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Freeway Management Program. 2. FHWA Operations Programs: . Reducing Non-recurring Congestion:Traffic Incident ManagementWork Zone ManagementRoad Weather Management Planned Special Event Traffic ManagementReducing Recurring Congestion:Freeway ManagementArterial ManagementCorridor Traffic Mana
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1. FHWA Freeway Management Program Plan, Roadmap & Related National Initiatives TMC PFS Meeting
Jon Obenberger
June 9, 2004
2. Freeway Management Program 2 FHWA Operations Programs: Reducing Non-recurring Congestion:
Traffic Incident Management
Work Zone Management
Road Weather Management
Planned Special Event Traffic Management
Reducing Recurring Congestion:
Freeway Management
Arterial Management
Corridor Traffic Management
Travel Demand Management
3. Freeway Management Program 3 FHWA Operations Programs: Improving Day-to-day Operations:
MUTCD
Operations Asset Management
Real Time Traveler Information
Planning for Operations
Operations Performance Measures
Traffic Analysis Tools
Improving Freight Operations: freight analysis, freight professional development, freight size & weight, intermodal freight technology
Enhancing Emergency Operations:
Facilitating ITS Deployment:
4. Freeway Management Program 4 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Vision: To improve the efficiency and reliability of travel on highway facilities.
Goals: All states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the top-75 metropolitan areas will:
1. Reduce the growth in delay resulting from congestion;
Measure 1: Annual rate (%) of increase in congested travel time
5. Freeway Management Program 5 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Goals: All states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the top-75 metropolitan areas will:
2. Improve the reliability of travel during peak travel periods; and
Measure 2: Travel time index and buffer index
3. Improve the mobility of travelers on freeway facilities.
Measure 3: Congested travel (%)
6. Freeway Management Program 6 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Outcomes: program initiatives and activities will be focused on assisting agencies with achieving:
1. Sustain statewide and regional initiatives focused on deploying, evolving, managing and reporting on the performance of travel on freeway facilities and benefits of managing traffic and TMS;
2. Actively monitoring, evaluating, and systematically reporting on roadway and traffic conditions;
7. Freeway Management Program 7 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Outcomes: program initiatives and activities will be focused on assisting agencies with achieving:
3. Aggressively predicting, detecting, and verifying congestion;
Managed lanes are being implemented in response to changing roadway and traffic conditions; and
En-route travel time and roadway condition information is being distributed to motorists
8. Freeway Management Program 8 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Initiatives:
Freeway Management and Traffic Operations
Freeway management and ramp control
Improved day-to-day traffic operations
Improving traffic operations through highway improvements
Knowledge and information sharing
Transportation Management Systems & Centers (TMCs)
Improving day-to-day management and operations
Staffing and support services
Developing and managing evolution
Knowledge and information sharing
9. Freeway Management Program 9
10. Freeway Management Program 10 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Initiatives:
Managed Lanes:
Planning, developing and implementing managed lanes
Managing and controlling traffic
Motorist comprehension and compliance
Knowledge and information sharing
HOV Facilities:
Improved day-to-day operations
Performance monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Legislation, standards, and policies
Knowledge and information sharing
11. Freeway Management Program 11 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Activities:
Collaboration and consensus building
Technology transfer, raise awareness & knowledge sharing
Technical guidance and capacity building
Applied research
12. Freeway Management Program 12 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Objective 1: Improve operational performance and management of traffic on highway facilities
Indicator 1: # of top-78 metro areas w/ TMCs that are proactively managing and controlling traffic on freeway facilities.
