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... Each poses different challenges in terms of process implementation, execution, and overall integration. At the operations level, various processes and activities evolve and are coordinated among those who are responsible for overseeing or carrying out operational initiatives (such as steps a traffic management center operator takes to initiate notification to travelers)
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From page 73...
... WSDOT/WSP Joint Operations Policy Statement NCDOT Traffic and Safety Operations Committee Kansas Speedway Special-Event Traffic Management Plan Tier 2: Event-Driven -- Political, Public Relations Michigan DOT Work Zone Modeling I-80 State Line Closures Tier 3: Needs Based/Opportunity Based/Grassroots FDOT Road Rangers The Palace of Auburn Hills Event Management Strategies MTC Regional Signal Timing Program AZTech Regional Data Server UK Active Traffic Management The executive leadership of WSDOT and WSP led the development of the Joint Operations Policy Statement (JOPS) Agreement.
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From page 74...
... Travel time reliability and mitigating the effects of variability on the transportation network have not yet become engrained into the operations culture for many DOTs, although many of their activities for traffic management, traveler information, incident response, and weather hazard response all contribute to reliability. One exception identified within the case studies is WSDOT's 90-min incident clearance goal.
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From page 75...
... There needs to be buy-in from those who will provide inputs into the process and those who are affected by the process. In the MDOT case study, one of the challenges was coordinating changes that occurred in the field during construction with those responsible for doing the work zone traffic control modeling.
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... The FDOT Road Ranger case study provides a good example of a program that started locally and expanded over time. The program that was initially implemented in a single district has evolved into a statewide program that is now institutionalized at both the local and statewide levels.
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... For example, in Florida, the Road Ranger program's integration with private sector tow providers has reduced the need for FDOT to purchase towing equipment and bring on permanent staff to support the Road Ranger program. FDOT's use of private sponsors to support the Road Ranger program reduces their overall capital expenditures.
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... Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., forthcoming.
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