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Appendix C - AASHTO Subcommittee on Systems Operations and Management (SSOM) Questionnaire
Pages 76-79

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From page 76...
... • Number of districts/regions with TMCs Legacy Culture and Degree of "Mainstreaming" of Systems Operations Mark with Mark with "X" Managed "X" Integrated Comments: Comments: Comments: Comments: The potential service value (leverage) of operations is not widely appreciated in the DOT at senior management level.
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From page 77...
... DOT Central Office relationships with public safety community are informal -- on a personal basis. DOT has obtained clear legislative authority for incidentrelated Move It and Quick Clearance -- and DOT vehicles are authorized as emergency vehicles (can use shoulders, light)
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From page 78...
... Individual projects at both District and Central Office levels are developed on an ad hoc basis by individual heroes. A standard project development process for Systems Operations projects has been developed and is used for all major projects.
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... . DOT has formal co-training, written agreements with police and fire entities regarding basic incident management procedures and targets.
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  • incident management
  • operations activities
  • traveler information
  • major constraint
  • local emergencies

  • public dot
  • district level
  • operational concepts
  • tmc operations
  • held accountable

  • concepts exist
  • top management
  • rests principally
  • line item
  • reports directly

  • office relationships
  • normal agency
  • explicitly identified
  • safety service
  • district engineers

  • statewide level
  • office manager
  • project development
  • individual projects
  • dot mission

  • service value
  • widely understood
  • policy documents
  • operations reports
  • public safety


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