I-95 Corridor Coalition

1. I-95 Corridor Coalition Partners in Transportation Progress Capt. Tom Martin Operations Program Coordinator 2009 TIME Conference October 26-27, 2009 Lake Lanier Islands Resort, Buford, GA

2. “STIX” An I-95 Corridor Coalition Project Southern Traffic Incident eXchange

3. I-95 Corridor Coalition A Little About Us… • Encompasses Entire State Geographies through which Interstate 95 traverses from Maine to Florida • 21% of Nation’s road miles; 35% of Nation’s VMT • 565 million long-distance trips • 5.3 billion tons of freight A Successful Model for Interagency Cooperation and Coordination Since the Early 1990’s

4. Why STIX?The Issue Back in 2007, the Southern Region had no formal interfaces to effectively coordinate inter-jurisdictional incident and traffic management activities such as hurrican evacuation, contraflow operations, and major incidents.

5. The Solution: STIXA Brief History 2007: I-95 Corridor Coalition conducted IM Stakeholder consensus-building to develop a program for interstate incident notification, information sharing, and inter-jurisdictional/ inter-disciplinary coordination among NC, SC, FL, and GA 26 Stakeholder TMC interviews completed in FL, SC, NC, and GA Over a dozen other meetings/visits with related organizations Formal commitments from all four states MOU between I-95CC and GDOT for central operations through the Atlanta TMC - The central location where major incident information is collected and distributed throughout the Southern Region

6. The Solution: STIXA Brief History- continued - • 2008: STIX implementedto organize communication among the Southern States during major incidents, severe weather, and planned and other events that could have multi-state impacts or impacts on multi-state travelers • Communications via existing phone and email • Project Phase 2 = Continued Outreach, Stakeholder Forums, After Action Reviews, and First Year Operations (2009)

7. STIXSome Operational Guidelines • STIX is activated during any major event, closure, accident, or other incident using the 50 mile-an-hour rule • Motorists should be notified 50 miles from the incident scene for each hour of anticipated incident duration. For example, an incident with an estimated duration of 2 hours should have alerts extending 100 miles upstream and also downstream if congestion occurs due to rubbernecking. • Use Common Sense -- If the event has potential to affect travelers in other states, activate STIX. • STIX applies to all interstates within Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, not just I-95. • STIX is activated from a TMC to STIX Central Operations at the Atlanta TMC • Telephone: 1-877-HWYSTIX (877-499-7849) • Email: STIX@dot.ga.gov

8. STIX Stakeholder Incident Reporting Form

9. 34 STIX Activations To Date Orlando Bridge Fire North Carolina Snow Storm 2009 Presidential Inauguration Hurricane Season

10. STIX…Keeping the Players Informed

11. I-95 Corridor Coalition…Enabling Interjurisdictional Coordination and Communications STIX meshes with the I-95 Coalition Corridor-wide network for broader notifications as necessary STIX (FL, GA, NC, SC) I-95 Corridor Coalition Incident Management Network NY, CT, NJ, DE, PA/TRANSCOM/IEN CHART (MD, DC,VA) Massachusetts/New England Regional Event Reporting

12. STIX Recent and Upcoming Activities • March 2009 - After Action Review hosted at North Carolina to debrief the Southern Snowstorms • Attendees included police and DOT responders from NCDOT, SCDOT, and GDOT • Continue to hold monthly meetings to debrief STIX incidents – most recently, October 6, 2009 • November 4, 2009 -- Joint meeting with FDOT to discuss preparations for the hurricane season and refresh STIX protocols.

13. For More Information… • About STIX… • Gary Millsaps, gmillsaps@dot.ga.gov or 404-694-6476 • About the I-95 Corridor Coalition… • Capt. Tom Martin, jtmartin@cox.net • Visitwww.i95coalition.org

14. Capt. Tom Martin Operations Program Coordinator jtmartin@cox.net THANK YOU!