VDOT SWRO Region

Definition:

The VDOT SWRO Region operates and manages the VDOT roadways and facilities in the Southwestern Regional Operations area defined by the VDOT Bristol District, VDOT Salem District and VDOT Lynchburg District. The SWRO Region operates the Traffic Operations Center and the Traffic Signal System, operates snow plows and the safety service patrol.

Inventory Elements:

• VDOT Salem TOC

Roles and Responsibilities:

Archived Data Systems for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Electronic Toll Collection for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Emergency Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Freeway Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Incident Management for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Maintenance and Construction for Virginia CR ITS Architecture
• Distribute work plans so that work zones are established that have minimum traffic impact.
• Coordinate with maintenance systems using work zone images and traveler information systems (such as DMS).
• Assimilate collected environmental data with other current and forecast road conditions and surface weather information from weather service providers and roadway maintenance operations.
• Operate and maintain environmental sensors.
• 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.
• Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.

Surface Street Management 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.
• Collect current traffic conditions from sensors and surveillance equipment.
• Disseminate traffic-related data to other centers, the media, and travelers via the driver information systems (DMS, HAR).
• Distribute current traffic conditions to other centers.
• Allow control of field equipment by other traffic management centers.
• Monitor traffic sensors and surveillance (CCTV) equipment.
• Share traffic information with other traffic management centers.

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
• Provide personalized traffic, transit, maintenance and construction, multimodal, event, and weather information to traveler, upon request.
• Disseminate traffic, transit, maintenance and construction, event, and weather information to travelers.