The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts (EDC) Next-Generation TIM (NextGen TIM) innovations focuses on working with State, local, and Tribal stakeholders to improve traffic incident management (TIM) on all roadways by integrating proven, yet underutilized, technology, data, and training strategies across incident response communities. Regions can save lives, time, and money from deploying NextGen TIM innovations.
- View this storyboard to learn about the EDC round six (EDC-6) innovation, NextGen TIM: Integrating Technology, Data, and Training. Additional information can be on the FHWA EDC-6 NextGen TIM page.
- View this brief video to learn about the EDC round seven (EDC-7) innovation, NextGen TIM: Technology for Saving Lives. Additional information can be found on the FHWA EDC-7 NextGen TIM page.
- Learn more about the FHWA EDC Program and resources available to transportation agencies through the FHWA EDC Program.
This site includes the resources generated through the EDC-6 and EDC-7 NextGen TIM innovations, including Factsheets and Case Studies, Workshops, and Webinars.
Factsheets and Case Studies
Factsheets and case studies are developed by FHWA and intended to provide a succinct overview of each strategy within the suite of NextGen TIM Innovations:
Next-Generation TIM (EDC-6) – This factsheet provides a high-level overview of local programs, training, data, and technology focus areas related to computer-aided dispatch (CAD), unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), video-sharing among responders, and responder-to-vehicle (R2V) alerts.
- TIM for Local Roads – This factsheet focuses on TIM for local roads and includes an overview of the importance of local TIM, information about specialized response-based TIM models, and state of the practice examples from Florida, Arizona, and Texas.
- TIM Training – This factsheet focuses on the use of innovative delivery methods, enhancements, and additions to the National TIM Responder training curriculum.
- TIM Data – This factsheet focuses on the collection, analysis, and sharing of TIM data, and provides several state-of-the-art practice examples.
- TIM Data Dashboard – This case study highlights how transportation and law enforcement agencies in Kentucky, Florida, Oregon, and San Francisco, CA collect data on program effectiveness, which leads to continual TIM improvements and efficiencies.
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for TIM – This factsheet focuses on how UAS can be used to support TIM and highlights the associated benefits.
- Video Sharing for TIM – This factsheet focuses on the sharing of video from responder vehicles to a TMC, and from a TMC to responder vehicles.
- Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) Integration – This factsheet focuses on the benefits of sharing public safety CAD data with State DOT’s Transportation Management Centers (TMCs).
- Florida CAD-TIM Integration – This case study describes the real-time sharing of traffic incident information between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) through FDOT’s Advanced Traffic Management Systems.
- Responder-to-Vehicle Alerts (R2V) – This factsheet explains the safety risk associated with managing incidents adjacent to travel lanes and how States are deploying responder-to-vehicle alert technology to mitigate this risk.
- TIM Coalitions – This case study highlights how response organizations in Colorado; Georgia; Florida; Baltimore, MD; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; and North Central Texas implemented coalitions, committees, task forces, teams, and working groups to work together to more effectively respond to roadway incidents.
- Safety Service Patrol – This case study highlights how technologies such as crowdsourced data and applications, tethered drones, push-to-talk (PTT) apps, vehicle markings and lighting, automated vehicle location, and more help safety service patrol programs improve mobility and safety for incident responders and motorists approaching incident scenes.
Next-Generation TIM (EDC-7) – This factsheet provides a high-level overview of the six technologies for saving responder and road user lives, including Advance Warning Technologies, Debris Removal Systems, Emergency Vehicle Lighting, Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP), TIM Technologies for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to Support Post-crash Care, and UAS for TIM.
- Emergency Vehicle Lighting – This factsheet highlights the five elements of SMART lighting: Strategic placement, Meaningful messaging, Automatic features, Reduced pattern and intensity, and Tiered approach.
- TIM Technologies for EMS to Support Post-crash Care – This factsheet describes for each phase of the crash response (training, en route, on scene, and departing) relevant EMS-focused TIM technologies and their benefits.
- Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) – This factsheet highlights advances in traffic signal and vehicle location technologies that offer more cost-effective and performance-centric EVP.
Workshops
The FHWA delivered in-person and virtual workshops to support State and local agency information sharing and advance the adoption of NextGen TIM technology, data, and training. Following are summaries from various workshops. To request the workshop summary notes, please reach out to Jim Austrich, FHWA.
- Advance Warning Workshop – Hosted by the Indiana Department of Transportation Traffic Management Center (TMC) in October 2024, this workshop engaged 12 State Departments of Transportation to share the benefits from varied technologies deployed to deliver advance warning for traffic incident response activity. Agencies also discussed procurement, training, policy, and implementation strategies for advanced warning technologies.
- SMART Emergency Vehicle Lighting Workshop – Hosted by the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police in September 2024, this workshop engaged 10 states, with discussions on best practices, lessons, policy, and future implementations of SMART lighting.
- TIM Technologies for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) to Support Post-Crash Care Virtual Workshop – This 3-hour virtual workshop held in September 2024 included representatives from 10 State DOT or EMS agencies as well as representatives from the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and FEMA’s US Fire Administration. Participants discussed challenges, interest in, and advances for EMS post-crash care with focus on EMS engagement in TIM committees and benefits from technology adoption.
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for TIM Workshop – Hosted by the Texas Department of Transportation at their Stassney Campus in May 2024, this workshop engaged 18 State with three sharing their experiences with tethered UAS discussing technology capabilities, communications, funding, procurement, and training strategies.
- Debris Removal System Workshop – Hosted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation Twin Cities Metro District Office in April 2024, this workshop engaged transportation professional from 13 States and featured a demonstration of four debris removal systems. Participants discussed procurement, installation, training, policies/procedures, and performance evaluation methods.
Webinars
The Talking TIM webinar series provides a forum where TIM stakeholders, including those participating in EDC, can exchange information about current TIM practices, programs, and technologies. Each month, the FHWA TIM Program establishes a webinar agenda that highlights successful programs, identifies best practices, or showcases technologies that are advancing TIM. Visit the Talking TIM webpage to view the full collection of webinar presentations and presenters, including NextGen TIM topics.