SHRP 2 Benchmarking Recommendations Group 2A …

1 SHRP 2 Benchmarking Recommendations Group 2A & 2B. Timeframe = Short term 0-12 months; Medium Term 1 - 5 years; Long term over 5 years Staffing Funding Funding Estimated Proposed Action Items Area Timeframe Priority Available Resource Implement Available Cost Fund Traffic Signal maintenance and betterments from CO Traffic Operations under 1 budget vs each Budget Med Med Yes Internal No $ 5,000,000. District to insure funds are dedicated to traffic signals Highway Update LED lighting specifications & begin a comprehensive lighting program Short High No Consultant No $ 50,000. Lighting Highway Pilot a corridor with smart LED lighting & monitor its performance Med Med No Consultant No $ 500,000. Lighting Modify ORC to allow FSP trucks to be included in the Move Over Law IM Short High Yes Internal - $ - Add a PTZ camera to the top of FSP trucks so TMC can monitor incidents with 360 degree views IM Med Med Yes Contractor No $ 150,000.

2 Update the incident management playbook to a more usable interface & make mobile IM Med Med No Consultant No ? Expand FSP program to include weekend coverages - 2 FSP (Cleveland, Cincy, Columbus) 1 FSP (Akron, IM Med Med Yes Contractor No $ 675,000. Dayton, Toledo) 12 Hrs/Day, Sat & Sun Exempt OHGO/BT projects from the IT Governance Board IT Short High Yes Internal - $ - Create an ITS checklist for planning & scoping projects ITS Short High Yes Internal - $ - Internal &. Expand ITS infrastructure (CCTV, DMS, DDMS) to rural systems interchanges ITS Med Med No No $ 1,000,000. Consultant Create ITS Design Reference Resource Packet to improve and standardize ramp meter, CCTV, DMS, DDMS, ITS Med Med Yes Internal - $ - QWS designs Investigate how to partner & obtain data from WAZE to improve incident notifications ITS Med Med Yes Internal - $ - Establish an asset management database with maintenance cost tracking - Signals & ITS should be changed ITS Med Med No Consultant No ?

3 To Tier 1 from 3. Modify speed data contract upon next renewal to allow probe data bids to reduce overhead costs for live 15-20% less ITS Med High Yes Internal Yes speed data than Current Expand fiber optic network and establish a leased conduit program to private companies for revenue ITS Long Low No Consultant No ? generation and maintenance Develop pavement marking application policy to utilize certain marking materials based on new or existing Pavement Med Med Yes Internal - $ - pavement, ADT and pavement types to standardize operations & maintenance Markings Performance Create traffic signal performance metrics, modeled from Purdue University (Darcy Bullock) & Utah DOT Med High Yes Internal No $ 50,000. Measures Develop a dashboard website for information and performance measures of TRIP, FSP, ITS, ITS Performance Med High Yes Internal No maintenance Measures Manage, fund and contractor maintain all RWIS from Central Office RWIS Med High Yes Contractor No ?

4 Reestablish the IMSA traffic signal training Level 1, 2 & 3 classes & require Signals Short Med No Consultant No $ 50,000. Page 1 of 4. SHRP 2 Benchmarking Recommendations Group 2A & 2B. Timeframe = Short term 0-12 months; Medium Term 1 - 5 years; Long term over 5 years Staffing Funding Funding Estimated Proposed Action Items Area Timeframe Priority Available Resource Implement Available Cost Create a centralized parts depot for specialty signal equipment ( controllers, cabinets, monitors, radar Signals Short Med Yes Internal No $ 275,000. detection) to reduce redundant District inventories Become a member of the pooled fund study for real time traffic signal performance metrics Signals Short Low Yes Internal No $ 25,000. Establish traffic signal equipment replacement policies in the TEM Signals Short Low Yes Internal - $ - Grade ODOT's traffic signal equipment, staff and pay rates Signals Short High Yes Internal - $ - Create a regionalized signal plan and heat map showing concentration of ODOT signals Signals Short High Yes Internal - $ - Establish a program similar to PennDOT' s Green light go program.

5 Allocate $1 million in state funds used Signals Med Med Yes Internal No $ 1,000,000. for 50% local match program for signal upgrades Work with Personnel to review signal electrician salaries and create more advanced job classifications Staffing Med High Yes Internal - $ - Create a standard traffic signal design ( mast arms, radar, UPS, LED etc.) Signals Med Med Yes Internal - $ - Remove all applicable Prepare to stop when flashing signs & install Advanced Dilemma Zone Detection Signals Med Med No Consultant No $ 2,000,000. Internal &. Pilot a multijurisdictional signal corridor & modernization program & monitor with TMC Signals Desk Signals Long Med No No $ 250,000. Consultant Expand interflush\ramp clear program to install CCTV, monitor and work with local jurisdictions to improve Internal &. Signals Med Med No No $ 1,000,000. interchange and corridor signal timings Consultant Perform in depth analysis of 3 major corridors annually to see the operational benefits from signal Signals Med Low No Consultant No $ 30,000.

