Best ITS management practices and technologies for Ohio : executive summary, July 2001.

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• Creators:
  Hauser, Edd ; Massey, Amy
• Corporate Creators:
  KHA of Ohio
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Transportation Policy Studies ; Ohio. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Advanced Traveler Information Systems Best Practices Electronics In Transportation Incident Management Intelligent Transportation Systems--Ohio ITS Program Technologies Traffic Control Traffic Signal Control Systems Variable Message Signs Vehicle Detectors Winter Maintenance

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/HWY-01/2002
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Ohio
• Edition:
  Executive summary.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ohio. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  To address congestion and safety concerns on Ohio’s Macro Highway System, the following priorities were
  
  identified in this research report as solutions in urban areas: (1) incident management, (2) arterial signal
  
  coordination (primarily the responsibility of local governments), and (3) traffic control during construction and
  
  maintenance activities. On rural sections of highway maintained by ODOT, the priorities identified for
  
  improvement are: (1) traffic control during construction and maintenance activities, (2) weather/snow and ice
  
  monitoring, and (3) advanced traveler information systems. Specific technologies were explored in four areas
  
  that were identified to be of primary interest to ODOT: traffic detection, traffic controllers, dynamic message
  
  signs, and communications technologies.
  
  The following specific recommendations were made: (1) that ODOT pursue installation and use of non-intrusive
  
  detection methods wherever practical; (2) that ODOT continue its direction of procuring and installing 2070
  
  Lite controllers and develop the capability to maintain these devices as well; (3) that limited use be made of the
  
  large dynamic message signs that are typically mounted on sign bridges over multiple lanes of freeways, and
  
  that smaller, cantilever-mounted or median-mounted signs be used in most situations; and (4) that a common
  
  ITS communications architecture /master plan be defined for each region to establish cost-effective deployment
  
  and operations of field devices and center components.
  
  It was further recommended that collocation of police and fire agencies be integral to ITS investments in urban
  
  areas of Ohio. Flexibility is the key to district staffing levels during the next several years of ITS deployment.
  
  To address equity issues, ODOT should centralize ITS operations and maintenance funding until ITS
  
  deployment becomes more widespread and integrated into District Offices’ planning and operations, and into
  
  the Central Office functions including most major units within the Department.
  
  
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