Oregon’s Statewide Traffic Mobility Program

This paper describes how the state of Oregon is embarking on a historic period of road and bridge work over the next 8 year period. Keeping traffic and freight moving during this time of unprecedented construction is one of the top priorities of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). This paper summarizes ODOT’s current and planned efforts to meet this objective. Oregon’s Statewide Traffic Mobility Program was initiated in 2004 to address mobility on Oregon’s highways. Key components of the program include: (1) Establishing a framework for effective coordination and communication within ODOT, with other agencies and with key stakeholders. The framework includes one Statewide Traffic Mobility Manager and several Mobility Committees at the statewide, region and corridor levels. (2) Establishing comprehensive mobility-related policies and procedures through development and implementation of a Highway Mobility Operations Manual. (3) Minimizing size and weight restrictions and their impact on the freight industry through enhanced coordination with ODOT’s Motor Carrier Transportation Division (MCTD) with the development of a mobility database. (4) Collaboration with the trucking industry to develop project staging and schedule solutions that meet the needs of the industry and ODOT. (5) Minimizing construction-related vehicle delay through the establishment and enforcement of delay threshold limits in key highway corridors. (6) Developing and implementing Traffic Management Plans (TMP) for the overall program, for key highway corridors, and for individual projects.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Thomas, Randal B
  • Baldwin, W D
• Conference:
  • 2006 ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit Compendium of Technical Papers
  • Location: Milwaukee WI, United States
  • Date: 2006-8-6 to 2006-8-9
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: 2006 ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit Compendium of Technical Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Communications; Coordination; Freight handling; Freight traffic; Highway capacity; Highway operations; Mobility; Traffic; Work zone safety; Work zone traffic control; Work zones
• Geographic Terms: Oregon
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01036820
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1933452161
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 15 2006 4:21PM