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Disseminate Notifications of Emergency Alerts and Travel Bans via Mass Text Messaging to Reach Residents, per Lessons Learned from the December 2022 Buffalo Blizzard.

Enhance the enrollment of wireless emergency alert systems and install physical signage in public locations to ensure emergency notifications reach the majority of residents. Alerts on travel…
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Date Posted
11/20/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Early Warning System (PS11)

Thirty-Seven (37) Audible Emergency Preemption Systems Installed as Part of the Regional Traffic Signal Program (RTSP) Helped Reduce Emergency Response Time by 14 to 23 Percent.

METHODOLOGY A benefit-to-cost analysis was performed for the first year after installation of the third cycle of projects. There were 148 signals upgraded across the 15 different corridors with AADT…
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Date Posted
11/29/2023

Crashes Involving Freeway Maintenance Vehicles Responding to Incidents in Pennsylvania Decreased from 30 in 2018 to Zero in 2020 in Areas Where Agency Vehicles Broadcast Real-Time Incident Alert Messages to Traveler Information Services and In-vehicle Nav

METHODOLOGY When a traffic incident is detected, the service vehicle activates its vehicle mounted amber emergency warning lights and send a signal to the map and navigation service provider. The map…
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Date Posted
10/20/2022

Utah's Incident Management Team Program Improved the Incident Response Rate within 15 Minutes of a Crash Occurring by 12.1 Percent After a Program Extension that Enabled the Use of Both Incident-related Data and Computer-Aided Dispatch Logs.

METHODOLOGY Performance measures studied included Roadway Clearance Time (RCT) and Incident Clearance Time (ICT), as well as Response Time (RT). These performance measures were calculated for IMT…
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Date Posted
06/30/2022

Integrate Telematics into Transportation Management Center (TMS) Operator Dashboards to Effectively Allocate Resources for Winter Operation Activities and Facilitate Real-Time Evaluations.

Integrate telematics into real-time analytic dashboards to expedite evaluations and facilitate effective resource allocation. The effective fleet management of snowplow trucks allows agencies to…
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Date Posted
04/21/2022

Artificial Intelligence based Roadway Safety and Work Zone Detection Technology in Nevada Uncovered 20 Percent More Crashes Than Previously Reported and Reduced Crash Response Times by Nine to Ten Minutes on Average.

METHODOLOGY The AI platform was used to analyze real-time data collected from a variety of sources including in-vehicle navigation devices, road-side traffic detectors, a smartphone navigation app…
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Date Posted
04/21/2022

Place Queue Trucks Ahead of a Work Zone to Reduce Number of Hard Braking Events and Crash Risks.

Use in-vehicle alerts to complement roadside signs. Alerts displaying the driver’s current travel speed compared to the posted speed limit may lead to a reduction in speed, increasing traffic…
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Date Posted
03/25/2022

Determine Whether Privacy is a Concern and Employ Reasonable Precautions to Avoid Capturing Images of Civilians Before Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Operations.

Determine whether privacy is a concern when planning flights and what safety precautions are needed when operating near civilians, then implement a liability management strategy. UAS pilots in…
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Date Posted
03/21/2022