Operational Concepts

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Stakeholder: VTrans Operations

Transportation Service Roles/Responsibilities Status

Freeway Management

Enter traffic information into CARS Planned
Monitor surveillance cameras on freeways Planned
Monitor traffic sensors on freeways Planned
Operate traffic information devices on freeways (e.g. DMS and Highway Advisory Radios- HAR) Planned
Provide traffic information reports to other agencies Planned

Incident Management

Coordinate maintenance resource response to incident with VSP and county public safety. Existing
Enter incident information into CARS. Existing
Provide maintenance resources for incident response and cleanup on state owned freeways and arterials. Existing
Perform network surveillance for detection and verification of incidents Planned
Provide incident information to travelers via traffic information devices on expressways (e.g. DMS and Highway Advisory Radios- HAR) Planned

Maintenance and Construction Management

Enter roadway maintenance status data into CARS Existing
Oversee construction activities on state owned roads. Existing
Perform maintenance of ITS field equipment owned by VTrans. Existing
Provide maintenance of state highways in the region including snow and ice control and pavement maintenance. (Signal equipment handled by central garage- except District 5) Existing

Traveler Information

Input traffic, incident, road weather and road closure information to CARS server. Existing
Provide traveler information through 511 system with information coming from CARS Existing
Collect traffic, incident, road weather and road closure information. Planned
Provide traveler information via traffic information devices on expressways (e.g. DMS and Highway Advisory Radios- HAR) Planned
Provide traffic and maintenance information for region to the public via website. Planned

Archived Data Management

Collect and archive maintenance activity information (MATS database) Existing
Collect and archive vehicle crash records for the state Existing
Operate a Transportation Data Warehouse providing access to archive of multimodal transportation data Existing

Last updated: 07-01-08