Tactics and Tools for Making ITS Work in Wisconsin

1. Tactics and Tools for Making ITS Work in Wisconsin Steve Cyra, PE, PTOE Fellow, HNTB Corporation

2. Presentation • Background - ITS Deployment in WI • A Focus on Operations • Tactics: Statewide TIME Program • Tools: O&M of a Statewide Traffic Operations Center

3. ITS Deployment in WisconsinBackground Comprehensive Incident Management Program Initiated (TIME) Legislation Prohibiting Stand-Alone ITS Deployment Ramp Metering in Milwaukee Area TOC Expands from SE WI to Statewide 1960 1990 2000 Madison FTMS Deployment SEWRPC FTMS/Metro 2020 Reports, Begin Planning/Deployment of MONITOR FTMS MQIC Reconstruction TIME Program Expands Statewide GCM ITS Deployments Wausau Work Zone Management System Deployment

4. Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (TIME) Program • ITS America Best-Of Award winning multi-agency, multi-discipline program dedicated to coordinating traffic incident management statewide • Direct participation from law enforcement, fire, emergency management, towing and recovery, and transportation agencies • Planned special events • Emergency Preparedness

5. TIME: Relationships and Procedural Backbone for ITS/Operations in WI • Monthly meetings in SE Region for the last 13 years • Direct participation from law enforcement, fire, emergency management, towing and recovery, and transportation agencies • Routine incident debriefs

6. Wisconsin TIME ProgramMove Over Law Public Information Campaign • Informational Brochure • Newsletter / Magazine Articles • Drivers Education Programs • Stickers and Magnets • Static Signs • DMV Envelopes • Posters

7. Wisconsin TIME ProgramWisconsin’s Incident Clearance Law • Requires motorists involved in crashes to – if the vehicle is able to be driven and no one is injured in the crash – move the vehicle to a location where it will obstruct traffic as little as possible • Increases authority of law enforcement and other response agencies • Grants immunity from civil damages

8. Traffic Control & Scene Management

9. Wisconsin TIME ProgramTraffic Control & Scene Management • Incident Response Priorities • Responder Safety • Responder Vehicles • Traffic Incident Management Area Establishment • Towing and Recovery Call Out Procedures • Staging

10. Emergency Alternate Route Planning

11. Freeway Service & Safety Patrols • Enhanced Freeway PatrolMilwaukee County Sheriff’s Dept • Dane County Service PatrolDane County Sheriff’s Dept • Wausau Area Motorist Service Patrol Marathon County Highway Dept • Gateway Freeway Service PatrolPrivate Towing & Recovery Providers

12. Crash Reconstruction Tools • Total Station • Photogrammetry

13. 2007 Statewide TIM Conference • National Unified Goal (NUG) for TIM • Emergency Traffic Control and Scene Management • National TIM and Emergency Preparedness Best Practices • Major Incident Debriefings • TIM Demonstrations

14. Planned Special Events

15. Emergency Traffic Operations-Evacuation

16. Severe Weather Operations Planning

17. Statewide Traffic Operations Center: The Hub and Technology Toolbox

18. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterMonitor Traffic Conditions • System detectors are used to collect speed and volume data • Data collected is used to create travel times and populate system congestion map • Currently piloting two probe technologies: • Fleet-based solution • Mobile phone-based solution

19. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterMonitor Traffic Conditions • Direct link to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office computer-aided dispatch (CAD) • Incident details populated into STOC database and displayed on congestion map • Direct link to the State Patrol CAD planned for 2008 • Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) Camera images monitored by STOC Operators and used to locate traffic incidents • Milwaukee & Madison • Access to IL Tollway Video

20. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterInterCAD Project • Purpose is to integrate real-time traffic incident data from the Wisconsin State Patrol CAD system into the STOC Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) • The Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) Laboratory WisTransPortal Data Hub, located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will provide data translation and archiving capabilities for the project. [See handout for additional details]

21. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterManage Traffic Congestion • Ramp Meters - used to regulate traffic entering the freeway

22. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterTraveler Information • Provide travel times, congestion, incident and/or special event information via: • Variable Message Signs • Portable Changeable Message Signs • Highway Advisory Radio • WisDOT Web Site • 511 (fall 2008)

23. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterWeb Site - Incident Alerts

24. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterWeb Site - Marquette Interchange

25. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterSystem Maintenance Oh #$%@& ! What happened to our comm???

26. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterSystem Maintenance Previous Approach: • Multiple Regional Contracts • Southeast Region • One for Technical Issues • One for Non-Technical Issues (Knockdowns) • Southwest Region • One for Both Technical and Non-Technical • North Central Region • ITS Maintenance was Temporarily Added to Southeast Contract • Northeast Region • ITS Maintenance Was Not Addressed

27. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterSystem Maintenance Previous Approach: • Southeast Region Contracts • Lump Sum Payment • Cost of Maintenance of ITS was Known Only System-Wide • No Per Device or Per Device Type Costs Were Available

28. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterSystem Maintenance Contractor Payment Alternatives: • Lump Sum • Performance Based • Activity Based

29. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterSystem Maintenance Which is Best for You? • Considerations • Available staff time for administration • Desire for maintenance cost data for future planning purposes • Accuracy, completeness, and availability of existing system information • As-Builts • Device Inventory • Make, Model, Manufacturer, and Age of Devices • Status of maintenance / asset management software or system • Do you have one? • Do you want one? • Can you implement one?

30. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterSystem Maintenance New Approach: • Contractor selection based on Request for Proposals with cost totaling 25% of award criteria • One contract for all statewide ITS • One point of contact for ITS Maintenance • Multiple sub-contractors used • Activity based payment type • Approximately 150 pay items representing the most common ITS Maintenance and repair tasks • Work outside of those 150 pay items is dealt with on a time and materials basis • Allows for a true accounting of maintenance costs per field device

31. WisDOT Statewide Traffic Operations CenterSystem Maintenance Advantages of New Approach: • Significant statewide cost savings • Enables maintenance budget to be used for some major repairs • Provides consistent level of support between regions irregardless of quantity of field devices • Easily expanded for new ITS deployments • Provides excellent data on “real” maintenance costs for planning purposes • Has expedited process of parts procurement • Decreased device down-time

32. Thank You !!! Questions ?? Steve Cyra, PE, PTOE Fellow, National Traffic Ops Practice Leader HNTB Corporation 11414 West Park Place, Suite 300 Milwaukee, WI 53224 (414) 359-2300 scyra@hntb.com