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Equipment Package: MCM Work Activity Coordination

Description: This equipment package disseminates work activity schedules to other agencies. Work schedules are coordinated, factoring in the needs and activities of other agencies and adjacent jurisdictions.
Included In: DRJTBC District Operations
DRJTBC Facility Operations Center
New York City Joint TMC
NJDOT Construction Management System
NJDOT Maintenance
NJDOT STOC
NJDOT TEOC
NJDOT TOC Central
NJDOT TOC North
NJDOT TOC South
NJTA Parkway Division Maintenance
NJTA Parkway Division TOC
NJTA Turnpike Maintenance
NJTA Turnpike TOC
NJTPA Counties PWD Operations
NJTPA Municipalities PWD Operations
PANYNJ Airports Communications Desk/Operations Center
PANYNJ PATH Operations Center
PANYNJ Port Commerce Operations Centers
PANYNJ TB/T Tunnels/Bridges Communications Desk/Operations Center
RIMIS IEN
SJTPO Counties PWD Operations
SJTPO Municipalities PWD Operations
TRANSCOM Communications Center Servers
Processes: 9.2.1 - Schedule M&C Activities
9.2.2 - Status Current M&C Activities
9.2.3.4 - Manage M&C Resource Needs
9.2.5 - Provide M&C Center Personnel Interface for Maint
User Service Requirements: 5.0 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
5.3 - DISASTER RESPONSE AND EVACUATION
5.3.0 - ITS shall provide a Disaster Response and Evacuation (DRE) function that provides for effective, coordinated management of the surface transportation system during all types of disasters including natural disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, severe winter storms, tsunamis, etc.), terrorist acts, and other catastrophic events (e.g., nuclear power plant disasters). Two primary subservices are provided: (1) Disaster Response and (2) Evacuation Coordination. The Disaster Response Subservice provides support for planning, transportation management, resource sharing, and information coordination between transportation agencies and principal responding agencies (emergency management, public safety, and other allied agencies) to improve the effectiveness and safety of a disaster response. The Disaster Response Subservice consists of eight major functions: 1) Coordinate Response Plans, 2) Monitor Alert Levels, 3) Detect and Verify Emergency, 4) Assess Infrastructure Status, 5) Coordinate Response, 6) Critical Service Restoration, 7) Manage Area Transportation, and 8) Disaster Traveler Information. The Evacuation Coordination (EC) Subservice efficiently manages an evacuation and provides evacuees with the information they need during evacuation and subsequent reentry to the evacuated area. The Evacuation Coordination (EC) subservice includes four additional major functions: 9) Evacuation Planning Support, 10) Evacuation Traveler Information, 11) Evacuation Transportation Management, and 12) Evacuation Resource Sharing.
5.3.2 - Disaster Response shall provide a Monitor Alert Levels (MAL) function.
5.3.2.2 - MAL shall increase system preparedness as the alert level or the likelihood of a disaster increases, taking actions including:
5.3.2.2(f) - Clear obstructions
8.0 - MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
8.1 - MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
8.1.1 - Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Maintenance Vehicle Fleet Management (MVFM) function to schedule and dispatch, monitor and track location, and monitor operational condition and maintenance requirements of public and contracted fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Dispatchers, Field Crews, Construction Crews, Vehicle Maintenance Crews, Equipment Maintenance Crews, Weather Services Organizations, and Information Service Providers.
8.1.1.2 - MVFM shall be capable of supporting route scheduling and dispatching of public and contracted fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles.
8.1.1.3 - MVFM shall be capable of supporting interactive data communications between dispatchers and operators of public and contracted maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles.
8.1.1.6 - MVFM shall be capable of providing dispatchers and operators of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles with information regarding potential and actual roadway problems.
8.1.1.6.1 - MVFM shall provide information to dispatchers and vehicle operators, including but not limited to:
8.1.1.6.1(a) - Congestion
8.1.1.6.1(b) - Incidents
8.1.1.6.1(c) - Roadway restrictions
8.1.1.6.4 - MVFM shall be capable of using fused weather and roadway information from external sources to aid in scheduling roadway maintenance and construction activities.
8.1.1.6.6 - MVFM shall support transmission of fleet operations data to other Operations centers.
8.1.1.6.7 - MVFM shall support transmission of fleet operations data to archives.
8.1.1.6.8 - MVFM shall support the comparison of incident data with scheduled fleet activities.
