Title: Traffic Operations Asset Management Systems: Part 2: Summary of Proceedings
Abstract: In April 2008, 25 people - from 10 state departments of transportation, AASHTO, and the University of Wisconsin in Madison - gathered at the Statewide Traffic Operations Center (STOC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the 2008 National Peer Exchange on Traffic Operations Asset Management System (TOAMS). Participants successfully worked together to create and to lay the groundwork for creating: (1) a network of peers who can share information and ideas on TOAMS; (2) understanding of current TOAMS practices; and (3) articulation of a national agenda and next steps for TOAMS. A common definition is used by participants to standardize the discussions. On the one hand, Traffic Operations Assets (TOAs) are defined as transportation equipment infrastructure that is active and more dynamic than traditional transportation facilities. On the other hand, Traffic Operations Asset Management (TOAM) is a systematic process of maintaining, upgrading, and operating physical assets of ITS devices and other traffic operations hardware and systems. The following recommendations emerged at the end of the peer exchange to encourage the effective application of TOAMS: (1) A national standard for technological level and configuration, which addresses strategies for performance changes and incorporating technological trends, including concerns of TOA compatibility; (2) A national standard for maintenance, which addresses life-span and life-cycle costs for traffic operations and operational performance; and (3) An AASHTO guide to traffic operations, which will include (a) scan and synthesis of practices including contracting approaches and management skills, (b) self assessment and/or peer review on processes or programs conducted, and (c) a set of guidance brochures.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
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