Northern Region Traffic Agencies

Definition:

Northern Region Traffic Agencies operate signal systems in Northern Virginia.

Stakeholder Group Members:

• City of Alexandria Department of T and ES
• City of Fairfax Department of Public Works
• City of Falls Church Department of Environmental Services
• City of Manassas Park Department of Public Works
• Arlington County Environmental Services
• Town of Herndon Department of Public Works
• Town of Leesburg Department of Public Works
• Town of Vienna Department of Public Works
• City of Manassas Traffic Controls Department
• Fairfax County Public Works and Environmental Services
• Loudoun County Office of Transportation Services
• Prince William County Department of Public Works

Inventory Elements:

• Northern Region Local TOCs
• NOVA District Local Field Equipment

Roles and Responsibilities:

Emergency Management
• Develop, propose and implement emergency control strategies during major emergencies (all signals on blink, contraflow etc)
• Supports the coordination of ecavuation plans among federal, state and local transportation, emergency and law enforcement agencies that may be involved in a large scale evacuation

Incident Management
• Determine the expected traffic flow impact of each incident
• Propose and facilitate the appropriate control of traffic signals and other devices to reduce the traffic flow impact of an incident
• Provide status of all resources needed for incident resolution to those agencies responding to the incident

Surface Street Signal Management
• Monitor maintenance, construction, and winter road conditions along key arterials
• Receive signal priority and preemption requests where available
• Maintain field equipment including traffic signals, and vehicle detection equipment
• Coordinate with other regional agencies during emergencies and evacuation for emergency traffic control
• Manage regional traffic control efforts and assist in coordinating traffic across boundaries