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Jeff Gerfen; Cal Poly San Luis ObispoTRANSCRIPT
November 6, 2009
50,000 Miles of
Highway &
Freeway Lanes
In excess of 150
Billion Vehicle
Miles Traveled per
Year!
California Highway Traffic to Manage
50,000 Miles of
Highway &
Freeway Lanes
In excess of 150
Billion Vehicle
Miles Traveled per
Year!
California Highway Traffic to Manage
One TMC per
District
Perform Traffic
Management
Functions
CHP Officers Co-
Located in TMCs
Caltrans TMCs
One TMC per
District
Perform Traffic
Management
Functions
CHP Officers Co-
Located in TMCs
Caltrans TMCs
12 Caltrans Districts & 8 CHP Divisions
12 Caltrans Districts & 8 CHP Divisions
Roadway Traffic Data Sensors & Display
Video Surveillance Systems
Understanding Traffic Conditions
Tracking Incidents – CHP CAD + Other Logs
Changeable Message Signs & HAR (active control)
Ramp Metering Control (potentially active control)
News Media
In-Vehicle Devices
Affecting Traffic
Changeable Message Signs & HAR (active control)
Ramp Metering Control (potentially active control)
News Media
In-Vehicle Devices
Affecting Traffic
The Telephone
CHP CAD
Coordinated Diversions
via CMS
Caltrans Incident
Logging
Regional ITS Integration
Coordination Tools & Methods
Operation Snowflake – Planned Coordination
Diversion
via
Highways
166 & 101
Diversion
via
Highway
58
Closure
AreaX
Operation Snowflake – Planned Coordination
Utilizes a Well Thought Out Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP)
A Phased Approach
Conditions for Transition Between Phases are
Unambiguous
CMS Messages, Media Faxes, Incident Logging, and
Inter-Jurisdictional Telephone Calls Used to
Coordinate
Operation Snowflake – Planned Coordination
Utilizes a Well Thought Out Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP)
A Phased Approach
Conditions for Transition Between Phases are
Unambiguous
CMS Messages, Media Faxes, Incident Logging, and
Inter-Jurisdictional Telephone Calls Used to
Coordinate
I5 Tanker Crash– Well Executed Coordination
X
TANKER CRASH
LOCATION
All Southbound
Lanes of Interstate
5 Blocked
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District 11
District 12 District 8
District 7 Districts Worked
Via Telephone,
Data Sources, &
Shared Imagery
Traffic
Diversions via
CMS Messages
Field Resources
(TMTs) Shared
Recommendations
Leverage Local Resources Through Coordination
Get on the Phone and Manage Traffic
Share Video & Data Comprehensively
Log Your Incidents Well (and Share)
Don’t Forget the Basics
Recommendations
Leverage Local Resources Through Coordination
Get on the Phone and Manage Traffic
Share Video & Data Comprehensively
Log Your Incidents Well (and Share)
Don’t Forget the Basics
Recommendations
Collaborate with Other Jurisdictions
Prepare to Coordinate – Consider an SOP
Recommendations
Take a Lesson from CHP CAD Trusted
Comprehensive
Timely
Ubiquitous
Design Future Systems to Transparently Share Data,
Information, and Imagery
Design Systems to Share Data Vertically and
Horizontally across Jurisdictional Boundaries
Recommendations
Take a Lesson from CHP CAD Trusted
Comprehensive
Timely
Ubiquitous
Design Future Systems to Transparently Share Data,
Information, and Imagery
Design Systems to Share Data Vertically and
Horizontally across Jurisdictional Boundaries
Thanks!