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Toll Operator Alert

Receipt/acknowledgement of alert notifications (safety/security broadcasts, child abductions, etc.) from the emergency management centers; the toll administrator controls distribution of the alert to the operators at the toll plazas.

  1. The center shall receive wide-area alerts and advisories from emergency management centers for emergency situations such as severe weather events, civil emergencies, child abduction (AMBER alert system), military activities, and other situations that pose a threat to life and property.
  2. The center shall return status back to the emergency management center that initiated the wide-area alert with information indicating the status of the alert from the toll operators including the information systems that are being used to provide the alert notification.


Date modified: 11/17/2006