program to detect and remove incidents and restore traffic capacity as safely and quickly as possible. This report describes task-specific and cross-cutting issues or challenges commonly encountered by TIM responders in the performance of their duties. It also describes novel and/or effective strategies for overcoming these issues and challenges (i.e., best practices).
Source Organization Location
Washington
DC
Organizational Capability Element
Traveler Information
Traffic Incident Management
Emergency Transportation Operations
Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation
Public safety agency collaboration
Content Type
Best Practice
Role in Organization
Senior Engineer
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Maintenance Staff
Technician
Engineer
Operator
Senior Manager
Public Safety Officer
Associate Engineer
Media / PIO
Publishing Organization
FHWA
Maturity Level of Program
Monitoring (L4)
Deployment (L3)
Assessment (L1)
Development (L2)
Objective
Learning
How-To
Available Tools