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Best ITS management practices and technologies for Ohio : executive summary, July 2001.
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2001-07-01
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Abstract:To address congestion and safety concerns on Ohios 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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