SWR Local Public Works Agencies

Definition:

Local jurisdictional traffic control agencies in the Southwestern Region Operations Area.

Inventory Elements:

• SWR Local Field Equipment
• SWR Local Signal Centers

Roles and Responsibilities:

Archived Data Systems for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Commercial Vehicle Operations for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Emergency Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
• Develop, coordinate with emergency management and other traffic management centers, and execute special traffic management strategies during evacuation and subsequent reentry of a population in the vicinity of a disaster or major emergency.
• Manage and support routine maintenance on the roadway or right-of-way including landscape maintenance, hazard removal (roadway debris, dead animals), routine maintenance activities (roadway cleaning, grass cutting), and repair and maintenance of both ITS and non-ITS equipment.
• Share incident notifications, manage incident response resources and coordinate overall incident situation and response among allied response organizations.
• Support coordinated response to incidents.
• Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.
• 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.
• Operate field equipment that receives vehicle signal priority requests and operates traffic signals accordingly.

Freeway Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• Allow control of field equipment by other traffic management centers.
• Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.
• Share traffic information with other traffic management centers.

Incident Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• 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.
• Share incident notifications, manage incident response resources and coordinate overall incident situation and response among allied response organizations.
• Support coordinated response to incidents.

Maintenance and Construction for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• Manage and support routine maintenance on the roadway or right-of-way including landscape maintenance, hazard removal (roadway debris, dead animals), routine maintenance activities (roadway cleaning, grass cutting), and repair and maintenance of both ITS and non-ITS equipment.
• Manage winter road maintenance, tracking and controlling snow plow operations, roadway treatment (e.g., salt spraying and other material applications) based on weather information.
• Coordinate work schedules, factoring in the needs and activities of other agencies and adjacent jurisdictions.
• Monitor and support work zone activities remotely, controlling traffic through dynamic message signs (DMS), highway advisory radio, gates and barriers, and informing other groups of activity (e.g., traveler information systems, traffic management centers, other maintenance and construction 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.
• Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
• Disseminate work activity schedules and current asset restrictions to other agencies.

Parking Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Surface Street Management for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• Allow control of field equipment by other traffic management centers.
• Operate and maintain traffic signal controllers for use at signalized intersections and pedestrian crossings.
• Share traffic information with other traffic management centers.
• Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.

Transit Services for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined

Traveler Information for Virginia SWR ITS Architecture
• None defined