Operational Concepts

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Stakeholder: Local Maintenance and Construction Providers

Transportation Service Roles/Responsibilities Status

Surface Street Management for Central Ohio Regional ITS Architecture

Operate traffic information devices, such as dynamic message signs and highway advisory radios. Planned
Provide maintenance information to travelers via the City of Columbus Paving the Way Website and private traveler information systems. Planned
Provide traffic and road network information to local transit agencies. Planned
Provide traffic information to travelers via traffic information devices on roadways (e.g., DMS and HAR equipment), and through local ISPs and web sites. Planned
Provide traffic information, such as road network conditions, to maintenance and construction agencies. Planned
Provide traffic information, such as road network conditions, to private traveler information systems and the media. Planned
Provide traffic information, such as road network conditions, to public safety agencies. Planned

Incident Management for Central Ohio Regional ITS Architecture

Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from the traffic operations center. Existing and Planned
Coordinate incident response for incidents on or adjacent to roadways with public safety agencies, and EOCs in surrounding counties and municipalities, including response for scheduled events. Planned
Coordinate maintenance resources for incidents with other municipal and county maintenance and construction systems as well as state DOT maintenance and construction operations. Planned
Provide incident information to other traffic management and public safety agencies. Planned
Provide maintenance resources in response to incidents on arterials. Planned
Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from county fire/EMS/sheriff, local police/fire/EMS, the state highway patrol, and 911 emergency call centers. Planned

Maintenance and Construction for Central Ohio Regional ITS Architecture

Coordinate a maintenance or construction request from the local TMC. Existing and Planned
Perform maintenance for ITS field equipment owned by the agency. Existing and Planned
Coordinate with other municipal and county maintenance and construction systems, as well as the state DOT maintenance and construction sections. Planned
Distribute work zone information to local transit agencies, local emergency management agencies, private rail operations, the media, and multimodal service providers. Planned
Maintenance vehicles provide automated maintenance status information to the local maintenance dispatch and equipment repair facility. Planned
Manage work zones for all local maintenance and construction activities, and monitor work zone safety with local field devices and vehicles. Planned
Provide maintenance and construction information to state DOT maintenance and construction operations; regional maintenance and construction operations; and the traveling public through portable DMS devices. Planned
Receive automatic vehicle location (AVL) information from maintenance and construction vehicles. Planned

Emergency Management for Central Ohio Regional ITS Architecture

Coordinate emergency plans and responses with county EOCs. Includes adjusting signal timing patterns and managing municipal roads in response to and under the direction of the county EOC. Planned
Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC. Planned

Last updated: 10-23-09