Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
GLRTOC Mission & PartnersFounded in 2010
Improve cross-regional transportation operations in support of regional economic competitiveness and
improved quality of life.
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Affiliates include FHWA, MAFC, UW-Madison
GLRTOC MCOM Steering CommitteeAgency Name Title
Chicago Skyway Michael Lowrey Director of Operations
Illinois DOT Chuck Sikaras ITS Program Manager
Illinois Tollway Scott Kapton General Manager of Maintenance and Traffic
Indiana DOT Ed Cox Managing Engineer Corridor Operations
Indiana Toll Road Robert Ladson Infrastructure Manager
Iowa DOT Scott Marler Director of Traffic Operations
Kansas DOT Kristi Ericksen Work Zones Manager
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Jason Siwula Innovation Engineer
Michigan DOT Tony Kratofil Metro Region Engineer
Ministry of Transport Ontario Peter Armoogam Traffic Management Supervisor
Minnesota DOT Steve Misgen Metro RTMC Engineer
Missouri DOT Julie Stotlemeyer Traffic Liaison Engineer
Ohio DOT Jim Barna Assistant Director
Ohio Turnpike tbd
Wisconsin DOT Don Gutkowski Director of Traffic Operations
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Founded 1993 1993–2006, Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee (GCM) ITS Priority
Corridor Since 2006, broader operations and geographic extent Focus on traffic operations along major corridors in the
greater Chicago region to improve safety and mobility
Ongoing coordination between GLRTOC and LMIGA
Lake Michigan Interstate Gateway Alliance (LMIGA)
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Previous LMIGA Coverage Map
www.TravelMidwest.com
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Strategic Focus Areas
1. Efficient freight operations2. Reliable mobility3. TIM / ETO
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Current Project Areas• Annual High Impact Work Zone Review• Online Work Zone Mapping Application• Work Zone Monitoring (Bluetooth)• Smart Work Zones Best Practices
Work Zones
• Gateway Expansion• Gateway Enhancements• Incident Alerts
Traveler Information
• Systems Engineering• Operations Centers Profiles• Operations Centers Information Exchange• Gateway Automated Incident Response System (GAIRS)
Connected Centers
• MAP-21 Performance Measures• Freight Mobility• Work zone and weather impacts• Monthly Reporting
Performance Management
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Annual review first Wednesday of every February Supported by mapping application
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Coalition owns 24 Bluetooth detectors Deployed along I-39/90/94 in Illinois and Wisconsin
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Best practices from agency outreach Assessed six applications/practices Final report
available now
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Gateway coverage extended to Minnesota farther into Michigan (and all of Illinois under separate funding)
Enhancements to backend data, customizable reports, additional map presets
Increased operations staff support GLRTOC email alerts for the highest impact events are
being replaced and improved this year
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
Systems engineering process and operations centers outreach pinned down requirements
Three projects now underway Online operations centers profiles Improved information
exchange Online operations
map and resources GAIRS
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Best practices sharing across all measures MAP-21 requirements
Online maps and reports www.glrtoc.org/operations/performance
Freight mobility measures Collaboration with MAFC
New performanceanomaly scanner
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June 30, 2014
January 1, 2014
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New annual, travel time based, performance measures
MAP-21 System Performance NPRM (arrived last week)
Metric Measure Interstate Other NHS
Travel Time Reliability % of Mileage Reliable(80th %ile)
Statewide Statewide
Peak Hour Travel Time Ratio
% of Mileage Meeting Expectations
Metro* Metro*
Truck Travel Time Reliability
% of Mileage Reliable(95th %ile)
Statewide n/a
Average Truck Speed % of Mileage Uncongested(50 mph)
Statewide n/a
Total Excessive Delay Hours of Delay per Capita All NHS in Metros* in Nonattainment or Maintenance, e.g., St. Louis
* Only applies to Urbanized Areas with population greater than one million, e.g., Kansas City, St. Louis, Oklahoma City
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Scanning ToolMonthly Performance Reporting
December 2014
February 1, 2015
I-275 Carroll Cropper Bridge Across Ohio RiverThe Mid-America “scanner” reports the major anomaly from probe data through a process control chart algorithm
Ohio River
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I-275 NorthboundHeatmap: 80th %ile Daily Speed
Source: NPMRDS Freight Travel Times
I-71 Interchange
I-74 Interchange (East)
I-74 Interchange (West)
Feb 16 and 21 Winter Weather
Lane Closure Begins
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Upcoming EventsJune: ITE Midwest / Great Lakes District MeetingSeptember: GLRTOC Annual Meeting September: ITS Midwest Annual Meeting
More at www.glrtoc.org/about/calendar
Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition
For more information, please visit: www.glrtoc.org
Contacts: Peter Rafferty, [email protected]
Adam Francour, [email protected]