Quick Clearance

Michigan State Police5th District

Cooperative Effort

• Michigan Department of Transportation

• Michigan State Police

• Local Road Commissions

• Local Police departments

Need for Change• 14% of all crashes are secondary crashes

mostly due to traffic backup and stoppage

Regional Concepts for Transportation Operations (RCTO)

• Crash Data

• Traffic Flow / Volume

• Construction areas

• Speed limits

Current Programs• Improved Crash Technology

Total Stations

3D mapping

Current Programs

• Home Town Security Team

patrol high crash areas

quick response

flood area with patrol

Current Programs

• Traffic Services

speed limit corrections

65 to 70 mph

55 to 60 mph – trucks

45 to 55 mph – minimum speed limit

Create better traffic flow / reduce crashes

Current Programs

• Improved Traffic signs

Portable message boards

Texas Twp Fire

Van Buren County Road Commission

Traffic Initiatives

• Improve training for police officer

maintain open lanes of travel

positioning of emergency vehicles

advanced warnings

scene photos / marking

quick clearance / towing

delayed towing

Traffic Initiative

• Electronic signage

permanent MDOT message boards

• Review emergency routes and secondary routes

• Adjust MSP post resources

• Hazmat clearance

• Media relations