| Title | A Guidebook for Effective Use of Incident Data at Texas Transportation Management Centers |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 31239 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Songchitruksa, Praprut; Balke, Kevin; Zeng, Xiaosi; Chu, Chi-Leung; Zhang, Yunlong |
| Corporate Creator | Texas Transportation Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office; United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publisher | Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office |
| Publication Date | 20090201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This guidebook provides methodologies and procedures for using incident data collected at Texas transportation management centers (TMCs) to perform two types of analysis - evaluation/planning analysis and predictive analysis. For the evaluation/planning analysis, this guidebook provides (1) guidelines for reporting incident characteristics, (2) methods for analyzing hot spots, (3) methodologies for estimating incident impacts, and (4) guidelines and procedures for calculating performance measures. For predictive analysis, this guidebook describes (1) methodologies for predicting incident duration using incident characteristics and (2) methodologies for predicting incident-induced congestion clearance time using combined historical and real-time traffic data. Examples of applications and results from the methodologies and procedures described are provided throughout this guidebook. |
| Rosap ID | dot:37051 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37051 |
| TRT Terms | Traffic control centers; Incident management; Crash data; Data collection; Performance measurement; Freeway operations |
| General Subjects | Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control; Clearance time (Traffic incidents); Incident duration; Traffic control centers |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States; Texas |
| Contract Number | Project 0-5485 |
| Report Number | FHWA/TX-09/0-5485-P2 |
| Resource type | Manual |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/31000/31200/31239/0-5485-P2.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |