Traffic Incident Management Handbook

Traffic Incident Management Handbook
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2000
Genre: Emergency management
ISBN:

Intended to assist agencies responsible for incident management activities on public roadways to improve their programs and operations.Organized into three major sections: Introduction to incident management; organizing, planning, designing and implementing an incident management program; operational and technical approaches to improving the incident management process.

Traffic Incident Management Systems

Traffic Incident Management Systems
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher: FEMA
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

With full color photographs and other illustrations.

Corridor Traffic Management for Major Highway Reconstruction

Corridor Traffic Management for Major Highway Reconstruction
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1986
Genre: Roads
ISBN:

This publication, which describes reconstruction experiences, gives case studies which document the varied projects, and gives specific ideas for the management of major highway reconstruction. This report also discusses the use of incentive/disincentive provisions for early contract completion. Ways to expedite expressway and bridge rehabilitation are summarized, and a policy statememt is provided on the application of traffic management actions. Abstracts and summaries are given of recently published literature in the area of corridor traffic management for temporary flow disruptions.

Freeway Incident Management

Freeway Incident Management
Author: David H. Roper
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1990
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309049122

This synthesis will be of interest to traffic engineers, planners, and others interested in how highway agencies deal with freeway incidents. Information is provided on the procedures and processes that highway agencies use to respond to traffic congestion caused by incidents on freeways. Congestion on freeways frequently is caused by incidents such as stalled vehicles or accidents that reduce the capacity of the freeway below the level of demand. This report of the Transportation Research Board describes the procedures and processes used by states to respond to traffic congestion caused by incidents on freeways.

Freeway Corridor Management

Freeway Corridor Management
Author: Conrad L. Dudek
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1992
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309053044

This synthesis will be of interest to state and local traffic engineers, transportation planners, transit operators, law enforcement officials, public information agencies, and others responsible for the transportation elements of freeway corridors. Information is provided on the policies and procedures for freeway corridor management, and descriptions of a number of techniques and practices are presented. Traffic growth and increasing congestion on urban freeways require a comprehensive approach toward managing the complex elements of freeway operations. This report of the Transportation Research Board provides information on freeway corridor management strategies, the components of management, examples of effective applications of the strategies, and benefits of freeway corridor management. The management techniques that are discussed include freeway surveillance and control; corridor street surveillance and control; high-occupancy vehicle facilities and incentives; police enforcement and traffic control; hazardous material and other truck traffic restrictions; alternative route planning; motorist assistance patrols; motorist information techniques; and traffic management for recurrent congestion, for incidents, for special events, and for work zones.

Safe and Quick Clearance of Traffic Incidents

Safe and Quick Clearance of Traffic Incidents
Author: Walter M. Dunn
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2003
Genre: Express highways
ISBN: 0309069661

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 318: Safe and Quick Clearance of Traffic Incidents profiles laws, policies, and procedures for facilitating clearance of traffic incidents, primarily those initially blocking travel lanes and attended to by the vehicle operator, on highways in urban and rural areas. The report discusses quick clearance legislation, hold harmless laws, policies governing the removal of accident victims, the duties of private tow companies, and more.

Urban Mobility Report (2004)

Urban Mobility Report (2004)
Author: David Schrank
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1437905609

Congestion continues to grow in America¿s urban areas. This report presents details on the 2004 trends, findings and what can be done to address the growing transportation problems. Trend data from 1982 to 2002 for 85 urban areas provides both a local view and a national perspective on the growth and extent of traffic congestion. The 2004 Report provides clear evidence that the time for improvements has arrived. Communicating the congestion levels and the need for improvements is a goal of this report. The decisions about which, and how much, improvement to fund will be made at the local level according to a variety of goals, but there are some broad conclusions that can be drawn from this database. Tables.