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Integrate an Interoperable Platform into a Traffic Incident Management System For Enhanced Inter-Agency Coordination.
Louisiana’s TIM system uses various performance measures to evaluate its operations: Motorist Assistance Patrol (MAP) operator dispatch time, Traffic Management Center (TMC) event confirmation time,…
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Date Posted
06/20/2025
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08)
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Identify innovative solutions for deploying Information Stations that report real-time data for weather and traffic monitoring in the event of a hurricane.
Many coastal states have a need for near real-time traffic information to support traffic monitoring during a hurricane evacuation. Deploying traffic monitoring devices to collect this information…
Content type
Date Posted
10/27/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Wide-Area Alert (PS10),
Disaster Traveler Information (PS14),
Evacuation and Reentry Management (PS13),
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08),
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
Effectively communicate plans for implementing contraflow lanes during a hurricane evacuation.
The breakdown in the effectiveness of the transportation system during a hurricane evacuation has spurred a renewed interest in evacuation planning both within individual states and at the Federal…
Content type
Date Posted
10/26/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Wide-Area Alert (PS10),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12),
Evacuation and Reentry Management (PS13),
Disaster Traveler Information (PS14),
Intermittent Bus Lanes (PT10),
Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06),
Regional Traffic Management (TM07),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Reversible Lane Management (TM16),
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Restricted Lane Warnings (VS10)
Driving Simulator Study Conducted in Louisiana Found Time to Collision Increased by 15.1 Percent with Vehicle-to-Vehicle Warnings Compared to Base Scenario.
METHODOLOGY
The simulated road network used in the driving simulator consisted of a four-lane divided highway with a total length of approximately 5.8 miles. The surroundings and exits were designed…
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Date Posted
05/30/2025
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Disaster Traveler Information (PS14),
V2V Basic Safety (VS02),
Road Weather Motorist Alert and Warning (VS07)
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Driving Simulation Study on V2I Technologies Found Audio Warnings Effective in Reducing Driver Speed by Approximately 11.4 Percent.
METHODOLOGY
In this study, four specific scenarios were tested in driver simulation: (i) BASE: Heavy rain without warning, (ii) AUDIO: Heavy rain with in-vehicle audio warning, (iii) SCREEN: Heavy…
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Date Posted
12/27/2023
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CV-Enabled Blind Spot Warning Application Can Increase Time To Collision (TTC) by 15 percent, According to Simulation Study.
METHODOLOGY
Blind Spot Warning (BSW):The BSW system was tested at zero MP (no CV communication), low MP (25 percent), medium MP (50 percent) and high MP (75 percent). The driving behaviors of 81…
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Date Posted
11/29/2021
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Weather Information Integration into Transportation Management Center estimated at $314,500, with $49,500 in annual maintenance costs.
In 2009, The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Traffic Management Center Operations Staff was selected by the Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) of the Federal Highway…
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Made Public Date
07/31/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01),
Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Louisiana deployed seven flood detection and traffic evacuation monitoring stations for approximately $200,000.
In order to better manage hurricane-related evacuations, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) worked with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to deploy…
Content type
Made Public Date
03/30/2005
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Transportation Infrastructure Protection (PS09),
Early Warning System (PS11),
Weather Data Collection (WX01),
Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03)
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