PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0035
Project Name:	Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study—Task 2: Integration of Traffic Management Centers and Law Enforcement, Needs Assessment
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Vasconez First Name: Kimberly Telephone: 202-366-1559 E-mail: Kimberly.Vasconez@dot.gov
Organization:	Other Federal Highway Administration Office or Department of Transportation Modal Administration
Office:	Office of Operations
Team:	Office of Transportation Operations
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Not Applicable
Project Description:	This project will assess the current practices and identify institutional, operational, and technical issues and challenges that all agencies face with integrating Traffic Management Centers and law enforcement. The results of this effort will lead to the identification of a list of topics and issues to be addressed and a series of next steps to be considered in a further study that is intended to develop a product that will provide necessary guidance to address agencies' needs.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	August 2, 2010
End Date:	August 1, 2012
Funding Amount:	$145,274.00
FHWA Program Name:	Other
Goals:	To determine and identify institutional, operational, and technical issues and challenges that all involving agencies are facing with integrating Traffic Management Centers and law enforcement.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Survey Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study members and other traffic management center managers to determine the issues, challenges, and benefits of integrating a traffic management center with law enforcement.
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Safer, more efficient transportation operations and incident management.
Deliverables:	Data not yet available
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Road Operations and Congestion--Emergency Response Road Operations and Congestion--Transportation Management
TRT Terms:	Traffic Control Centers Law Enforcement Operations Research Highway Traffic Control Incident Management
FHWA Disciplines:	Operations
Subject Areas:	Operations and Traffic Management Terminals and Facilities Security and Emergencies