6 Improvements Develop a Traffic Signal Timing & Guidelines Manual Signals Med Low No Consultant No $ 50,000. Create database for signal timings, yellow clearance & All red intervals Signals Med Low No Consultant No $ 375,000. Upgrade existing traffic signal controllers so they have HD data/data logging capabilities for traffic signal Signals Med High Yes Internal No $ 2,000,000. performance measures Create a signal electrician certification program for a career path & future promotions Signals Med High Yes Internal - $ - Establish signal electrician training program & online videos Signals Med High No Consultant No $ 150,000. Create regional or statewide signal maintenance contracts Signals Med High No Consultant No $ 2,000,000. Expand use of consultants for traffic signal timing & specifications - Must be an extension of office staff Signals Med High No Consultant No $ 500,000.

7 And reside at Central Office Replace ODOT Signal Inventory System (OSIS) with a modern asset management system & establish new Signals Med High No Consultant No $ 500,000. signal numbering system Page 2 of 4. SHRP 2 Benchmarking Recommendations Group 2A & 2B. Timeframe = Short term 0-12 months; Medium Term 1 - 5 years; Long term over 5 years Staffing Funding Funding Estimated Proposed Action Items Area Timeframe Priority Available Resource Implement Available Cost Install mainline vehicle detection for traffic signal performance measures on ODOT's corridors that are in Signals Med High No Consultant No $ 4,000,000. signal systems Create fact sheets on traffic signal & ITS devices along with cost benefit information to stress the Signals & ITS Short High Yes Internal - $ - importance of Traffic Operations for ODOT to achieve its Mission & Goals.

8 Dedicate a developer for ongoing Buckeye Traffic & OHGO enhancements Staffing Short High Yes Internal - $ - Dedicate IT staff for network, Security, software development & apps or Traffic Operations should directly Internal or Staffing Short High No No $ 750,000. staff Infrastructure Specialists for such duties Consultant Roadway engineering should review and approve all highway signing, Lighting and traffic signal plans to Staffing Short High No Internal - $ - establish consistency statewide Increase Central Office Traffic Operations Staff to effectively manage current & future projects Staffing Short High No Internal - $ - Increase Central Office Roadway Engineering to establish standards & perform plan reviews Staffing Short High No Internal - $ - Create TMC Lead workers on all shifts and include additional responsibilities such as traffic signal & ramp Staffing Med Med Yes Internal - $ - meter monitoring for a career path Create lead sign fabrication technicians and a artist\illustrator positions to allow for career path for sign Staffing Med Med Yes Internal - $ - shop employees Expand TMC staff to have a signal & RWIS operations desk to monitor signal systems.

9 Ramp meters and Staffing Med Med No Internal - $ - RWIS stations. Have a Public Information Officer dedicated for statewide traffic operations Staffing Med Low No Internal - $ - Reorganize District to employ a regionalized traffic signal operations matrix organization Staffing Med High No Internal - Post DMS messages for advance weather advisories for motorist to plan travel TMC Short Low Yes Internal - $ - Create TMC operators training checklist for 6 month and annual probationary reviews TMC Short Low Yes Internal - $ - Train TMC operators on Traffic Incident Management (TIMS) TMC Short Low Yes Internal - $ - Improve communication with local PD and State Highway Patrol TMC Short High Yes Internal - $ - Brand our ITS program with naming & acronyms TMC Short High No Consultant No $ 50,000. Market the ITS program & OHGO annually with allocated funding TMC Short High No Consultant No $ 200,000.

10 Integrate 911 CADD centers into TMC TMC Med Med No Consultant No $ 100,000. Remove travel times from DMS signs during off peak times and modify Buckeye Traffic to auto post to the TMC Med Low Yes Internal No $ 100,000. DMS when there is a delay found on the designated segments (BT ). Page 3 of 4. SHRP 2 Benchmarking Recommendations Group 2A & 2B. Timeframe = Short term 0-12 months; Medium Term 1 - 5 years; Long term over 5 years Staffing Funding Funding Estimated Proposed Action Items Area Timeframe Priority Available Resource Implement Available Cost Purchase new modern workstations for TMC operators TMC Med Low Yes Internal No $ 150,000. Build an all encompassing facility to house TMC operations, Engineering, ITS staff, Freeway operations, Consultant &. TMC Long Med No No $ 8,000,000. signal shop, ITS lab, dedicated IT staff and house all the servers & maintenance vehicles & equipment Contractor Page 4 of 4.