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The article highlights lessons from the 2017 total solar eclipse to improve traffic management for the 2024 eclipse. It notes that around 5 million people traveled to view the eclipse, mostly by car, leading to significant traffic congestion on interstates and rural routes. Efforts were made to m

Chapter 1. Introduction

With increasing emphasis on setting and achieving targets for congestion mitigation and reliability, transportation agencies recognize the critical contribution of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) assets to roadway performance. Asset managers of ITS devices

Highlights With nearly 200,000 military personnel transitioning to civilian lives each year through either separations or retirements, and more than eight million veterans currently part of the civilian workforce, this is a significant talent pool for consideration for transportation systems m

Technical Memorandum Highlights The pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the ways we work. The value of schedule flexibility, remote/hybrid work, technology use, social purpose, work-life balance, pay, and benefits have shifted especially with many industries facing worker shortages. This

Case Study Highlights A consensus definition of a TSMO Paraprofessional was developed in a 2019 National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) White Paper building on previous work by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). There are many workforce activities underway across nation

Highlights While the TSMO Industry continues to draw from traditional sources of workforce, to fully realize the benefits and meet future demands, workforce pipeline sources must be diversified. Many transportation agencies face challenges in building a pipeline specific to TSMO because of o

For the Reversible Express Lanes Project, in addition to being the lead designer for the extensive civil engineering project, Parsons also provided Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Traffic Incident Management (TIM) expert training to the State of Georgia for Georgia’s first Reversible

The intent of this guidebook is to provide practitioners with a tool to understand what is needed and how to develop a strong Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) workforce. While a basic understanding of TSMO is beneficial to the reader, this guidebook focuses on workforce devel

MnDOT is developing a toolbox of Intelligent Work Zone systems. The IWZ Toolbox (PDF) summarizes the various categories of systems and provides design guidance, deployment warrants, and potential system benefits. IWZ providers should be familiar with this document, since MnDOT is working towards

The typical highway project life cycle starts with planning and then moves to design, construction, and maintenance. Historically, the day-to-day operation of the facility after project completion has received less attention. Design personnel, transportation planners, and opera