Operational Concepts: NMDOT - New Mexico Department of Transportation
The following are the roles and responsibilities, by functional area or by project, for the NMDOT - New Mexico Department of Transportation.| Functional Area or Project | Roles and Responsibilities | Status |
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City of Bloomfield and NMRoads Coordination Roles and Responsibilities |
Coordinate traffic information with municipal and county TMCs and with other NMDOT TMCs. | Planned |
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Emergency Management |
Aid in the coordination of region wide emergency plans, evacuation and reentry plans, and disaster management plans. | Planned |
| Provide evacuation, incident, and transportation system status information to regional public information systems, the media, and on the NDOT website. | Existing | |
| Receive Amber Alert and other Wide Area Alert information from state police and post alert information on the NMDOT DMS. | Existing | |
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Highway Management |
Coordinate traffic information with other regional TOCs | Planned |
| Coordinate traffic information with other State's regional TOCs or Statewide TOCs through NMRoads | Planned | |
| Perform network monitoring for detection and verification of incidents on state owned highways. | Existing | |
| Provide traffic information reports to NMRoads, regional information service providers, and private information service providers | Planned | |
| Provide traffic information to the general public through traffic information devices | Existing | |
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Incident Management |
Coordinate incident response with state police and regional public safety providers | Existing |
| Perform incident detection and verification on state highways and provide this information to NMRoads and regional TMCs. | Planned | |
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Interstate Coordination Roles and Responsibilities |
Coordinate traffic and traveler information with traffic agencies in neighboring states. | Planned |
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Maintenance and Construction |
Collect road weather information with agency field equipment and distribute it to regional traffic, maintenance and construction and emergency management agencies. | Planned |
| Coordinate maintenance resources for incidents with other regional maintenance providers | Planned | |
| Dispatch agency maintenance vehicles. | Existing | |
| Distribute maintenance and construction work plans and work zone information to regional traffic operators, maintenance and construction agencies, information service providers, and the media. | Existing | |
| Provide maintenance of state highways within the region, including pavement maintenance and all other construction activities | Existing | |
| Provide maintenance resources to assist regional emergency management agencies in incident response. | Existing | |
| Provide winter road maintenance for District 5 highways | Existing | |
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NMDOT CCTV Roles and Responsibilities |
Operate network monitoring equipment (CCTV Cameras, field sensors, etc.) on sensor systems, and right-of-way requests. | Planned |
| Provide traffic information reports to NMRoads, regional information service providers, and private information service providers. | Planned | |
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NMDOT DMS Expansion Roles and Responsibilities |
Provide traffic information to travelers using State owned DMS | Existing |
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NMDOT RWIS Roles and Responsibilities |
Collect environmental sensor information from NMDOT field equipment. | Planned |
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Surface Street Management |
Coordinate traffic information with municipal and county TMCs and with other NMDOT TMCs. | Planned |
| Operate network monitoring equipment (CCTV Cameras, field sensors, etc.) on sensor systems, and right-of-way requests. | Planned | |
| Operate traffic signal systems on State owned roadways, including traffic signals, sensor systems, and right of way requests. | Existing | |
| Provide traffic information to travelers using State owned DMS | Existing | |
| Provide traffic information reports to NMRoads, regional information service providers, and private information service providers. | Existing | |
| Provide traffic information to regional agencies including emergency management, maintenance and construction, and the media. | Existing | |
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Traveler Information |
Collect traffic and maintenance and construction information from regional providers. | Planned |
| Coordinate and share traveler information with other traveler information providers in the region. | Existing | |
| Operate NMRoads system | Existing | |
| Provide broadcast information to travelers. | Existing | |
| Provide traffic and maintenance and construction information to the media, private travelers, and various traveler information services (including NMRoads). | Existing | |
| Provide traveler information to private travelers | Existing | |
| Provide traveler information to the media | Planned | |