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ITSEnglish
DepartmentTransportationDepartment
Divisions>CentralServices
Communications
DriverandMotorVehicles(DMV)
Highway
MotorCarrierTransportation
PublicTransit
Rail
TransportationDevelopment
TransportationSafety
AboutUs
WhatisITS?
ITSistheapplicationofadvancedtechnologytoaddresstransportationproblems.ITSmakesuseofadvancedcommunicationandcomputertechnologytoaddresstheseproblemsandenhancethemovementofpeopleandgoods.ITSinfrastructurecanbecategorizedbasedupontheimplementedapplicationofthetechnology.YoucanfindthefollowingaroundthestateofOregon:
FreewayManagement
RoadandWeatherManagement
CrashPreventionandSafety
TravelerInformation
PublicTransportation
CommercialVehicleOperations
FreewayManagement
TrafficIncidentManagementisaplannedandcoordinatedprocessfollowedbystateandlocalagenciestodetect,respondto,andremovetrafficincidentsasquicklyandsafelyaspossibletokeepOregon'shighwaysflowingasefficientlyaspossible.Themainstepsinthisprocessinclude:
Planning
Detection
Verification
Response
IncidentResponse
TravelerInformation
IncidentRemovalStrategies
Evaluation
ODOTassistsemergencyresponderswithtrafficcontrolatincidentscenesandassistswithcleanuptoreturnthehighwaytonormaloperationsasquicklyaspossible.
ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)Camera
CCTVcamerasarenon-recordingandareusedbyODOT'smaintenancecrewsandTransportationOperationsCentertoquicklyandefficientlydetect,verify,andplanresponsesforhighwayincidentsandtomonitorweatherandroadconditionsatremotelocations.TheimagesarealsoprovidedtothepublicthroughTripChecktohelpdriversmakemoreinformedtraveldecisions.
RampMeter
Rampmetershelpcontroltheflowofvehiclesenteringafreeway.Byregulatingtheflowofvehiclesenteringthefreeway,rampmeterssmooththemergingprocessresultinginincreasedfreewayspeedsandreducedcrashes.Meteringratesareautomaticallyadjustedbasedontrafficconditions.Currently,theyarefoundonlyinthePortlandarea.
RoadandWeatherManagment
RoadWeatherInformationSystem(RWIS)
RWIS(RoadWeatherInformationSystems)areweatherstationsthatcanbeusedtomonitoravarietyofconditions.Sensorscanprovidedatasuchasairandpavementtemperatures,windspeedanddirection,visibility,humidity,andprecipitation.RWISdataisusedformakingwinterroadmaintenancedecisionsanditissharedwiththepublicthroughtheTripCheckwebsite.
FloodWarningSignandBeacons
FloodWarningSystemsautomatemonitoringwaterlevelsaswellasnotifyingmaintenancecrewsandthepublicofpotentiallyhazardousconditions.
WindWarningSign
WindWarningSystemsalertdriverstohazardouswindconditionsatbridgecrossingsandalongcoastalhighways.Thesesystemsmonitorthewind,activatewarningsigns,andprovidewindwarningadvisoriestoTripCheck'swebsite.
DrumSnowZoneSignandBeacons
SnowZonesignsnotifymotoristsofchainandtractiontirerequirementsahead.Therearemanualandremotelyoperatedsigns.Theremotelyoperatedsignscanbechangedfromanoperationscenterbasedonreportsfromfieldcrewsandsavetimebyeliminatingtheneedformaintenancepersonneltotraveltoeachendofacorridortomanuallychangesigns.
CrashPrevention&Safety
SpeedWarning
SpeedWarningSystemsuseradartodetermineanapproachingvehicle'sspeed,especiallyintheareanearsharphighwaycurves.IfthespeedexceedsasafespeedthenawarningmessasgeisdisplayedonaVMSsign.
OverlengthDetection&Warning
OverlengthWarningSystemsusedetectorstodeterminewhetherapproachingvehicles(typicallycommercialtrucks)aretoolongtosafelymaneuverthechallengingroadwaygeometryahead.Ifavehicleistoolong,thesign'sbeaconsflashtowarnthedriver.
TravelerInformation
TravelInformationontheWeb
TripCheckwebsite()displaysreal-timedataregardingroadconditions,weatherconditions,CCTVcameraimages,delaysduetocongestionandconstruction,advisories,etc.Inaddition,TripCheckprovidestravelerswithinformationabouttravelservicessuchasfood,lodging,attractions,publictransportationoptions,scenicbyways,weatherforecasts,andmore.
TripCheckMobileallowsdriverstogetreal-timetravelinformationformattedforcellphonesandpersonaldigitalassistants(PDAs).TripCheckMobilecanbeaccessedatthefollowingsite:
VariableMessageSign(VMS)
VMS(VariableMessageSigns)areusedtoprovideinformationtomotoristsen-routeregardingdelays,workzones,traveltimeestimates,alternativeroutes,amberalerts,etc.
HighwayAdvisoryRadio(HAR)SignandBeacons
HARsdisseminateinformationviaAMradiofrequenciestomotoristsen-routeonOregon'shighways.
