November 6, 2009

50,000 Miles of

Highway &

Freeway Lanes

In excess of 150

Billion Vehicle

Miles Traveled per

Year!

California Highway Traffic to Manage

50,000 Miles of

Highway &

Freeway Lanes

In excess of 150

Billion Vehicle

Miles Traveled per

Year!

California Highway Traffic to Manage

One TMC per

District

Perform Traffic

Management

Functions

CHP Officers Co-

Located in TMCs

Caltrans TMCs

One TMC per

District

Perform Traffic

Management

Functions

CHP Officers Co-

Located in TMCs

Caltrans TMCs

12 Caltrans Districts & 8 CHP Divisions

12 Caltrans Districts & 8 CHP Divisions

Roadway Traffic Data Sensors & Display

Video Surveillance Systems

Understanding Traffic Conditions

Tracking Incidents – CHP CAD + Other Logs

Changeable Message Signs & HAR (active control)

Ramp Metering Control (potentially active control)

News Media

In-Vehicle Devices

Affecting Traffic

Changeable Message Signs & HAR (active control)

Ramp Metering Control (potentially active control)

News Media

In-Vehicle Devices

Affecting Traffic

The Telephone

CHP CAD

Coordinated Diversions

via CMS

Caltrans Incident

Logging

Regional ITS Integration

Coordination Tools & Methods

Operation Snowflake – Planned Coordination

Diversion

via

Highways

166 & 101

Diversion

via

Highway

58

Closure

AreaX

Operation Snowflake – Planned Coordination

Utilizes a Well Thought Out Standard Operating

Procedure (SOP)

A Phased Approach

Conditions for Transition Between Phases are

Unambiguous

CMS Messages, Media Faxes, Incident Logging, and

Inter-Jurisdictional Telephone Calls Used to

Coordinate

Operation Snowflake – Planned Coordination

Utilizes a Well Thought Out Standard Operating

Procedure (SOP)

A Phased Approach

Conditions for Transition Between Phases are

Unambiguous

CMS Messages, Media Faxes, Incident Logging, and

Inter-Jurisdictional Telephone Calls Used to

Coordinate

I5 Tanker Crash– Well Executed Coordination

X

TANKER CRASH

LOCATION

All Southbound

Lanes of Interstate

5 Blocked

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District 11

District 12 District 8

District 7 Districts Worked

Via Telephone,

Data Sources, &

Shared Imagery

Traffic

Diversions via

CMS Messages

Field Resources

(TMTs) Shared

Recommendations

Leverage Local Resources Through Coordination

Get on the Phone and Manage Traffic

Share Video & Data Comprehensively

Log Your Incidents Well (and Share)

Don’t Forget the Basics

Recommendations

Leverage Local Resources Through Coordination

Get on the Phone and Manage Traffic

Share Video & Data Comprehensively

Log Your Incidents Well (and Share)

Don’t Forget the Basics

Recommendations

Collaborate with Other Jurisdictions

Prepare to Coordinate – Consider an SOP

Recommendations

Take a Lesson from CHP CAD Trusted

Comprehensive

Timely

Ubiquitous

Design Future Systems to Transparently Share Data,

Information, and Imagery

Design Systems to Share Data Vertically and

Horizontally across Jurisdictional Boundaries

Recommendations

Take a Lesson from CHP CAD Trusted

Comprehensive

Timely

Ubiquitous

Design Future Systems to Transparently Share Data,

Information, and Imagery

Design Systems to Share Data Vertically and

Horizontally across Jurisdictional Boundaries

Thanks!