Next Generation Traffic Management Centers

Traffic management centers (TMCs) are critical to providing mobility to millions of people travelling on high-volume roadways. In Virginia, as with most regions of the United States, TMCs were aggressively deployed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Thus, most TMCs use technology of this time period. Recent advances in technology may provide improvements for TMCs in terms of function and cost. The purpose of this project was to assess the current state of the traffic management center as well as to look at what TMCs may be able to implement to further improve operations and accomplish their goals. The primary focus is on new technology as well as an evaluation of business philosophy and the decision-making process used by TMCs. The report concludes with recommendations for potential areas of improvement and the feasibility of implementation of those recommendations.

• Record URL:
  http://www.mautc.psu.edu/docs/UVA-2012-02.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Virginia, Charlottesville

  Center for Transportation Studies, P.O. Box 400742
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22904-4742

  Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903

  Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center

  Pennsylvania State University
  201 Transportation Research Building
  University Park, PA  United States  16802-4710

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kluger, Robert
  • Smith, Brian L
• Publication Date: 2013-5-22

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; References;
• Pagination: 22p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Highway traffic control; Improvements; Recommendations; State of the practice; Technological innovations; Traffic control centers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01483684
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UVA-2012-02
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC03 (Grant)
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 11 2013 1:26PM