SWZ EDC Overview Presentation v2
Every Day Counts (EDC-3) Smarter Work Zones (SWZ) Initiative
Work Zone Management Program FHWA-Office of Operations
Implementation Team Members SWZ Team Role SWZ Initiative Leads FHWA SWZ Team
SWZ Subject Matter Experts State DOT SWZ Subject Matter Experts
Team Member • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Paul Pisano (FHWA HQ - WZ Management Team) Jawad Paracha (FHWA HQ - WZ Management Team) Todd Peterson (FHWA HQ - WZ Management Team) Martha Kapitanov (FHWA HQ - WZ Management Team) Eric Ferron (FHWA Resource Center) Ken Wood (FHWA Resource Center) Karen Gilbertson (FHWA Division Office) Jerry Ullman (Texas A&M Transportation Institute) WD Baldwin (HDR) Neil Boudreau Massachusetts DOT Chris Brookes Michigan DOT Scott McCanna Oregon DOT Stefanie Maxwell Florida DOT
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What is the “Smarter Work Zones” Initiative? • Strategies to enhance work zone traffic operations management and improve safety • 2-pronged approach 1
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Project Coordination Technology Applications
Smarter Work Zones
SWZ Goals 1. Minimize travel delays 2. Ensure safety of motorists and workers
3. Maintain business and resident access 4. Ensure timely completion of construction projects
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What is “Project Coordination”? • Smarter planning of roadway construction • Project coordination across networks/corridors and among transportation agencies Cost Savings
Why is project coordination important?
Time Savings Minimal WZ Impact 3/8
Work Zone Implementation Strategies Estimator (WISE) – Product of SHRP2 R11 Project – WISE proactively reduces work zone impacts: • Effective project coordination upfront in planning/programming • Carrying coordination through to project planning/design decisions
WISE includes 2 modules: Planning Module • Optimized sequencing of renewal projects
Operations Module • DynusT platform evaluates impact of individual strategies at project level
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What are “Technology Applications”? • Smart traffic control in work zones – Dynamic management of traffic operations – Real-time conditions (e.g. congestion, weather)
• Queue and speed management applications Increases driver reaction time to queue ahead
Why are these technologies used?
Increases driver compliance with speed limits Improves traffic control based on real-time conditions 4/8
WZ ITS Implementation Guide
Implementation Process
What are the Benefits of Smarter Work Zones? • Project Coordination – – – – –
Reduced numbers of street cuts Earlier identification of project impacts Increased ability to reduce/ manage traffic disruptions from road work Better quality road surfaces Increases in customer satisfaction
• Technology Applications – Improved safety to motorists and workers – Mitigation of work zone-related congestion
Benefits increase in high-impact areas and during special events 5/8
Past SWZ deployments and successes Project Coordination •
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• • •
Interagency coordination along 1,000-mile corridor in Great Lakes region between Minnesota and Ontario Software-based system used to coordinate right-of-way activities and reduce impacts in Baltimore, MD Oregon DOT’s corridor-level Transportation Management Plans Ohio’s use of a permitted lane closure spreadsheet PA DOT’s coordination with Pittsburgh municipalities and utility companies
Technology Applications Speed Management • Variable Speed Limits (VSL) or advisories have been used on over 30 interstate corridors in 14 states • MN, WA, WY, and OR use VSL on certain corridors continuously as a standard practice, increasing public’s exposure. Queue Management • Systems have been successfully deployed in over 10 States • Systems have matured to the point that they can generate accurate and dependable results
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EDC3 Smarter Work Zone Initiative • Initial Agency Commitments – Project Coordination • 19 States • 8 additional expressed interest but did not commit
– Technology Application • 27 States • 7 additional expressed interest
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8/17/2015
For Additional Information: • FHWA Every Day Counts Website: – http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts/
• FHWA Every Day Counts Innovation Initiative “EDC-3 Report” • FHWA Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program Website: – http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/index.asp
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Contact Information: Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
Paul Pisano Team Leader, Road Weather and Work Zone Management
Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
Jawad Paracha Work Zone Program Manager
[email protected] (202) 366-1301
[email protected] (202) 366-4628
Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
Martha C. Kapitanov
Todd Peterson
