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Operational Concepts

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Stakeholder: Cities and Counties

Transportation Service Roles/Responsibilities Status

Surface Street Management for OKI ITS

Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors. Existing
Coordinate highway-rail intersection signal adjustments. Existing
Monitor surveillance cameras on the surface streets. Existing
Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned and/or municipal arterials. Existing
Planned
Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles. Planned

Incident Management for OKI ITS

Adjust signal timing patterns in response to incidents. Existing
Coordinate incident response with other public safety agencies and traffic management agencies as appropriate. Existing
Coordinate maintenance resources in response to incidents with the county and municipal maintenance department, and the state district maintenance section. Existing
Coordinate operations with traffic management agencies during scheduled events. Existing
Dispatch county or municipal public safety vehicles for incidents on county and/or municipal operated roadways. Existing
Operate a regional PSAP (public safety answering point) and receive calls for incidents within the region. Existing
Perform incident detection and verification for areas under its jurisdiction, and provide this information to traffic management agencies and other public safety agencies. Existing
Perform network surveillance for detection and verification of incidents and send traffic/incident information and traffic images to local and county public safety agencies and emergency operation centers. Existing
Provide incident information to other traffic management and public safety agencies. Existing
Provide maintenance resources in response to incidents on municipal and/or county operated arterials. Existing
Provide incident information to travelers via traffic information devices (e.g., dynamic message signs) on municipal and/or county operated roadways and through local or regional information service providers and website. Planned

Maintenance and Construction for OKI ITS

Coordinate maintenance and construction activities with other county and city maintenance and the construction and maintenance sections of the state transportation agency. Planned
Coordinate maintenance resources for incidents with other county and city maintenance and construction operations; and with the state transportation agency. Planned
Distribute maintenance and construction work plan information, and asset restrictions to regional traffic agencies; regional transit providers; regional emergency services; the media; private rail operations; and multimodal service providers Planned
Maintenance vehicles provide automated maintenance status information to county and city roadway maintenance and construction operations, as well as the county and local equipment repair facility. Planned
Manage work zones for all county and city maintenance and construction activities and monitor work zone safety with county and city field equipment and vehicles. Planned
Perform maintenance on ITS field equipment owned by the cities and counties in the region Planned
Provide maintenance and construction information to regional traffic operations, and to the traveling public through portable DMS devices. Planned
Receive AVL information from county and city maintenance vehicles. Planned
Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from county fire/EMS/sheriff, local police/fire/EMS, state police and 911 emergency call centers. Planned
Receive maintenance resource requests for incident response from the regional county and city traffic management systems. Planned

Transit Services for OKI ITS

Respond to transit incident and security issues. Planned

Traveler Information for OKI ITS

Collect traffic and incident information, and provide it to the media and private travelers. Existing
Provide maintenance and construction information to the traveling public through roadside equipment (e.g., DMS and HAR devices) and traveler information systems. Planned

Commercial Vehicle Operations for OKI ITS

Receive spill notification for hazardous materials (HAZMAT) from private commercial fleets. Planned

Emergency Management for OKI ITS

Coordinate incident response and incident reports with the county sheriff/fire/EMS/EOC, local police/fire/EMS, and other public safety agencies. Planned
Coordinate regional emergency plans; evacuation and re-entry plans, and disaster management plans. Planned
Coordinate wide area alert notifications with regional traffic management agencies; regional emergency management agencies; regional maintenance and construction agencies; and the regional transit agencies Planned
Dispatch county and municipal public safety vehicles to respond to emergencies. Planned
Operate a regional PSAP (public safety answering point). Planned
Operate the regional emergency operations center for incident coordination with regional emergency management providers. Planned
Participate in incident response, coordination, and reporting for the regional incident and mutual aid network. Planned
Provide incident information to the regional traffic, maintenance, and construction agencies, as well as regional ISPs. Planned
Receive Amber Alert from the Cincinnati Regional Operations Center. Planned
Receive wide area alert information from the Cincinnati Regional Operations Center and the State Police. Planned

Archived Data Systems for OKI ITS

Provide traffic and traveler information with regional planning organizations. Planned

Last updated: 03-11-08