In response to the growing number of highway incidents involving first responders, the Grand Prairie Fire Department (GPFD) has launched the first fire truck-mounted attenuator program in the United … [Read more...] about GPFD Launches First Fire Truck-Mounted Attenuator Program in the United States
Incident Management
Raising Awareness of Artificial Intelligence for Transportation Systems Management and Operations
This report introduces the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and potential areas of AI applications in Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations; documents successful … [Read more...] about Raising Awareness of Artificial Intelligence for Transportation Systems Management and Operations
Using Capability Maturity Frameworks for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) Program Advancement: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
Growing from research in the Strategic Highway Research Program 2 and subsequent support within the Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations, Transportation System Management and Operations … [Read more...] about Using Capability Maturity Frameworks for Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) Program Advancement: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
Crowdsourcing for Operations
Crowdsourcing turns transportation system users into real-time sensors on system performance, providing low-cost, high-quality data on traffic operations, roadway conditions, travel patterns, and … [Read more...] about Crowdsourcing for Operations
Behind the Scenes: How Traffic is Controlled During Construction, Crashes
As part of the $1B Project Neon upgrade, an overhead digital messaging sign was installed on U.S. Highway 95 southbound at MLK in Downtown Las Vegas. This article details how the sign is run by the … [Read more...] about Behind the Scenes: How Traffic is Controlled During Construction, Crashes
18 Miles: Gap Operations Center Helps Keep Construction Zone Moving
Driving through Gap, an 18-mile construction zone between Castle Rock and Monument with very few exits, has been a hassle. To help mitigate issues, CDOT has an operations center in Castle Rock that … [Read more...] about 18 Miles: Gap Operations Center Helps Keep Construction Zone Moving