VDOT NWRO Region
Description: The VDOT NWRO Region operates and manages the VDOT roadways and facilities in the Northwestern Regional Operations area defined by the VDOT Staunton District and the VDOT Culpeper District. The NWRO Region operates the Traffic Operations Center, the Traffic Signal System, and the safety service patrol.
Inventory Elements:
Projects:
Roles and Responsibilities:
Commercial Vehicle Operations for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
Data Management for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
Emergency Management for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
- Analyze security sensor data and correlate with surveillance data and alerts from other agencies to detect potential threats.
- Disseminate threat information to other agencies.
- Operate and maintain security sensors in areas such as transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
- Operate and maintain security surveillance devices and analysis of that data to detect potential threats such as at transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
- Plan strategically for emergency response.
- Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
- Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.
- Disseminate traffic-related data to other centers, the media, and travelers via the driver information systems (DMS, HAR).
- Monitor traffic sensors and surveillance (CCTV) equipment.
- Provide enroute travel information to drivers (via dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio).
- Collect current and forecast road and weather information that is used to more effectively manage incidents.
- Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
- 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.
- 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.
- Monitor external advisory and incident reporting systems, intermodal freight depots, and border crossings for incident information.
- Provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration among public safety agencies for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident.
- Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
- Support coordinated response to incidents.
Freeway Management for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
- Allow control of field equipment by other traffic management centers.
- Collect current traffic conditions from sensors and surveillance equipment.
- Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.
- 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.
- Monitor traffic conditions using field equipment (i.e. loop detectors and CCTV cameras).
- Monitor traffic sensors and surveillance (CCTV) 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.
- Provide enroute travel information to drivers (via dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio).
- Share traffic information with other traffic management centers.
- Monitor and remotely diagnose field equipment issues including detecting failures, issuing problem reports, and tracking the repair or replacement of failed equipment.
Incident Management for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
- Plan strategically for emergency response.
- Monitor traffic conditions using field equipment (i.e. loop detectors and CCTV cameras).
- 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.
- 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.
- Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
- Monitor external advisory and incident reporting systems, intermodal freight depots, and border crossings for incident information.
- Provide tactical decision support, resource coordination, and communications integration among public safety agencies for Incident Commands that are established by first responders to support local management of an incident.
- Report identified incidents to operations personnel and other centers.
- Support coordinated response to incidents.
Maintenance and Construction for VDOT Staunton District 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.
- Collect current and forecast road and weather information that is used to more effectively manage incidents.
- Collect road surface information including road surface temperature, moisture, ice formation, and salinity from environmental sensors, surface and sub-surface.
- Collect weather information including temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and visibility from environmental sensors, surface and sub-surface.
- Coordinate incident response with all appropriate cooperating agencies.
- Coordinate with maintenance systems using work zone images and traveler information systems (such as DMS).
- Coordinate work schedules, factoring in the needs and activities of other agencies and adjacent jurisdictions.
- Disseminate road weather information to other agencies and centers.
- Disseminate work activity schedules and current asset restrictions to other agencies.
- Distribute work plans so that work zones are established that have minimum traffic impact.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Monitor and remotely diagnose field equipment issues including detecting failures, issuing problem reports, and tracking the repair or replacement of failed equipment.
- 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).
- Monitor vehicle and equipment condition.
- Operate and maintain environmental sensors.
- 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.
- None defined
- Process current and forecast weather data, road condition information and local environmental data, and use internal models to develop specialized detailed forecasts of local weather and surface conditions.
- Provide enroute travel information to drivers (via dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio).
- Recommend courses of action including dispatch instructions based on current and forecast environmental and road conditions (filtered and fused for specific time horizons) and additional application specific information using Maintenance Decision Support Systems.
- Schedules routine and corrective maintenance.
- Send the location of the maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment to the maintenance center operator.
- Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
- Tracks the location of maintenance and construction vehicles and other equipment remotely.
- Tracks vehicle maintenance history.
Surface Street Management for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
- Allow control of field equipment by other traffic management centers.
- Collect current traffic conditions from sensors and surveillance equipment.
- Control traffic signal controllers remotely to implement traffic management strategies at signalized intersections based on traffic conditions, incidents, emergency vehicle preemptions, pedestrian crossings, etc.
- 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.
- Monitor and remotely diagnose field equipment issues including detecting failures, issuing problem reports, and tracking the repair or replacement of failed equipment.
- Monitor traffic conditions using field equipment (i.e. loop detectors and CCTV cameras).
- Monitor traffic sensors and surveillance (CCTV) 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.
- Provide enroute travel information to drivers (via dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio).
- Share traffic information with other traffic management centers.
Transit Services for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
- Analyze security sensor data and correlate with surveillance data and alerts from other agencies to detect potential threats.
- Disseminate threat information to other agencies.
- Operate and maintain security sensors in areas such as transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
- Operate and maintain security surveillance devices and analysis of that data to detect potential threats such as at transit stops, transit stations, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities, on-board a transit vehicle, etc.
- Plan strategically for emergency response.
- Share information with other public safety agencies via the Emergency Operations Centers to support large-scale incidents and disasters.
Traveler Information for VDOT Staunton District 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.
Weather for VDOT Staunton District ITS Architecture
Last Updated 3/4/2025
