INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS FOR FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE SYSTEM

This paper describes how, several successful Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) deployment scenarios have added credibility to ITS by meeting the motorists' needs. Through ITS and TMC integrated operations, the incident detection, verification, and response processes have been refined to offer additional tools to agencies involved in incident management. These tools also created more challenging interagency and intra agency protocols that are more complex for agencies responsible for incident management, ITS deployment, and operations. The focus of this paper is on development of a framework of protocols to complement ITS deployment and operation for Florida's Turnpike System. The protocols address ITS device and TMC operational issues and the related inter and intra agency functional and jurisdictional boundaries that govern the management of recurring and non-recurring incident operations on the Turnpike System. Florida's Turnpike System is a tolled roadway and part of the Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) administered by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). ITS deployment efforts on Florida's Turnpike Mainline presented a unique opportunity to blend basic transportation requirements such as safety, mobility, etc. with the varying interagency operational frameworks such as Florida Highway Patrol, Fire Department, Local Police, FDLE, and intra-department units such as Roadway Maintenance, Public Information Office, and other Department District offices. This study provides several insights into the needs of agency protocols that are a must to maximize the use of ITS field and TMC elements to better manage incidents on the Turnpike System. Where applicable, traffic engineering analyses was performed to determine safety and traffic operational criteria that are used as inputs to develop the mapping procedures to arrive at these protocols.

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• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

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• Authors:
  • Murthy, G
  • Birenbaum, I
  • Lopez, E
• Conference:
  • At the Crossroads: Integrating Mobility Safety and Security. ITS America 2004, 14th Annual Meeting and Exposition
  • Location: San Antonio, Texas
  • Date: 2004-4-26 to 2004-4-28
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 31p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deployment; Highway safety; Incident detection; Incident management; Intelligent transportation systems; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976055
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 2004 12:00AM