511Listentotravelconditionsbyphone.
511allowsdriverstoheartravelinformationbyphone.Theinformationprovidedvia511isthesameasthedatadisplayedonODOT'swebsite,TripC.
PublicTransportation
PublicTransportationOptions
PublicTransportationOptionsprovidegoodalternativestodrivingapersonalvehicle.Enhancedwiththeuseofintelligenttransportationsystems(ITS)technologies,publictransitprovidershavebeenabletoimprovecustomerserviceandbecomemoreefficient,ultimatelyresultinginevengreatermobilityandaccess.ODOTnowprovidesaone-stop-shopforpublictransportationoptionsonitsTripCheckwebsite.Informationsuchasbusandtrainroutesandschedules,rideshareinformation,pedestrianandbicycleprogramscanallbefoundunderthesectionlabeled"TransportationOptions".
CommercialVehicleOperations
GreenLightProgramKeepsTrucksMoving
CommercialVehicleOperations:
AccordingtotheFederalHighwayAdministration,truckscurrentlytransportnearly320milliontonsoffreighttoandfromOregonvaluedatapproximately$330billion.Clearly,keepingtrucksmovingonOregon'shighwaysisvitaltoOregon'scontinuedeconomicvitality.Forthisreason,ODOTinvestsinavarietyoftechnologiesthatareintendedtoreducedelayandimprovesafetyfortruckers.AspecificexampleistheGreenLightPreclearanceProgramwhichutilizestechnologytokeeptrucksmovinginsteadofstoppingatweighstations.
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CityofPortland
AnadaptivesignalcontrolonPowellBoulevardbetweenRossIslandBridgeand52ndAvenue.IntegrationofTransitSignalPrioritywithadaptivesignalcontrol;developmentofarterialperformancemeasuredata.
ODOTITS
Three-yearcontractforprivatesectortraveltimedataforfreewaysandmajorarterialsinEugene/Springfield.Willenabletraveltimemessagesonvariablemessagesigns,TripCheckand511.
CityofCorvallis
ImplementationofacentralsignalsystemindowntownCorvallisforeightintersectionsonHarrisonBoulevardandVanBurenAvenue.Proposalisfocusedonimprovedsignalmanagementtodealwithdowntowncongestionandimprovedcapabilitytoimplementspecialeventtimingplans.
LaneCounty
QueuewarningsystemonDeltaHighway.ProposalisfocusedonrearendcrashreductioncausedbyqueueformationresultingfromcongestionattheDeltaHighwayandBeltlineInterchange.Proposalisonacountyfacility,butvariablemessagesignsinstalledinprojectwillalsobeusedforinformationaboutBeltline.
ODOTRegion1
Proposalincludestwosubprojects:
contractstokeeptowtrucksonstandbyduringpeakperiodsontheI-5/I-405corridorinPortland;implementationofspeedharmonizationandqueuewarningtoreducerearendcrashesandsmoothtrafficflowonsouthboundI-5andI-405nearthemerge.
ODOTRegion4
ImplementcapabilitytoshareincidentinformationelectronicallybetweenODOT,OregonStatePoliceand9-1-1centersincentralOregon.Thisprojectwillimprovetheefficiencyofincidentresponse,particularlyduringlargeeventswhenoperationsstaffisoverwhelmed.
ODOTRegion1
Projectimplementsnew2070controllersandVoyagesoftwareat21intersectionson99WinTigardbetweenI-5andSWDurhamRoad.Theprojectprovidesanopportunitytoseehowmuchbenefitcanbeobtainedfromthislow-costimprovementcomparedtothemoreexpensiveadaptivesignalcontrolsoftware.
TualatinSherwoodRoadAdaptiveSignalSystem
WashingtonCounty
ImplementationofadaptivesignalcontrolonTualatin-SherwoodRoad.ThisisaWashingtonCountyfacility,butisakeyconnectionbetween99WandI-5.
CaseStudiesDemonstratingtheBenefitsofITS
Oregonhasexperiencedasignificantincreaseinvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)onitshighways.TheaverageannualVMToverthepast5years(2002-2006)was20,780,300,000miles.Overthepast10yearstherehasbeenanincreaseof0.7%peryearinVMT.Thisequatestoanapproximategrowthof140millionVMTeachyear.Withthecontinualincreaseindemandandlittletonoanticipatedfuturegrowthincapacity,applyingthelatesttechnologicaladvancements-commonlyreferredtoasITS-tothetransportationsystemimprovesthequality,safety,andeffectivecapacityoftheexistinginfrastructure.Thetechnologiesofconsiderablefocusincludeinformationprocessingandcommunications,trafficcontroldevices,andelectronics.ForcasestudiesonhowthesetechnologieshavepositivelyimpactedOregon'stransportationsystemclickonthelinksbelow:
FreewayManagement
Road&WeatherManagement
CrashPrevention&Safety
TravelerInformation
PublicTransportation
CommercialVehicleOperations
Operationsandmaintenanceisanotherareainwhichtheapplicationoftechnologieshasprovenbeneficial.Part
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