Transportation Specialist
Transportation Specialist
[email protected] (804) 775-3342
[email protected] (202) 366-1988
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Work Zone Management Program FHWA-Office of Operations
Implementation Team Members SWZ Team Role SWZ Initiative Leads FHWA SWZ Team
SWZ Subject Matter Experts State DOT SWZ Subject Matter Experts
Team Member • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Paul Pisano (FHWA HQ - WZ Management Team) Jawad Paracha (FHWA HQ - WZ Management Team) Todd Peterson (FHWA HQ - WZ Management Team) Martha Kapitanov (FHWA HQ - WZ Management Team) Eric Ferron (FHWA Resource Center) Ken Wood (FHWA Resource Center) Karen Gilbertson (FHWA Division Office) Jerry Ullman (Texas A&M Transportation Institute) WD Baldwin (HDR) Neil Boudreau Massachusetts DOT Chris Brookes Michigan DOT Scott McCanna Oregon DOT Stefanie Maxwell Florida DOT
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What is the “Smarter Work Zones” Initiative? • Strategies to enhance work zone traffic operations management and improve safety • 2-pronged approach 1
2
Project Coordination Technology Applications
Smarter Work Zones
SWZ Goals 1. Minimize travel delays 2. Ensure safety of motorists and workers
3. Maintain business and resident access 4. Ensure timely completion of construction projects
2/8
What is “Project Coordination”? • Smarter planning of roadway construction • Project coordination across networks/corridors and among transportation agencies Cost Savings
Why is project coordination important?
Time Savings Minimal WZ Impact 3/8
Work Zone Implementation Strategies Estimator (WISE) – Product of SHRP2 R11 Project – WISE proactively reduces work zone impacts: • Effective project coordination upfront in planning/programming • Carrying coordination through to project planning/design decisions
WISE includes 2 modules: Planning Module • Optimized sequencing of renewal projects
Operations Module • DynusT platform evaluates impact of individual strategies at project level
5
What are “Technology Applications”? • Smart traffic control in work zones – Dynamic management of traffic operations – Real-time conditions (e.g. congestion, weather)
• Queue and speed management applications Increases driver reaction time to queue ahead
Why are these technologies used?
Increases driver compliance with speed limits Improves traffic control based on real-time conditions 4/8
WZ ITS Implementation Guide
Implementation Process
What are the Benefits of Smarter Work Zones? • Project Coordination – – – – –
Reduced numbers of street cuts Earlier identification of project impacts Increased ability to reduce/ manage traffic disruptions from road work Better quality road surfaces Increases in customer satisfaction
• Technology Applications – Improved safety to motorists and workers – Mitigation of work zone-related congestion
Benefits increase in high-impact areas and during special events 5/8
Past SWZ deployments and successes Project Coordination •
•
• • •
Interagency coordination along 1,000-mile corridor in Great Lakes region between Minnesota and Ontario Software-based system used to coordinate right-of-way activities and reduce impacts in Baltimore, MD Oregon DOT’s corridor-level Transportation Management Plans Ohio’s use of a permitted lane closure spreadsheet PA DOT’s coordination with Pittsburgh municipalities and utility companies
Technology Applications Speed Management • Variable Speed Limits (VSL) or advisories have been used on over 30 interstate corridors in 14 states • MN, WA, WY, and OR use VSL on certain corridors continuously as a standard practice, increasing public’s exposure. Queue Management • Systems have been successfully deployed in over 10 States • Systems have matured to the point that they can generate accurate and dependable results
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EDC3 Smarter Work Zone Initiative • Initial Agency Commitments – Project Coordination • 19 States • 8 additional expressed interest but did not commit
– Technology Application • 27 States • 7 additional expressed interest
11
8/17/2015
For Additional Information: • FHWA Every Day Counts Website: – http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts/
• FHWA Every Day Counts Innovation Initiative “EDC-3 Report” • FHWA Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program Website: – http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/index.asp
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Contact Information: Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
Paul Pisano Team Leader, Road Weather and Work Zone Management
Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
Jawad Paracha Work Zone Program Manager
[email protected] (202) 366-1301
[email protected] (202) 366-4628
Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
Martha C. Kapitanov
Todd Peterson
Transportation Specialist
Transportation Specialist
[email protected] (804) 775-3342
[email protected] (202) 366-1988
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