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Press Release
updated 09/23/99
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11
Incident
Management
Techniques
| The Situation |
Within the Route 1 Corridor, and particularly
along the facility itself, there exists several high accident locations, most notably at
or near signalized intersections, and in the area of the Routes 1 & 9 merge. Variable
roadway cross sections, lack of auxiliary lanes and/or shoulders, congestion at the
signalized intersections and numerous points of "mid-block interference"
(driveways) are some of the accident causes found in this corridor. Nationally, delays
resulting from accidents (termed incident delay) contribute to 60% of the total congestion
experienced. |
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| The Proposal |
Develop Incident Management Plans
(I.M. Plans) to effectively and efficiently divert traffic around major incidents.
Institute Emergency Service Patrols (ESP) as a first step
towards minimizing incident delay. |
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| The Locations |
Middlesex County (Incident Management Plans);
Along Route 1, approximately from the Raritan to the Rahway Rivers (ESP’s) |
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| The Actions |
For I.M. Plans -- create a
partnership between the County and municipal Police Departments and the DOT Emergency
Services Unit to coordinate, develop and agree to a Plan. For ESP’s --
One or two specially-equipped vans would cruise Route 1, effectively becoming the
"eyes and ears" of the police and other emergency response units. Upon reaching
the scene of an accident, able to establish an immediate presence (put down flares, use
directional arrows on top of vans to safely direct traffic around the accident scene,
etc.) and instantly call for the appropriate response. Pursue establishment of ESP’s
through the NJDOT’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
Action Plan (coverage of this corridor was noted in the Plan as a high priority). |
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| Estimated Annual Cost ($Millions) |
N/A (I.M. Plans); $0.4 (ESP’s) |
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| Overall Traffic Benefits |
High (estimated 311 vehicle hours saved per
day during the peak period) |
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| Other Impacts and Considerations |
Once the Plan and ESP are established,
other ITS measures that are appropriate for the corridor will be pursued (e.g.; Variable
Message Signs (VMS) installed at certain locations to warn of
problems, identify alternate route) |
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| Lead (Sponsor) |
County Law Enforcement; (I.M. Plans);
NJDOT (ESP) |
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| Support |
State Police Liaison to the DOT Emergency
Services, Local Police (I.M. Plans); KMM, County, Municipalities (ESP) |
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| Possible Funding |
TTF, FHWA (Demo), SPR, CMAQ |
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| Estimated Time Frame |
Mid to Long Term |
(Note: the I.M. Plan is being pursued as part of the NJDOT’s
Route 1 (Section 7L) project) |