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Item #8. Progress Report on Actions to Improve Regional Transportation Communication and Coordination During Incidents Ronald T. Burns Maryland Department of Transportation James Austrich District Department of Transportation Presentation to the

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  1. Item #8 Progress Report on Actions to Improve Regional Transportation Communication and Coordination During Incidents Ronald T. Burns Maryland Department of Transportation James Austrich District Department of Transportation Presentation to the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board July 21, 2004

  2. Course of Action forStrengthening Transportation Communications and Coordination • On May 19, TPB endorsed a course of action for strengthening transportation communications and coordination during significant transportation incidents and emergency situations • A work program of technical and procedural improvements, training, and duty rotation of the region’s transportation agency staffs is to be implemented over a six-month period, and would include funding requirements • If implementation of the above actions proves insufficient, creation of a new organization should be considered. New York’s TRANSCOM is one potential model.

  3. Effort Started by anAd Hoc Work Group • Overseen by senior program managers from DDOT, MDOT, VDOT, WMATA • Initiated June 3 to determine the best way to proceed • Agreed to form two specialized subcommittee work groups, and to coordinate through MOITS and the TPB • Core of DDOT, MDOT, VDOT, and WMATA on all committees, outreaching to other stakeholders when necessary

  4. Specialized Work Groups Formed • Systems Integration Work Group • Focusing on integration of technical systems and databases among key transportation and public safety operations centers, and related technical improvements • Example: automated sharing of computerized roadway condition data among transportation agencies • Operations Work Group • Focusing on procedures, staffing, cross training, updating contact information, communications and coordination needs • Example: improved linkages and compatibility among paging systems maintained by individual transportation agencies, and with the RICCSSM

  5. Operations Improvements Since 9/11/01 • Contacts • Regional Incident Managers • Public Safety • WMATA • Regular Meetings • Communications • Center to Center • Regional Incident Coordination and Communications System (RICCS) • OPS Center Pages • Nextel Radio • 800MHz Radio • Media

  6. Operations Improvements Since 9/11/01 • Regional Coordination Plans • E-Routes • Emergency Support Function #1 (ESF#1) • Regional Emergency Support Function #1 (RESF#1) • Regional Emergency Coordination Plan(RECP) • Regional Emergency Evacuation Transportation Coordination Annex. (REETC) • Technical Improvements • 24/7 Ops Centers • CHART Workstations • CCTV Video Sharing • Highway Advisory Radio System (HARS) • Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) • Detection Sensors

  7. Operations Improvements Since 9/11/01 • Service Patrols • DOT Patrols Supporting Each Other • MD ERT / DC ROP / VA SSP • Procedural Changes • Chain of Command • Notifications WMATA, Public, and Media • Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN) Implementation • NCR DOT’s and Public Safety Working Together • Interoperability

  8. Immediate, Short and Mid Term Initiatives Being Considered • Immediate (0-6 months): Improved Paging/Contact System • Short Term (6-12 months): Major Incident Data Systems integration through a virtual center – RITIS Model • Mid Term (1-2 years): Complete Data and Ops Systems Integration with Police & Fire, Emergency Medical and 511/Traveler Information – RITIS + CapWin

  9. Outlook • Next update to TPB September 15 • Questions

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