Using iPeMS Performance Management Data Brian Kary| RTMC Director of Traffic Operations June 5th, 2017
MnDOT Background
Regional Transportation Management Center Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) MnDOT Metro Freeway Operations MnDOT Metro Signal Operations MnDOT Metro Maintenance Dispatch State Patrol Dispatch 400 miles of freeway management system Cameras & Traffic Sensors Changeable Message Signs FIRST Program 511 Traveler Information Active Traffic Management MnPASS Express Lanes KBEM Traffic Radio The RTMC is Minnesota’s second generation center. It opened in June 2003. Shared operations has allowed for better communications and coordination between agencies. Freeway management system covers 100% of metro area freeways. Extensive ITS infrastructure including cameras, DMS, and ramp meters help manage traffic incidents and reduce congestion on Twin Cities Metro Freeways. Mn/DOT has been a leader in ITS deployment and continues to move forward with new advances in congestion pricing and advanced traffic management systems to help manage congestion and incidents.
Freeway Incident Response Safety Team (FIRST) FIRST is the brand name of MnDOT’s Freeway Service Patrol MnDOT Owned & Operated Thirteen 3/4 – ton Pickup Trucks 19 Drivers, 2 Supervisors Program Costs: $1.6 million annually 2004 Evaluation Report found a benefit cost ratio of 15.8 to 1. Reduction in congestion and secondary crashes 11/18/2018
FIRST Coverage Area FIRST Trucks Patrol 11 Routes Cover 220 Miles of Twin Cities Metro Freeways Hours of Operations 4:30 AM to 9:00 PM, Monday – Friday Limited Coverage on Weekends 11/18/2018
Analysis Tools
Incident Management Performance Measures Route Prioritization Incident Map Congestion Map
Incident Management Performance Measures Maps in the works… clearance times FIRST response times No FIRST response
Iteris Performance Measurement System (iPEMS) MnDOT has been using since 2012 Includes all traffic sensors for Twin Cities Metro Has the ability to incorporate 3rd party data INRIX, HERE NPMRDS Iteris is developing a module to support Map-21 performance measures
iPEMS Real-Time Mapping Speed Map 11/18/2018
iPEMS Real-Time Mapping Speed Anomaly Map 11/18/2018
iPEMS Real-Time Mapping Recreational Congestion on I-35 North Speed Map Speed Anomaly Map 11/18/2018
iPEMS Performance Mapping Bottleneck Map Incident Frequency Map 11/18/2018
iPEMS Performance Charts Recreational Congestion on I-35E North 11/18/2018
iPEMS Performance Charts Winter Weather – System wide delay 11/18/2018
Incident Congestion 11/18/2018 http://mndot.bt-systems.com/?report_form=1&dnode=Freeway&content=loops&tab=det_timeseries&export=&fwy=10&dir=E&s_time_id=1493596800&s_time_id_f=05%2F01%2F2017+00%3A00&e_time_id=1496419200&e_time_id_f=06%2F02%2F2017+16%3A59&tod=range&tod_from=9&tod_to=15&dow_0=on&dow_1=on&dow_2=on&dow_3=on&dow_4=on&dow_5=on&dow_6=on&holidays=on&q=vmt&q2=&gn=day&start_pm=230&end_pm=242.71&chart.x=53&chart.y=17 http://mndot.bt-systems.com/?fwy=10&dir=E&start_pm=230&end_pm=242.7&chart_x=36&report_form=1&dow_0=on&dow_1=on&dow_2=on&dow_3=on&dow_4=on&dow_5=on&dow_6=on&tod=range&tod_from=9&tod_to=15&holidays=on&dnode=Freeway&content=modeling&tab=fwy_animation&yy=2017&mm=5&dd=10&from_hh=11&to_hh=16&showstations=0&showbn=0&showincidents=1 11/18/2018
Thank you again! Brian Kary brian.kary@state.mn.us 651-234-7022 11/18/2018