"Hot Topics" refer to those raised by graduates of the national Operations Academy™ Senior Management Program through the Program's Listserv. Within the dialogue, key documents have often been posted that are of wide interest to state DOT managers of TSM&O activities but may not be easily accessible from other sources—even though they are publicly available. Hot Topics that have included key documents are provided below, along with links to the resources. This set of documents will be updated as additional material becomes available through the Listserv. A complete list of the topics from the Listserv dialogue is available here.
The Operations Academy™ is managed by the Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) at the University of Maryland, funded by the I-95 Corridor Coalition, and supported by FHWA, the National Transportation Operations Coalition, and the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Hot Topics with Resources
Civil-Structural Standards for ITS
Maryland State Highway Administration ITS design standards sheets
Minnesota DOT ITS design standards
New Jersey DOT ITS design standards sheets
Debris Removal
Earthquake Preparedness Response and Recovery Plan
Illinois DOT Earthquake Preparedness, Response and Recovery Plan
Washington State DOT 2011 Emergency Response Plan
Multijurisdictional Traffic Coordination
2009 Presidential Inauguration traffic and traveler information sharing
Incident Reporting Levels
Arizona DOT incident priority level definitions
New York State DOT regional incident management notification guidelines chart
Incident Response
Kentucky DOT Incident Management Strategic Plan
Missouri DOT example incident response assessment
North Carolina highway incident fire safety video
Wisconsin DOT emergency traffic control and scene management guidelines (2012)
Incident Response Times
Florida DOT incident duration/performance workshop presentation
Quick Clearance
Florida DOT Open Roads policy
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise Rapid Incident Scene Clearance factsheet
North Carolina DOT statute regarding moving of stopped vehicles
Pennsylvania DOT Quick Clearance best practices report
Spreadsheet of Move It, Move Over, and Quick Clearance laws in all 50 states (origin unknown)
Tennessee DOT Quick Clearance statute excerpt
Towing and Recovery
Georgia DOT Towing and Recovery Program (TRIP)
Performance Measurement and Evaluation
Accident Costs
2011 AAA study comparing the costs of crashes to the costs of congestion on a per person basis
Incident Management Benefits
National Traffic Incident Management Coalition study of incident management benefits
Performance Measures/Travel Time
Washington State DOT performance measurement library
Ramp Metering Evaluation
Minnesota DOT Twin Cities Metro Area ramp meter study
RITA arterial management surveillance
Washington State DOT evaluation of Renton ramp meters on I-405
Washington State DOT SR 520 eastbound morning ramp metering three-month study
Washington State DOT SR 520 westbound ramp meter effects
Washington DOT comparative study between three ramp metering algorithms used in the greater Seattle area
TMC Performance Measures
Michigan DOT Metro Detroit TOC annual reports
Michigan DOT Metro Detroit TOC monthly reports
Michigan DOT West Michigan 2012 TOC performance measures report
Travel Time Reporting (Performance)
Missouri DOT TRACKER performance measures archive
Washington State DOT Gray Notebook
Washington State DOT congestion reporting
Travel Times Best Practices Manual
Virginia DOT enterprise coalition pooled fund program – Travel Times Best Practices Manual
Service Patrol Cost-Benefit
Missouri DOT evaluation of freeway motorist assist
University of Maryland Benefit-Cost Analysis of Freeway Service Patrol Programs: Methodology and Case Study
Virginia DOT Hampton Roads return on investment study
Service Patrol Contract Information
Vanderbilt University overview of freeway service patrols in the U.S.
Fiber Sharing Agreements
City of Peoria/Maricopa County, Arizona fiber optic cable sharing agreement
Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (Florida) general requirements for the protection and location of the Authority's existing fiber optic network
Tennessee DOT/City of Nashville fiber sharing agreement
Video Sharing
Arizona DOT guidelines related to the interagency sharing of video and camera control utilizing the center-to-center network
Monroe County DOT (New York) CCTV operation policy
New York City DOT video and traffic flow data sharing partnership agreement
Pennsylvania DOT event data a video sharing agreement
Tennessee DOT policy regarding access agreement for public and private users
Tennessee DOT private entity user live video access agreement
Detour Signing -Permanent
Missouri DOT bypass and detour signing standards
New Hampshire DOT detouring route signing example
New York State DOT detouring route signing example
Location Referencing for Emergency Responders
I-95 Corridor Coalition Mile Marker and Ramp Designation Signing Study:
Scope
Phase I Executive Summary
Phase I Report
Phase II Report
Move Over Static Signage
Maryland State Highway Administration sign standard for "move over" or "reduce speed"
North Carolina DOT standard and signs for "move over" or "reduce speed"
North Carolina DOT Amber Alert policy and procedures October 2009
North Carolina DOT Amber and Silver Alert policies
Tennessee DOT Blue alert criteria
Tennessee DOT MOU with Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for BLUE Alerts
Washington State DOT Amber Alert statewide plan
Washington State DOT Blue Alert statewide plan
State DOT Organization for TSM&O
Org Charts
Maryland State Highway Administration org chart
Michigan DOT Grand Region org chart
Michigan DOT Metro Region org chart
Michigan DOT Operations Field Services Division org chart
Nevada DOT Traffic Operations org chart
TMC Operator Training
Georgia DOT Navigator Manual Chapter 2
Mackinac Bridge Authority wind speed guidelines
New York State Thruway Authority Tappan Zee Bridge high wind policy
Oregon DOT Yaquina Bay weather warning system data notification
Work Zone Closures - Left Lane
Michigan DOT temporary traffic control for one freeway lane closure spec
FHWA factsheet highlighting Arkansas public outreach during repaving
University of Kansas evaluation of early merge static work zone signing in Oklahoma
Work Zone Law Enforcement
AASHTO Subcommittee on Systems Operations and Management work zone law enforcement survey
Maryland State Highway Administration interagency work zone service agreement
Washington State DOT & Washington State Patrol Joint Operations Policy Statement
Washington State Patrol work zone enforcement and assistance