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MCM Work Zone Safety Management Equipment Package

Architecture Geographic Scope

Description:

Remotely monitors work zone safety systems that detect vehicle intrusions in work zones and warns crew workers and drivers of imminent encroachment. Crew movements are also monitored so that the crew can be warned of movement beyond the designated safe zone.

 

Included in:

City of Victoria Maintenance Dispatch
TxDOT Yoakum District Maintenance Sections

Functional Requirements:

1The center shall provide remote monitoring and control of work zone safety devices - including intrusion detection devices that have been installed in work zones or maintenance areas.
2The center shall provide remote monitoring and control of intrusion alert devices that have been installed in work zones or maintenance areas.
3The center shall collect status information of work zone safety device status from field equipment or the maintenance and construction vehicles.
4The center shall collect and store work zone data collected from work zone monitoring devices (such as intrusion detection or alert devices and speed monitoring devices) on-board the vehicle and at the roadside.
  

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

8.0MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
8.1MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
8.1.1Maintenance 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.
8.1.1.2MVFM shall be capable of supporting route scheduling and dispatching of public and contracted fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles.
8.1.1.3MVFM shall be capable of supporting interactive data communications between dispatchers and operators of public and contracted maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles.
8.1.1.6MVFM shall be capable of providing dispatchers and operators of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles with information regarding potential and actual roadway problems.
8.1.1.6.1MVFM 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
8.1.2Maintenance 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.
8.1.2.1RWM 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.)
8.1.2.9RWM shall monitor, manage, and control remotely located, automated systems, that affect the roadway surface (e.g. de-icing/anti-icing applications).
8.1.3Maintenance 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.
8.1.3.1WZMS shall monitor, control, and direct activity in the vicinity of work zones.
8.1.3.1.1WZMS 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
8.1.3.1.3WZMS shall be able to divert vehicles around work zones via automated lane changing techniques.
8.1.3.1.3.2WZMS shall support archiving of field data.
8.1.3.2WZMS shall support the management of data about work zones.
8.1.3.2.1WZMS 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
8.1.3.2.2WZMS shall correlate planned activities with actual work.
8.1.3.3WZMS shall provide systems that communicate reliable, accurate, and timely traveler information, including but not limited to:
8.1.3.3(a)Location, including lane closure information
8.1.3.3(b)Alternate route / detour
8.1.3.3(c)Work zone speed limit
8.1.3.3(d)Delay
8.1.3.4WZMS shall support the provision of vehicle intrusion warnings.
  
The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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