Dynamics of Work Zone Incident Management

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Dynamics of Work Zone Incident Management

• Lynn Berges, PE KDOT- Bureau of Local Projects
• Lieutenant Robert BakerKansas Highway Patrol

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What groups are represented here today?
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Why are you here?

• Involved with crash response in some way

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Who is at a scene?

• Law Enforcement
• Fire Rescue
• EMS / Ambulance / Air Ambulance
• Towing
• DOT / Road Bridge / Public Works
• Coroner's Office
• Hazardous Materials Team
• Utilities
• Media

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Who else is there?

• Traveling Public

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What is your purpose there?
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Traffic Incident ManagementWhat is it?
Traffic Incident Management refers to the
coordinated, preplanned, procedures utilized by
agencies charged with responding to traffic
incidents, to rapidly and efficiently detect,
respond to, and clear an incident.
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Needs of Partners

• Training
• Management, field personnel,
• communications
• Support
• Coordination between partners, follow-up meetings
• Equipment

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Training

• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Flagging
• Coordination at incident

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Equipment

• Signs
• High Visibility clothing
• Paint
• Surveying (crash mapping)

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Construction Zones

• How are they different?

Should they be different?
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Construction Zones

• Pre-plan
• Understand the phasing and progression
• Select alternate routes for various scenarios
• Know who the contacts are for quick action

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Traffic Incident Management

• National Traffic Incident Management Coalition
  (NTIMC)
• 19 transportation groups
• http//timcoalition.org
• National Unified Goal (NUG)
• Responder Safety
• Safe, Quick Clearance
• Prompt, Reliable, Interoperable Communications

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Special thanks to Rusty James
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For more information, contact

• Lt. Robert Baker
• Kansas Highway Patrol
• [phone]
• RDBaker_at_khp.ks.gov

• Lynn C. Berges
• KDOT- Bureau of Local Projects
• [phone]
• LBerges_at_ksdot.org