Proposed Targets:
13. Freeway Management Program 13 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Objective 1:
Proposed Criteria: tiers 1, 2 & 3 to be defined based on the following criteria:
Interagency operational agreements
Operational policies and procedures
Operations manuals
Multi-year plan
Monitoring & surveillance coverage w/in all freeway corridors
Capabilities manage & control traffic w/in freeway corridors
Providing en-route travel time & roadway conditions
Traffic incident management command system policies and procedures developed, adopted & being utilized
Hours of operation
14. Freeway Management Program 14 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Objective 2: Proactively managing & operating traffic on highway facilities in response to changing travel & roadway conditions
Indicator 2: # of top-78 metro areas agencies proactively monitoring, managing, controlling traffic & reporting on travel & roadway conditions on freeway facilities
Proposed
Targets:
15. Freeway Management Program 15 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Objective 2:
Proposed Criteria:tiers 1, 2 & 3 to be defined based on the following criteria:
Regional program &/or initiative established
Formal interagency agreement
Freeway network operational goals, measures & thresholds
Policy & technical teams providing direction & support
Interagency operational agreements
Operational policies and procedures
16. Freeway Management Program 16 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Objective 3:
Indicator 3: Managed lanes are proactively being used to manage & control traffic on freeway facilities
Proposed Targets: # of top-78 metro areas are utilizing or committed to use managed lane to proactively manage and control traffic on freeway facilities
Proposed Targets:
17. Freeway Management Program 17 FHWA Freeway Management Program: Program Objective 3:
Indicator 4: # of top-78 metro areas where managed lanes have been identified & integrated into transportation plans of MPOs
Proposed Targets:
18. Freeway Management Program 18 FHWA: Freeway Management Program Products Freeway Management & Operations Handbook (2004 - Update as needed ~ 5 years)
State-of-Practice Paper (2004 - Update as needed ~ 2 years)
Traffic Management Toolbox Cd-rom (2006 initial version & updated annually to add new documents/resources)
ITS Deployment Tracking Survey Results & Trends in Practice (2004 & updated every 2 years)
Program Plan & Roadmap of Initiatives (Annually)
Program Performance Measures White Paper, Agency Self-Assessment Tool & Support Services
Legislation, Regulations & Policies
Web site
19. Freeway Management Program 19 FHWA: Freeway Management Program Key Program Initiatives:
Transportation Management Systems & Centers (TMCs)
Freeway Operations & Traffic Management
Managed Lanes
HOV Systems
20. Freeway Management Program 20 Transportation Management Systems & Centers: 2003 Products Delivered:
Transportation Management Systems Maintenance Concept & Plans (TMC PFS)
Configuration Management Brochure, Primer, Handbook & Technical Presentation (TMC PFS)
2003 Projects Initiated:
TMC Business Planning & Plans Handbook (TMCPFS)
Concept of Operations for Transportation Management Systems (TMCPFS)
TMC Operator Requirements, Position Description & Software Phase 2 (TMC PFS)
Impacts of Dynamically Displaying Messages CMS (TMC PFS)
21. Freeway Management Program 21 Transportation Management Systems & Centers: 2004 Projects Delivered:
Configuration Management Training Course
CMS Operation & Messaging HandbookVersion 1.1(TMC PFS)
Corridor Traffic Management Coordinated Plans &
Procedures (TMC PFS)
2004 Initiated:
Testing & Acceptance Plans & Procedures (primer & handbook)
Migration Plans & Procedures (brochure & handbook)
TMC Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting (TMC PFS)
TMC Operations Manual (TMC PFS)
TMC Staffing & Scheduling of Day-to-Day Operations (TMC PFS)
TMC Workshop Development & Proposal (TMC PFS)
22. Freeway Management Program 22 Transportation Management Systems & Centers: 2005 Projects Delivered:
Testing & Acceptance Plans & Procedures (primer & handbook)
Migration Plans & Procedures for TMCs
TMC Business Planning & Plans Handbook
Concept of Operations for TMCs
TMC Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
(TMC PFS)
TMC Operations Manual (TMC PFS)
2005 Proposed Projects Initiated:
TMC Operators & Technician Education, Training & Career Development:
Survey Stage 1 (Possible to Initiate 2004)
Needs Analysis & Feasibility Study Stage 2
23. Freeway Management Program 23 Freeway Management & Operations: 2003 Products Delivered:
