FHWA Traffic Incident Management Program Overview

1. FHWA Traffic Incident Management Program Overview Talking Freight Webinar August 15, 2012

2. Quantifying the Problem – Responder Safety and Costs Responder Safety Annually, dozens of Fire/EMS, Law Enforcement, Towing and Highway responders are struck, injured or killednationally while working in or near traffic. Societal Costs Annual cost of congestion and traffic crashes nearly $400B, an increase of 45-83% from 2008 figures. Source: Emergency Responder Safety Institute, AAA

3. National TIM Program Vision… Through continuous and enhanced planning and training of all TIM personnel: • Reduce or eliminate responder and motorist injuries and fatalities • Promote rapid incident clearance thereby reducing traffic congestion and vulnerability • Develop or enhance local TIM Programs that ultimately benefit corridors, regions and states • Measure performance that demonstrates improved TIM responses and programs over time • Emphasize TIM as a system operations “core mission” for all responders

4. 2012 Major TIM Initiatives SHRP 2 National TIM Responder Training Course Advanced Workshops Senior Executive Outreach Self Assessment (Big move nationally in 2011) Traffic Incident Management Framework Training Standardization Public Outreach Toolkit Performance Metrics

5. Advanced TIM Workshops: 42 Top 40 Metro’s/ 3 Rural Completed Seattle, WA Portland, OR Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Boise, ID Boston, MA Milwaukee, WI Providence, RI Detroit, MI Sacramento, CA Cleveland, OH New York, NY Cheyenne, WY Chicago, IL Bay Area, CA Pittsburg, PA Philadelphia, PA Columbus, OH Baltimore, MD Indianapolis, IN Denver, CO DC Capital Region Cincinnati, OH Kansas City, MO St. Louis, MO Hampton Roads, VA Las Vegas, NV Greensboro, NC San Bernardino-Riverside, CA Charlotte, NC Los Angeles-Orange Co, CA Nashville, TN Oklahoma City, OK Memphis, TN Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA Atlanta, GA Dallas, TX Austin, TX Jacksonville, FL San Antonio, TX Houston, TX Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Alaska Miami, FL Legend: Hawaii Puerto Rico Workshops Completed Workshops Anticipated 2012 TIM Technical Assistance

6. Advanced TIM Workshop Objectives • Discuss TIM gaps/needs and identify specific strategies for regional TIM improvement • Understand the importance of sustained TIM programs in the overall context of safe, efficient highway system operations • Leverage the TIM National Unified Goal as a foundation for continuous program enhancement • Recognize the importance of monitoring/measuring TIM performance

7. TIM Program Components TIM Components • Program • Relationships • Needs Assessment • Training • Performance Evaluation • Administration & Staffing • Asset Management • Finance/Budget • Response • TIM Process

8. Framework National Unified Goal (NUG) for TIM Responder Safety Safe, Quick Clearance Prompt, Reliable Interoperable Communications 3 Objectives 18 Strategies 6 Cross-Cutting Foundational Strategies

9. Freight Issues • High volume long haul trucking • Lack of alternate route options • Motor Carrier Regulations – 11 hours behind wheel • Parking and rest areas

12. Are we making a difference? Measuring Success What Gets Measured Gets Performed... • Quantifying TIM benefits will advance program continuity: • Builds critical mass for program support from managers and elected officials: • Supporting what works • Ensures buy-in from diverse stakeholders: • Multiple agencies, coordinated response • Three measures: Roadway Clearance Time, Incident Clearance Time, Secondary Incidents

14. What is SHRP2? Save lives. Save money. Save time. • $218 million, federally funded research program to address critical transportation challenges: • Making highways safer • Fixing deteriorating infrastructure • Reducing congestion • Collaborative effort of AASHTO, FHWA, and TRB • Aims to advance innovative ways to plan, renew, operate, and improve safety on the Nation's highways

15. SHRP2–L12: Training Course Elements • Course Design: • Final course developed so it can be taught by experienced trainers from all disciplines • Presented in its entirety or through selected modules • Four Hour Version will be available • Course Delivery Mechanisms: • Provide course to existing entities already conducting training – central body sets course • Flexible approach – delivery provided at local level • Instructors from different disciplines

16. Delivery • Train the Trainer (TtT): Multi- discipline full curriculum developed in SHRP2 L12 project. After completing the TtT, course participants will be equipped to provide the training to a larger audience of incident responders in their discipline. • Classroom Training: Multi-discipline trainers trained through the TtT courses will conduct classroom-based training for a broader audience of incident responders across that state and/or region.

17. Senior Executive Support • Every Day Counts 2 Initiative • AASHTO priority project • ICAP – Formally Endorsed Sept • IAFC- Formally Endorsed • NVFC – Formally Endorsed

18. SHRP2-L32: Implementation Goals By August 2012: • Conduct 4 TtT pilot workshops (TRB) By August 2014: • Conduct 60-85 additional TtT sessions • Train 1000-1500 State/local responders to deliver classroom training • Deliver Classroom Training to 30K-70K responders Within 5 Years: • Train 4500 State/local responders to deliver classroom training • Deliver Classroom Training to 425K-900K responders • Deliver E-Learning to 1.2M responders

19. Questions/Comments For more information, please contact: Mark Kehrli Director, Office of Transportation Operations Email: Mark. Kehrli@dot.gov Paul Jodoin FHWA TIM Program Manager Telephone: 202-366-5465 •Email: Paul.Jodoin@dot.gov Thomas “Tim” Lane FHWA TIM Law Enforcement Program Manager Telephone: 202-366-0731 •Email: Tim.Lane@dot.gov