Developing and Implementing Transportation Management Plans for Work Zones

To help transportation agencies understand and implement the provisions of the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule (23 CFR 630 Subpart J), the Federal Highway Administration has developed guidance documents. This Guide is one of those documents. A Transportation Management Plan (TMP) for work zones lays out a set of coordinated transportation management strategies and describes how they will be used to manage the work zone impacts of a road project The scope, content, and level of detail of a TMP may vary based on the agency's work zone policy and the anticipated work zone impacts of the project. Section 1 of this Guide goes into more detail about the definition of a TMP; provides an overview of why developing, implementing, and assessing TMPs is important; describes the purpose of the Guide; and expands on the intended audience for the Guide. Section 1 also describes how TMPs fit into the updated Rule. Section 2 describes how and where a TMP fits into project-level processes and procedures. It provides guidance and tips to support the development and use of TMPs and offers examples of related practices currently in use by various transportation agencies. This section includes a general TMP development process diagram that may be used as a starting point for agencies to consider in developing TMP procedures and TMPs for specific projects. Section 3 contains a list of the components that could be considered for inclusion in TMPs. The components discussed include elements of the TMP document itself, as well as elements for implementation and evaluation of the TMP. For each component, the Guide includes a definition and a description of some of the key items and issues to consider. This section is supported by Appendix A, which contains a TMP component checklist. Section 4 describes various work zone management strategies. The strategies are grouped into categories representing the three main TMP areas: temporary traffic control, public information, and transportation operations. This section provides brief definitions for the strategies and is supported by Appendix B, which contains information to help agencies determine when to consider the strategies, pros/cons, and whether the strategies are likely to improve mobility and/or safety. The Guide closes with Section 5, which provides a number of examples and practices describing how agencies are currently using TMPs. This section contains a table listing resource information and web links to some examples of TMPs, TMP-related policies and procedures, and other TMP practices.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/resources/publications/trans_mgmt_plans/index.htm
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2005-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 131p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Highway operations; Implementation; Mobility; Policy; Procedures; Public information programs; State of the practice; Strategic planning; Work zone safety; Work zone traffic control
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Research; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01026418
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 2006 4:23PM