8.1.2 - Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Roadway Management (RWM) function to monitor traffic, road surface, and environmental conditions and forecast traffic and road surface conditions to support management of routine and hazardous road condition remediation and to communicate changes in conditions. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Dispatchers, Field Crews, Construction Crews, Asset Managers, Planning Agencies, and Weather Services Organizations.
8.1.2.1 - RWM shall support a number of different services, including but not limited to:
8.1.2.1(a) - Winter maintenance (plowing, treating, anti-icing, de-icing, etc.)
8.1.2.1(b) - Hazard removal (removing trash, animals, etc.)
8.1.2.1(c) - Emergency activities (incident response, planning, alternate routing, etc.)
8.1.2.1(d) - Routine maintenance activities (cleaning, cutting, etc.)
8.1.2.1(e) - Repair activities
8.1.2.1(f) - Other weather related activities (fog dispersion, etc.)
8.1.2.2 - RWM shall support provision of efficient and effective roadway operations during normal and severe weather or adverse travel conditions.
8.1.2.3 - RWM shall plan and forecast, proactive and reactive, year-round roadway management activities.
8.1.2.4 - RWM shall determine the need for forecasted and scheduled roadway treatment.
8.1.2.4.3 - RWM shall make use of information on current and forecast weather.
8.1.2.4.4 - RWM shall make use of information on usage of treatments and materials.
8.1.2.5 - RWM shall support management of resources to perform hazardous road condition remediation.
8.1.2.5.1 - RWM shall support application of materials, plowing, and other means to counteract adverse winter weather conditions.
8.1.2.5.2 - RWM shall support appropriate responses to other environmental conditions that effect travel.
8.1.2.6 - RWM shall track the amount of materials applied to the roadway for comparison to planned / forecasted requirements.
8.1.2.7 - RWM shall monitor the amount and availability of materials at storage facilities.
8.1.2.8 - RWM shall support maintenance crew dispatching.
8.1.2.9 - RWM shall monitor, manage, and control remotely located, automated systems, that affect the roadway surface (e.g. de-icing/anti-icing applications).
8.1.3 - Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Work Zone Management and Safety (WZMS) function, which provides support for the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of roadway operations during all work zone activities. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Dispatchers, Field Crews, Construction Crews, Public Safety Organizations, Information Service Providers, and Travelers.
8.1.3.1 - WZMS shall monitor, control, and direct activity in the vicinity of work zones.
8.1.3.1.1 - WZMS shall provide information about work zones, including but not limited to:
8.1.3.1.1(a) - Anticipated delays
8.1.3.1.1(b) - Alternate routes
8.1.3.1.1(c) - Suggested speed limit
8.1.3.2 - WZMS shall support the management of data about work zones.
8.1.3.2.1 - WZMS shall collect information concerning work zone activities, including but not limited to:
8.1.3.2.1(a) - Location
8.1.3.2.1(b) - Nature / type
8.1.3.2.1(c) - Scheduled start time
8.1.3.2.1(d) - Duration
8.1.3.2.1(e) - Lane shifts
8.1.3.2.1(f) - Staging areas
8.1.3.2.1(g) - Length of work zone
8.1.3.2.1(h) - Scheduled phases of work zone configuration
8.1.3.2.1(i) - Alternate routes
8.1.3.2.1(j) - Anticipated delays for travel route
8.1.3.2.1(k) - Anticipated delays for diversion route
8.1.4 - Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Roadway Maintenance Conditions and Work Plan Dissemination (RMCWPD) function to provide Intra- and Inter-agency coordination of work plans. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Planning Agencies, Public Safety Organizations, and Information Service Providers.
8.1.4.1 - RMCWPD shall coordinate information on planned maintenance and construction activities, including work zone information, and unplanned remediation activities, such as inclement weather responses, so that routing, scheduling, and resource allocation can be accomplished.
8.1.4.2 - RMCWP shall support inter-agency coordination of response and scheduling of resources for significant events with broad impact, like natural disasters, major incidents, and large planned or seasonal events.
8.1.4.3 - RMCWPD shall coordinate information with other transportation agencies, including but not limited to:
8.1.4.3(a) - Public Safety
8.1.4.3(b) - Emergency Medical Management
8.1.4.3(c) - Transit
8.1.4.3(d) - Traffic Management
8.1.4.3(e) - Railroads
8.1.4.3(f) - Airports
8.1.4.3(g) - Information Service Providers
8.1.4.3(h) - Transportation Asset Management (Pavement management, bridge management, etc)

Last updated: 02-11-05