ENTER THE CENTER : THANKS TO CALTRANS' AWARD-WINNING NEW ORANGE COUNTY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER, DRIVING ON FREEWAYS IS A MOVING EXPERIENCE

This article describes the award-winning $10 million Orange County Traffic Management Center (OCTMC) in Orange County, California. The project required close coordination between Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol to develop a highly advanced technological environment in order to effectively manage traffic on the county's freeways. The author describes the project's use of CCTV which allows Caltrans operators and the CHP to monitor every stretch of freeway and instantly dispatch appropriate emergency services whenever necessary. The author also describes the center's architecture, which was built to withstand an earthquake and allow operations to continue.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: October 2003
• Authors:
  • Schurr, Arthur
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-27
• Serial:
  • Transportation management + engineering. Vol. 8, no. 4
  • ISSN: 1537-0259

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced traffic management systems; Traffic congestion; Traffic control centers; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975485
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Jul 6 2004 12:00AM