National Hurricane Conference Monday April 9, 2001 Dr. Christine Johnson Director, ITS Joint Program Office Program Manager, FHWA Operations

Roads are our lifelines

Here is Part of It…

Population Growth 76 million Million Million in ,400 persons a day are moving to the East and Gulf Coastal areas

Our Roads are Full– Evacuation will require Traffic Planning Real Time Management Detailed communication to drivers Full use of technology

Planning… Traffic Management a factor DOT is a player

3-5 Days to Gear Up Employees need time to prepare It takes time to move equipment

Real Time Management Once an evacuation is called… we need to move people quickly and safely

Multi-Agency Coordination Information sharing Collaboration

Technology can change evacuation management

Install traffic and weather sensors Everyone will benefit from better sensing on the roadways

A Nationwide System to Gather Traffic Data

Communication ….. Web based applications 511

Can’t assume the roads are “there” DOTs need to become players Technology will make a difference