Montana Department of Transportation

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Montana Department of Transportation

• Transportation Management Plans

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MDT Work Zone Safety and Mobility

• Policy and Guidance September 2007
• Training for Design Staff early 2008
• Presentations to Construction Staff early 2008
• Transportation Management Plan Development Team
  started March 2008

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TMP Development Team

• MDT Highways Bureau Road Design
• MDT Traffic and Safety
• MDT Consultant Design
• MDT Construction Traffic Control Engineer
• MDT District Traffic Engineer
• MDT District Construction Reviewer
• FHWA Safety/Traffic Design Engineer

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TMP Data Sheet

• Similar to Caltrans process
• Customized to MDT operations
• Follows MDT WZSM guidance

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TMP Data Sheet

• Intended for project design team
• Guide discussion among preconstruction and
  construction staff
• Help develop Traffic Control Plan and Special
  Provisions (TCP and TO)
• Help develop Public Involvement for
  preconstruction and construction
• Help estimate project costs

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TMP SECTIONS ESTIMATE SUMMARY TMP SECTIONS ESTIMATE SUMMARY
Cost is obtained from TMP Elements Table, and will be filled in automatically. Cost is obtained from TMP Elements Table, and will be filled in automatically.
TMP SECTION COST
1. Temporary Traffic Control Plan 0
1A Construction/Control Strategies 0
1B Traffic Control Devices 0
1C Project Coordination, Contracting and Innovative Construction Strategies 0
1D Pedestrian, Bicycle, and ADA accommodations 0
2. Transportation Operations Component 0
2A Demand Management Strategies 0
2B Corridor/Network Management Strategies 0
2C Work Zone Safety Management Strategies 0
2D Traffic/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategies 0
3. Public Information Component 0
3A Public Awareness Strategies 0
3B Motorist Information Strategies 0
3C Special Events 0
4. Other Strategies 0
   
TOTAL COST OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 0
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2D Traffic/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategies Traffic/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategies Traffic/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategies Traffic/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategies
    ITS for traffic monitoring/management ITS for traffic monitoring/management  
    Transportation management center Transportation management center  
    Surveillance Surveillance  
      Closed-circuit television  
      Loop detectors  
      Radar  
    Traffic screens Traffic screens  
  Call boxes Call boxes  
    Mile post markers Mile post markers  
    Tow/freeway service patrol Tow/freeway service patrol  
    Total station survey units Total station survey units  
    Coordination with the media Coordination with the media  
    Local detour routes Local detour routes  
    Contract support for incident management Contract support for incident management  
    Incident/emergency management coordinator Incident/emergency management coordinator  
    Incident/emergency response plan Incident/emergency response plan  
    Dedicated (paid) police enforcement Dedicated (paid) police enforcement  
    Cooperative police enforcement Cooperative police enforcement  
SUBTOTAL SUBTOTAL SUBTOTAL SUBTOTAL 0
         
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COMPONENT TOTAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COMPONENT TOTAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COMPONENT TOTAL TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS COMPONENT TOTAL 0
 
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TMP Help Guide

• Step by step instructions and definitions
• Took text from FHWA guidance
• Developed additional text to clarify
• Assigned sections to team members for editing and
  clarifying
• Will be a stand-alone document

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TMP Implementation

• Test projects recently constructed
• Pilot projects for future construction
• Training for design staff
• Encourage documentation

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Other Considerations

• District TMP Coordinator
• Road Closure Charts
• Cost information and database

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Questions?
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Contact Information

• Lesly Tribelhorn, Highways Design Engineer
• ltribelhorn_at_mt.gov
• 406.444.6242
• Jim Wingerter, Construction Traffic Control
  Engineer
• jwingerter_at_mt.gov
• 406.444.7628
• http//www.mdt.mt.gov/other/const/external/manuals
  _guidelines/workzone_safety_mobility.pdf