Hartford Area ITS Architecture Update

Operational Concepts: Capitol Region TOC


The following are the roles and responsibilities, by functional area or by project, for Capitol Region TOC.

Functional Area or Project Roles and Responsibilities Status

Freeway Management

Receive incident information, incident response status, and resource requests from the EOCs/warning points and from the Hartford EOC. Planned
Provide traffic information reports to other traffic management agencies, including the City of Hartford. Planned
Provide incident information to travelers using traffic information devices on freeways, such as dynamic message sign (DMS) devices and highway advisory radio (HAR) broadcasts. Planned
Provide incident information to travelers using local information service providers (ISPs) and Web sites. Planned
Perform network surveillance for incident detection and verification on freeways, and send traffic/incident information and traffic images to regional fire/EMS/police agencies, the Connecticut State Police, CTDOT CHAMP and the Hartford EOC. Planned
Dispatch CTDOT CHAMP vehicles to incidents in the region. Planned
Coordinate maintenance resources for incident response with CTDOT District 1 maintenance system and city PWDs. Planned
Control and coordinate highway traffic, with ramp meters and high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on freeways. Planned

Incident Management

Provide maintenance resources in response to incidents on municipally operated arterials. Planned
Adjust signal-timing patterns in response to incidents. Planned
Provide maintenance resources in response to incidents on state-operated roadways. Planned
Provide incident information to travelers using traffic information devices on state-owned roadways, such as DMS devices and HAR broadcasts. Planned
Provide incident information to travelers through local ISPs and Web sites. Planned
Provide incident information to other traffic management and public safety agencies. Planned
Perform network surveillance for incident detection and verification, and send traffic/incident information and traffic images to public safety agencies and EOCs. Planned
Operate and dispatch CTDOT CHAMP vehicles. Planned
Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with the CSP and regional public safety agencies. Planned
Coordinate maintenance resource responses to incidents on state-owned roadways with the CSP and local public safety agencies. Planned
Coordinate incident response with local PWDs, including responses during scheduled events. Planned
Coordinate incident response for incidents on or adjacent to state-owned roadways with public safety agencies in surrounding counties and municipalities, including local EOCs, and the Hartford EOC. Planned

Surface Street Management

Provide transit signal priority with roadside devices for CTtransit, MTD, and other public transportation providers. Planned
Provide interconnection between railroad equipment and traffic signal systems to update signal timing when highway-rail intersections (HRI) are blocked by trains. Planned
Operate regional traffic signal systems. Planned
Coordinate emergency traffic signal preemption with regional fire and PWD vehicles. Planned