Operational Concepts: Municipal Public Works Departments
The following are the roles and responsibilities, by functional area or by project, for the Municipal Public Works Departments.Functional Area or Project | Roles and Responsibilities | Status |
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Archived Data Systems for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Collect and archive traffic information from traffic signal system sensors, including traffic volumes, speeds and occupancy. | Planned |
Cuyuhoga County Evacuation Plan Updates |
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 | |
Emergency Management for Cleveland Regional 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 | |
GCRTA Bus Traffic Signal Priority |
Provide signal priority for transit vehicles. | Planned |
Incident Management for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
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 ODOT 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 | |
Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from the traffic operations center. | Existing | |
Maintenance and Construction for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Coordinate a maintenance or construction request from the local TOC. | Existing |
Coordinate with other municipal and county maintenance and construction systems, as well as the ODOT 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 | |
Perform maintenance for ITS field equipment owned by the agency. | Existing | |
Provide maintenance and construction information to ODOT 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 | |
Municipal Signal Pre-emption |
Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles. | Planned |
Surface Street Management for Cleveland Regional Architecture |
Adjust signal timing patterns in response to incidents. | Existing |
Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors. | Existing | |
Coordinate traffic signals at rail-intersection grade crossings. | Existing | |
Interconnect with traffic signals operated by adjacent jurisdictions. | Planned | |
Monitor and control traffic information devices of other traffic management agencies, such as traffic signal controllers, during certain agreed upon conditions, such as specific hours or during specific emergencies. | Planned | |
Monitor arterial surveillance cameras. | Existing | |
Monitor the speeds of vehicles traveling through on the arterials. | Planned | |
Operate traffic information devices, such as dynamic message signs and highway advisory radios. | Planned | |
Operate traffic signal systems on local arterials and streets owned and operated by the municipality. | Existing | |
Perform network surveillance for incident detection and verification, and send traffic/incident information and traffic images to local and county public safety agencies and EOCs. | Existing | |
Provide signal priority for transit vehicles. | Planned | |
Provide traffic and road network information to local transit agencies. | Planned | |
Provide traffic information reports to other traffic management 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 | |
Suggest a safe driving speed for vehicles traveling on the arterials. | Planned | |