mdot's response to hurricane gustav
DESCRIPTION
Presentation on MDOT's traffic management centers response to Hurricane Gustav evacuation of the Gulf Coast Region of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Presented to Mississippi State University on 4/27/09 by Acey RobertsTRANSCRIPT
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Mississippi
Department of
Transportation
ITS Response to
Hurricane Gustav
Acey Roberts, ITS Engineer
MDOT Traffic Engineering
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MDOT - ITS
Response to Hurricane Gustav
• ITS Program Overview
• Traffic Management Center (TMC) Operations
• Gustav Evacuation
• Future of ITS in MS
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ITS Program Mission Statement
It is the Mission of the Mississippi Department of Transportation to use
ITS technologies to improve the quality of life for State residents and
visitors by providing more reliable, informative, safer, and flexible
passenger and freight multi-modal transportation services.
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TMC Operations
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CCTV SYSTEM
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VDS SYSTEM
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DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS (DMS)
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TIM Timeline
Incident
Occurs
Incident
Reported
Incident
Verified
Response
Identified
and
Dispatched
Response
Arrives on
Scene
Incident
Cleared
Normal Flow
Returns
Time To Return To Normal Flow
Detection Response Clearance
Incident Duration
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GUSTAV EVACUATIONS
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TMC Emergency Operations
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GUSTAV TIMELINE
• Monday, Aug. 25th. TMC began full time operations of statewide TMC in Jackson.
• Thursday, Aug. 27th. TMC began formal preparations for emergency operations.
• Friday, Aug 29th. MS orders partial evacuation orders.• Saturday, Aug. 30th. TMC began 24 hour operations in
response to evacuations and contraflow.• Sunday, Aug. 31st. Gustav enters Gulf as a Cat 3. Expectations
are for a Cat 5 for the US coast.• Wednesday, Sept. 3rd. TMC ended 24 hour operations while
still handling massive return traffic volume.
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GUSTAV CHALLENGES
• Communication Hierarchy
• DMS Operations
• Email Notifications
• Staffing and Maintenance
• Special Requests
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GUSTAV RESULTS
• Minimized Congestion
• TMC operations model proven
• Comparison to other Cities
• Funding increased
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Future of ITS in MS
• Increase Efficiency of Roadways
• Expanding Communication Networks
• Remote Alternate Traffic Signal Timings
• Traffic Management Centers
• Increase ITS field elements
• Transit Improvements