Freeway Management: State-of-practice White Paper
Freeway Management & Operations Handbook
Draft CMS chapter for MUTCD (Next NPRM)
2003 Projects Initiated:
Ramp Control Handbook (brochure & primer)
Adaptive Ramp Metering Development & Simulation Testing
Freeway Management & Operations Training Course
Managing Travel for Planned Special Events Training Course
24. Freeway Management Program 24 Freeway Management & Operations: 2004 Products Delivered:
Freeway Management & Operations Training Course
National Conference on Managing Travel for Planned Special Events
2005 Projects Delivered:
Offering Freeway Management & Operations Training Course
Offering Managing Travel for Planned Special Events Training Course
NCHRP Guide to Effective Freeway Performance Measurement
Ramp Management and Control Handbook
25. Freeway Management Program 25 Freeway Management & Operations: 2005 Proposed Projects:
Traffic Management Toolbox
Freeway System Connector & Mainline Metering Handbook
Freeway Management & TMC Self-Assessment
26. Freeway Management Program 26 Managed Lanes: 2003 Products Delivered:
HOT Lane Reference Guide
Houston Lane Management Case Study
2003 Products Initiated:
Managed Lanes Cross-cutting Study
Managed Lanes Primer
27. Freeway Management Program 27 Managed Lanes: 2004 Projects Delivered:
Managed Lanes Cross-cutting Study
Managed Lanes Primer
Managed Lanes Workshop - Key Issues & Research
2004 Projects Initiated:
Developing Managed Lanes Cross-cutting Study
Planning for Managed Lanes Cross-cutting Study
Proposed MUTCD changes Managed Lanes Traffic Control & Signing
Managed Lanes Traffic Control & Signing State-of- the-Practice Review
28. Freeway Management Program 28 Managed Lanes: 2005 Projects Delivered:
Developing Managed Lanes Cross-cutting Study
Planning for Managed Lanes Cross-cutting Study
Proposed MUTCD changes
Managed Lanes Traffic Control & Signing State-of- the-Practice Review
Proceedings International Conference Managed, Priced & HOV Lanes (April 2005 Houston)
2005 Projects Initiated:
Managed Lane Cross-cutting Studies T.B.D.
Research & Technology Transfer Needs
29. Freeway Management Program 29 HOV Systems: 2003 Products Delivered:
El Monte Busway Case Study
11th International HOV Conference Proceedings
HOV Signing in MUTCD Freeway Facilities
2003 Projects Initiated:
HOV System Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Handbook
HOV System Training Course
30. Freeway Management Program 30 HOV Systems: 2004 Products Delivered:
HOV System Training Course Pilot Presentation
2004 Projects Initiated:
HOV Lane Safety Considerations
HOV Lane Enforcement Consideration
HOV Lane Hours of Operation & Eligibility Requirements
New Projects to be Selected June 15, 2004
31. Freeway Management Program 31 HOV Systems: 2005 Products Delivered:
Offering of HOV System Training Course
HOV System Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Handbook
HOV Lane Safety Considerations
HOV Lane Enforcement Consideration
HOV Lane Hours of Operation & Eligibility Requirements
2005 Projects Initiated:
Automated Occupancy Detection Phase 1 (Requirements, Technology Scan & Feasibility)
32. Freeway Management Program 32 Security & Emergency Management: Telecommunications Vulnerability Reduction
Emergency Management Case Studies
Alternate Route Development Methodologies
TMC Integration Needs for Emergency Transportation Operations & Weather
Integration of Security Into National ITS Architecture
TMC Vulnerability Reduction
Communication Alternatives Analysis
Integration Needs for Security & Emergency Management
Evacuation Model Selection & Development
Signal Timing for Evacuation
33. Freeway Management Program 33 NCHRP Initiatives: Current Research Projects:
3-81: Integrated Control for Improved Operation of Freeways and Surface Streets in Urban Corridors
3-73: Separation of Vehicles Commercial Vehicles Only
3-69: Design on Construction Work Zones on High-Speed Roadways
3-68: Freeway Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
3-63: Sharing Information Between Public Safety & Transportation Agencies for Traffic-Incident Management
3-60: Capacity & Quality of Service Interchange Ramp Terminals
34. Freeway Management Program 34 NCHRP Initiatives: Contingency ProjectIf Funding Available: 2005-G-29: Freeway Bottleneck Identification, Analysis & Removal
Proposed Research Projects:
Transportation Management Systems Security/Hardening
Automatic Vehicle Identification for Traffic Management Applications
Current Synthesis Topics:
Quick Clearance of Traffic Incidents
Convertible Roadway Lane Practices
Cooperative Agreements Between State & Local Agencies to Manage Arterial Corridors