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VDOT Information Session

VDOT Information Session. January 31, 2019. Overview. Organizational Updates Innovation Program Update VDOT 2018 – 2021 Business Plan Operations Path Forward Program Updates Legislative Updates Contracting Opportunities Q & A Session. VDOT Organization. VDOT Organization.

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VDOT Information Session

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  1. VDOT Information Session January 31, 2019

  2. Overview • Organizational Updates • Innovation Program Update • VDOT 2018 – 2021 Business Plan • Operations Path Forward • Program Updates • Legislative Updates • Contracting Opportunities • Q & A Session

  3. VDOT Organization

  4. VDOT Organization

  5. VDOT Organizational Changes • Agency • Cathy McGhee – Director of Transportation Innovation and Research • Hari Sripathi – Office of Strategic Innovation • Garrett Moore – Planned retirement Fall 2019 • Recruiting Chief of Maintenance & Operations • Will oversee Maintenance, Operations & Emergency Management, Traffic Engineering, Land Use and Asset Management • Recruiting Director of Safety & Security Office • Operations & Emergency Management Division • Ali Farhangi • George Gardner • Joshua Byrd • Robert Rabe • Regional Operations • Tim Martin – Regional Transportation Operations Manager (RTOM) • SW Region to recruit Systems Manager, which will report to RTOM

  6. Innovation Program

  7. Innovation Program • OT and IT convergence • Innovative idea capture, improvement, piloting and implementation • CAV – Highway Automation, WZ Builder app and info broadcast • Mobility as a Service • Crowdsourcing • Adaptation from other Industries • Data Analytics • Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning • Partnerships with Startups and Localities • Communications/Field Devices/Central Systems • Cybersecurity • Workforce Development and Training

  8. Innovation and TechnologyTransportation Fund • The ITTF continues to provide funding specifically for the purposes of funding pilot programs and fully developed initiatives pertaining to high-tech infrastructure improvements with a focus on: • Reducing congestion • Improving mobility • Improving safety • Providing up-to-date travel data • Improving emergency response • Information on CTB website

  9. VDOT 2018 – 2021 Business Plan

  10. VDOT Business Plan • VDOT’s Business Plan establishes nine Agency goals: • Execute the program • Maintain the infrastructure • Ensure a sustainable pipeline of projects • Operate our system efficiently • Develop & maintain a highly trained workforce • Be transparent • Manage the business • Be innovative • Be safe

  11. VDOT Business PlanKey Goals for Traffic Operations • Operate our system efficiently • Improve signal timing & operations on congested corridors • Refine & expand Towing and Recovery Incentive Program statewide • Establish a plan to replace ATM gantries with a virtual ATM network • Develop an MOU for Interoperability between State and Local TOCs

  12. VDOT Business PlanKey Goals for Traffic Operations • Innovation • Assess the capability to provide broadband to underserved regions • Partner with private sector to develop traffic management and data sharing strategies that improve quality while reducing cost • Implement infrastructure‐light solutions (LED lighting, long range/low power wireless communications) • Develop a risk‐based work plan to address network security issues, including updated authentication processes and cyber security training • Safety • Develop and implement distracted driving campaigns • Implement the VDOT Pedestrian Safety Action Plan • Improve qualitative crash analysis capabilities

  13. Operations • Path Forward

  14. Executive’s Charge to theOperations Program – May 2018 • Establish a Path Forward • Establish Operations Program Vision • Set Short-Term Priorities • Develop Measurable Outcomes (In Progress) • Execute the Plan (In Progress)

  15. VDOT Operations Program Vision

  16. Short-Term Priorities

  17. Program Updates

  18. Program UpdatesOperations Division • Planning and Program Management • Expanding Operations Performance Metrics • Updating the FHWA/VDOT Guidebook for federally eligible operations activities • Collaborating with other states on predictive Incident Management tools

  19. Program UpdatesOperations Division • Deployment and Systems Management • Statewide ATMS deployed in 4 of 5 Regions, Eastern Region to be deployed this year • Pursuing cash value in addition to communications infrastructurein Fiber Resource Sharing Agreements • ITS Maintenance Services • Base contract with Elite (East) & DTS (West)through July 2021 • Transitioned ITS Maintenance Management System from Maximo to CalemEAM

  20. Program UpdatesOperations Division • SmarterRoads • 800+ accounts created to date • 28 data feeds available, new feeds under consideration • Office of Strategic Innovation developing an integrated framework that considers data, technology, security and communications • VDOT completed an Operational Technology Cyber Security assessment and will be addressing potential vulnerabilities • These will influence SmarterRoads go-forward strategy

