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VDOT CRO Region

Definition:

The VDOT CRO (Central Region Operations) operates and manages the VDOT roadways and facilities in the Central Regional Operations area defined by the VDOT Richmond District and part of the VDOT Fredericksburg District.

Inventory Elements:

• VDOT Benjamin Harrison Drawbridge
• VDOT CRO Field Equipment
• VDOT CRO TOC/ATMS
• VDOT Eltham Drawbridge
• VDOT Gwynn Island Drawbridge
• VDOT Merry Points Ferry
• VDOT Sunny Bank Ferry

Roles and Responsibilities:

Archived Data Systems for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Collect traffic, road, and environmental conditions information from field equipment for use in transportation planning, research, and other off-line applications.
• Collect and store information supporting the operations of traveler information service providers for use by operations personnel or data archives in the region.
• Collect and store traffic management data for use by operations personnel or data archives in the region.

Commercial Vehicle Operations for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Share traffic information with other traffic management centers.

Electronic Toll Collection for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Emergency Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Operate and maintain barrier systems such as gates and other systems that manage entry to roadways, transportation facilities and infrastructure.
• Provide enroute travel information to drivers (via dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio).
• Disseminate traffic-related data to other centers, the media, and travelers via the driver information systems (DMS, HAR).
• Formulate an incident response that takes into account the incident potential, incident impacts, and/or resources required for incident management including proposing and facilitating the dispatch of emergency response and service vehicles.
• Monitor external advisory and incident reporting systems, intermodal freight depots, and border crossings for incident information.
• Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.
• Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
• Monitor traffic sensor and surveillance systems remotely to detect and verify incidents.
• Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
• Operate barrier systems remotely such as gates and other systems that manage entry to roadways, transportation facilities and infrastructure.

Freeway Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Distribute current traffic conditions to other centers.
• Operate and maintain vehicle speed sensors that detect excessive vehicle speeds, informing drivers, centers and/or enforcement agencies of speed violations.
• Provide enroute travel information to drivers (via dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio).
• Disseminate traffic-related data to other centers, the media, and travelers via the driver information systems (DMS, HAR).
• Allow control of field equipment by other traffic management centers.
• Share traffic information with other traffic management centers.
• Operate and maintain field equipment that controls and sends data to other field equipment (such as environmental sensors that send data to a DMS or coordination between traffic controllers on adjacent intersections), without being controlled from a center.
• Monitor traffic conditions using field equipment (i.e. loop detectors and CCTV cameras).
• Collect current traffic conditions from sensors and surveillance equipment.
• Monitor traffic sensors and surveillance (CCTV) equipment.
• Control ramp meters, interchange connector meters, lane control signals, mainline meters, and variable speed control systems remotely.
• Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.

Incident Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Monitor traffic sensor and surveillance systems remotely to detect and verify incidents.
• Monitor traffic conditions to identify incidents.
• Operate and maintain field equipment that controls and sends data to other field equipment (such as environmental sensors that send data to a DMS or coordination between traffic controllers on adjacent intersections), without being controlled from a center.
• Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
• Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
• Formulate an incident response that takes into account the incident potential, incident impacts, and/or resources required for incident management including proposing and facilitating the dispatch of emergency response and service vehicles.
• Monitor external advisory and incident reporting systems, intermodal freight depots, and border crossings for incident information.

Maintenance and Construction for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Assimilate collected environmental data with other current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information from weather service providers and roadway maintenance operations.
• Monitor and control traffic and provide information directly to drivers in maintenance and construction areas using field equipment including CCTV cameras, driver information systems (such as DMS), and gates/barriers.
• Formulate an incident response that takes into account the incident potential, incident impacts, and/or resources required for incident management including proposing and facilitating the dispatch of emergency response and service vehicles.
• Provide enroute travel information to drivers (via dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio).
• Operate and maintain field equipment that controls and sends data to other field equipment (such as environmental sensors that send data to a DMS or coordination between traffic controllers on adjacent intersections), without being controlled from a center.
• Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
• Operate and maintain environmental sensors.

Surface Street Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Monitor traffic sensors and surveillance (CCTV) equipment.
• Provide enroute travel information to drivers (via dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio).
• Operate and maintain field equipment that controls and sends data to other field equipment (such as environmental sensors that send data to a DMS or coordination between traffic controllers on adjacent intersections), without being controlled from a center.
• Disseminate traffic-related data to other centers, the media, and travelers via the driver information systems (DMS, HAR).
• Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.
• Control ramp meters, interchange connector meters, lane control signals, mainline meters, and variable speed control systems remotely.
• Distribute current traffic conditions to other centers.
• Share traffic information with other traffic management centers.
• Collect current traffic conditions from sensors and surveillance equipment.
• Allow control of field equipment by other traffic management centers.
• Monitor traffic conditions using field equipment (i.e. loop detectors and CCTV cameras).

Transit Services for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.

Traveler Information for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Disseminate traffic, transit, maintenance and construction, event, and weather information to travelers.
• Provide personalized traffic, transit, maintenance and construction, multimodal, event, and weather information to traveler, upon request.
• Provide travel information to in-vehicle equipment from field equipment.
• Operate and maintain field equipment that controls and sends data to other field equipment (such as environmental sensors that send data to a DMS or coordination between traffic controllers on adjacent intersections), without being controlled from a center.