November, 2008 Montana Department of Transportation Transportation Management Plans
MDT Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy and Guidance – September 2007 Training for Design Staff – early 2008 Presentations to Construction Staff – early 2008 Transportation Management Plan Development Team – started March 2008
TMP Development Team MDT Highways Bureau & Road Design MDT Traffic and Safety MDT Consultant Design MDT Construction Traffic Control Engineer MDT District Traffic Engineer MDT District Construction Reviewer FHWA Safety/Traffic Design Engineer
TMP Data Sheet Similar to Caltrans’ process Customized to MDT operations Follows MDT WZSM guidance
TMP Data Sheet Intended for project design team Guide discussion among preconstruction and construction staff Help develop Traffic Control Plan and Special Provisions (TCP and TO) Help develop Public Involvement for preconstruction and construction Help estimate project costs
TMP SECTIONS ESTIMATE SUMMARY Cost is obtained from TMP Elements Table, and will be filled in automatically. TMP SECTIONCOST 1. Temporary Traffic Control Plan$0 1A Construction/Control Strategies $0 1B Traffic Control Devices $0 1C Project Coordination, Contracting and Innovative Construction Strategies $0 1D Pedestrian, Bicycle, and ADA accommodations $0 2. Transportation Operations Component$0 2A Demand Management Strategies $0 2B Corridor/Network Management Strategies $0 2C Work Zone Safety Management Strategies $0 2D Traffic/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategies $0 3. Public Information Component$0 3A Public Awareness Strategies $0 3B Motorist Information Strategies $0 3C Special Events $0 4. Other Strategies$0 TOTAL COST OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN =$0
2DTraffic/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategies ITS for traffic monitoring/management Transportation management center Surveillance Closed-circuit television Loop detectors Radar Traffic screens Call boxes Mile post markers Tow/freeway service patrol Total station survey units Coordination with the media Local detour routes Contract support for incident management Incident/emergency management coordinator Incident/emergency response plan Dedicated (paid) police enforcement Cooperative police enforcement SUBTOTAL$0 TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COMPONENT TOTAL$0
DATECOMMENT/REVISION
TMP Help Guide Step by step instructions and definitions Took text from FHWA guidance Developed additional text to clarify Assigned sections to team members for editing and clarifying Will be a stand-alone document
TMP Implementation Test projects recently constructed Pilot projects for future construction Training for design staff Encourage documentation
Other Considerations District TMP Coordinator Road Closure Charts Cost information and database
Questions?
Contact Information Lesly Tribelhorn, Highways Design Engineer Jim Wingerter, Construction Traffic Control Engineer _guidelines/workzone_safety_mobility.pdf _guidelines/workzone_safety_mobility.pdf