  21. Program UpdatesOperations Division • Traffic Operations • Statewide TOC and SSP operations • SSP Fleet growing to 156 new vehicles • Proactively prepared for SSP expansion on I-81 • New Richmond TOC operational Fall 2019 • Co-location with State Police • Supported innovative DMS safety message campaign • Integrated Emergency Management with Operations Division • Provided statewide coordination and support for several major weather events • Supported UAV Pilot Program

  22. Program UpdatesTraffic Engineering • EMU3 Pilot Deployment • Ease of data access and improved reliability • Units provide Per Vehicle Records, speed by lane, improved classification and improved real-time data provision • Innovative Methods for Obtaining Traffic Volumes • Pooled-Fund effort exploring the use of probe and location-based data to approximate volumes • If effective, could provide more comprehensive data at lower cost

  23. Program UpdatesTraffic Engineering • Pedestrian App testing at signals(ADA accommodation) • Participating in national committees on pavement markings and signals for Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) • Deployment of Advanced Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) • Participating in CAV Pooled Fund Study effort on the Multi-modal Intelligent Traffic Signal System (MMITSS)

  24. Traffic Operations Legislation 2019 General Assembly Update

  25. 2019 General AssemblyTraffic Operations-Related Legislation • Corridor Improvement Bills • HB 2718, SB 1716 • I-81 (considers tolling) • See I-81 Improvement Plan • Addresses:SSP gaps, emergency clearance, ITS devices and detour operations • HJ 581, SJ 276 • I-95 (conduct study similar to I-81) • Thornburg to I-495 • Due January 2020

  26. 2019 General AssemblyTraffic Operations-Related Legislation • Bills on Roadway Operations • HB 2594 • Use of flashing red lights for incident response vehicles • HB 2489 • Suspend Tolls (Broader VDOT Authority) • SB 1296 • Potomac River Bridge Compact • SB 1073 • I-66 Move It Law Update • HB 2511 • I-66 HOT Lane Hours Reduction • HB 2446 • Motorcyclist Shoulder Use

  27. 2019 General AssemblyTraffic Operations-Related Legislation • Texting-related Bills • SB 1768 • Handheld personal communication device use in work zones • HB 1811, SB 1341 • Texting while driving (includes SSP exception)

  28. 2019 General AssemblyTraffic Operations-Related Legislation • Bills on Towing Operations • SB 1510 • Limits tow requests to local law enforcement to comply with local ordinances • HB 1697 • Criminal history checks for tow truck drivers • HB 1865, SB 1567 • Establishment of maximum towing fees

  29. 2019 General AssemblyTraffic Operations-Related Legislation • Bills on Administrative Items • SB 1153 • Job Order Contracting Expansion • HB 2633 • CTB Funding: SMARTSCALE funds cannot be used for projects which increase congestion

  30. CONTRACTING • OPPORTUNITIES

  31. Contracting OpportunitiesRegional Operations • Central Region Multi-term On-call Signal Contracts • Fredericksburg District: $2M per term • Richmond District: $2.5M per term • Northern Region Traffic Engineering Professional Services • RFP Advertisement imminent • SW Region Tunnel System Upgrades • Replace manual and Programmable Logic Controllers, reconfigure control rooms, and implement new SCADA at I-77 mountain tunnels • RFP advertisement this Spring (Est. = $7M) • Ongoing effort by SW Region staff to evaluate replacement of tunnel cameras

  32. Contract OpportunitiesTraffic Engineering • Short-term Traffic Counts • Data collected at 17,000 locations over three-year period to meet FHWA AADT reporting requirements • Will include special studies provision • RFP advertisement estimated late Summer 2019 • Advanced Traffic Controller (ATC) Contract • Localities able to purchase off statewide contract • Central Signal System Contract • Under final phase of procurement • Will be available to localities

  33. Contract OpportunitiesOperations & Emergency Management • TVD / 511 (511, Video & Data) • Releasing Request for Information (RFI) in February 2019 • Participating in 511 Peer-to-Peer exchange Spring 2019 • Estimated RFP advertisement Fall 2019 • ITS Design Consultant Professional Services • Estimated advertisement date = 3rd Quarter 2020 • ITS On-Call • Estimated advertisement date = 4thQuarter 2020

  34. QUESTIONS

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