Lt. Brian KellyBen Franklin Bridge
IM Training SeminarFebruary 28, 2006
Delaware River Port Authority Police Department
Introduction
• DRPA Bridge Characteristics– Traffic Volumes– Concrete Barriers– Location References
• DRPA Police Response Protocol• Scene Management: Staging Areas
Traffic Volume on DRPA Bridges
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1,400,000
1,600,000
Daily Weekly Monthly
CBBWWBBFBBRB
Concrete Barriers on Bridges
• All 4 DRPA Bridges Have Concrete Barriers
Separating East/West Traffic
• Barriers Installed As Follows:
– Commodore Barry Bridge, 2001
– Walt Whitman Bridge, 2001
– Ben Franklin Bridge, 2000
– Betsy Ross Bridge, 2001
• Barriers Are Movable, Except BRB
Concrete Barriers on Bridges
• Installation of Barriers– Forced incident response changes on the bridges– Made communication and coordination among
neighboring Police, Fire, EMS and private towing contractors imperative
Location Designations on Bridges
• Locations referenced by Lane Numbers and
Gantries/Structures
• Examples:– CBB: Lanes 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA)
• the right lane is Lane #1
– WWB: Lanes 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA)
• the right lane is Lane #1
– BFB: Lanes 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA)
• the right lane is Lane #1
– BRB: 3 lanes each direction, no number designation
Location Designations on Bridges
• Gantries/Structures are lettered from “A” to “O”– The CBB is the only bridge lettered to “O”– All other bridges lettered to “J”
• All gantries start at “A” on the PA side
DRPA Police Protocol
• First officer on scene responsible to provide accurate information on:
– Location
– Type of Incident
– Injuries
– Need for additional resources
• Police, Fire, EMS
– Best route for access to the incident
DRPA Police Protocol
• Radio communications officer will utilize traffic cameras:– To identify the incident– To relay information to responding patrol units– To provide incident information to responding
agencies if police officer is unable to reach scene
Staging Areas
• Developed for outside assisting agencies
– Previously, responding agencies would respond
directly to the scene
• Existing protocol
– Fire/EMS directed to pre-set staging area
– Fire/EMS wait to be directed to the scene• By DRPA police escort
• By telephone call
Staging Areas
• Locations of staging areas:– CBB: Front of Administration Building– WWB: Camden Building (NJ side)– BFB: 7th and Cooper St’s– BRB: Front of Administration Building
Contact Information
Delaware River Port Authority Police Department
Lt. Brian Kelly
Ben Franklin Bridge
(856) 968-3387
