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Washington State DOT Gray Notebook

This webpage is an index of helpful links from Washington State DOT, with information covering various topics applicable to all transportation professionals--from Work Zone Safety to Truck Freight to Environmental Stewardship, and much more. The index is updated when quarters are completed.

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WSDOT Congestion Reporting

This webpage contains various reports from multiple years on congestion in Washington State. These reports include the Corridor Capacity Report, the Semi-Annual Travel Trends Report, Mobility Updates, and Practical Design and Least Cost Planning offer solutions. The majority of the reports have b

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ENTERPRISE Pooled Fund Program: Travel Time Best Practices Manual

This project is part of the ENTERPRISE Program. This research was done by contacting multiple State DOT's and inquiring about their best practices for travel times data collection, processing, and information reporting.

Further research was conducted on certain approaches to monitoring

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MoDOT Evaluation of Freeway Motorist Assist

The goal of this research was to evaluate the St. Louis Motor Assist program and determine current benefits of the program and the goals for the program in the future.

The results of this research support the idea that this program provides a tremendous amount of safety benefits to St.

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A Return on Investment Study of the Hampton Roads Safety Service Patrol Program

The purpose of Safety Service Patrol (SSP) programs is to help combat the effects of nonrecurring congestion on highways. SSPs aid in the clearing of incidents from roadways, as well as assisting state police with traffic control at crash scenes. This document is a summary of the benefit-cost stu

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Overview of Freeway Service Patrols in the United States

This report is a summary of the Freeway Service Patrols (FSPs) in the U.S.. Information gathered was pertaining to organizations and resources, operating practices, vehicles and equipment, and types and levels of services offered. 40 states had at least one FSP, in varying locations within each&n

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Work Zone Law Enforcement - AASHTO SOC/SSOM and Operations Academy Inquiry

This document is a survey conducted about Work Zone Law Enforcement. The following questions were asked in the survey:

Does your agency use uniformed law enforcement in work zones?  If yes, how does your agency fund this activity?  What is your underlying work zone law enf
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Intergovernmental Agreement Between Maricopa County and the City of Peoria for the Sharing of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Fiber Optic Cable Systems

A copy of an official agreement between Maricopa County and the City of Peoria for the sharing of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Fiber Optic Cable Systems. The exact details of the agreement are laid out in the document, as well as the purpose of the document, the general terms and cond

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Nonexclusive Highway Event Data and Video Sharing License Agreement

This document is an agreement between the Pennsylvania DOT and another party, to be used when PENNDOT wishes to share highway event data, including video, with other agencies and organizations. This agreement will be used in the hopes that the information shared will benefit the general public an

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Missouri DOT Bypass and Detour Signing Standards

This is a visual document which demonstrates the signing standards for the Inital Perminent Bypass Route Signing, Branson Area Alternate Route Signing, and Future Perminent Bypass Route Signing: St. Louis Test.

 

 

 

 

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New Hampshire DOT Detouring Route Signing Example

This document contains examples of detour route signings from New Hampshire DOT. There are multiple examples in various locations of New Hampshire roadways.

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New York State DOT Detouring Route Signing Example

This is an example of detouring route signing from New York State DOT, detailing the emergency detour routes for the Niagara Region, specifically using HWY 405 and Stanley Avenue.

 

 

 

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Standards & Recommended Practices

Maryland State Highway Administration Sign Standard for "Move Over or Slow Down"

This is the sign standard for "Move Over or Slow Down for Emergency Vehicles" from the Maryland State Highway Administration. The dimensions of the details of the sign are included.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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North Carolina DOT Standard Practice for "Move Over / Reduce Speed"

This is the Standard Practice from the North Carolina DOT for the "Move Over / Reduce Speed" Law. This document not only contains the written standards for North Carolina with regard to the necessary signing to meet the requirements of this law, but also contains the relevant section of the law f

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Washington Statewide AMBER Alert Plan

This document is a summary of the AMBER Alert plan for the state of Washington. The document includes information on what constitutes an AMBER Alert, what information should be gathered and sent out, who should be notified and how often, who needs to go through training and how, and more informat

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Washington State Blue Alert System Plan

The purpose of this document is to inform the readers about the Blue Alert System Plan, which is a system that facilitates the flow of information between the law enforcement and public in the case of a serious threat. This document includes information on Blue Alert criteria, the procedure for agen
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Signal Timing Manual - Second Edition

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 812: Signal Timing Manual - Second Edition, covers fundamentals and advanced concepts related to signal timing. The report addresses ways to develop a signal timing program based on the operating environment, us

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Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Collection Manual

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a report that summarizes the main elements of its bicycle and pedestrian data collection program that is designed to collect bicycle and pedestrian traffic counts throughout Minnesota.

 
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Managing Travel for Planned Special Events

This handbook presents and recommends policies, regulations, planning and operations processes, impact mitigation strategies, equipment and personnel resources, and technology applications used in the advance planning, management, and monitoring of travel for planned special events.

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