INSIDE THIS MONTH... FDOT District 5 Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Monthly Report September 2017 FREEWAY ARTERIAL

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1 INSIDE THIS MONTH... Traffic Detection Monthly Performance Measures ICM Response Highlight: Hurricane Irma September s devastating Hurricane Irma impacted almost every square mile of Florida, resulting in the largest evacuation in U.S. and Florida History. Event Management Hurricane Irma Lessons Learned FDOT District 5 Integrated Management (ICM) Monthly Report September 2017 ARTERIAL ICM Response Highlight: I-4 Traffic Shift at Maitland Blvd. Status Reports (Communications/Device) Average Speeds / Travel Times Summary Critical Alarm Reporting Throughput Summary Event Management

2 Traffic Detection. Data sampled for both Volume and Speed in both directions (EB & WB) along I-4. I-4 Volumes & Speeds (EB) I-4 Volumes & Speeds (WB) Volume (in millions) Speed Volume (in millions) Speed I-4 K30 Values - September 2017 K30 (September) Peak Hours (Vehicles/Hour) November Peak Hour K30 (September) K (FDOT 2016) NOTES: 1. FDOT 2016 K Value used due to less than a year of available MVDS data. 2. Monthly K30 (September) value uses 30th largest hourly volume during month. 3. MVDS devices at 76.4 ES, 83.4 WS, 91.8 ES, 93.3 WS, and 98.3 WS were excluded due to anomalies in data. MVDS Mile Markers/Shoulder District Five Monthly Performance Measures Report: September 2017 Page 2

3 Monthly Performance Measures. % Event Types Percentage of event types for the more influential events in the current month. 2.1%.1% Roadway Clearance Duration per County Clearance durations for I-4 in Orange, Volusia, Seminole & Osceola Counties *Includes events within I-4 in Volusia to I % 7.1% September 2017 Debris on Roadway Disabled Vehicle % 30.1% 14.1% Scheduled Road Work Abandoned Vehicle Congestion Crash Silver Alert Minutes Current Month Previous Month Total # of Events = 5, Month Average System Uptime 10 0 Volusia Seminole Orange Osceola Note: Reporting in future months will remove decommissioned Trailblazer DMS signs for an accurate data capture of the DMS system uptime. District Five Monthly Performance Measures Report: September 2017 Page 3

4 ICM Response Highlight - Hurricane Irma September s devastating Hurricane Irma impacted almost every square mile of Florida, resulting in the largest evacuation in U.S. and Florida History. Recognizing the potential impending threat to District 5, the Integrated Management team created a Hurricane Irma Ops plan several days before the storm moved through the state. First, a team was created to ensure full, uninterrupted coverage at the RTMC for the 48 hours prior, during, and after the storm. The team purchased hurricane supplies from local businesses including air mattresses, food, water, coolers, batteries and lights. These supplies proved to be useful throughout the storm. With the storm potentially impacting both coasts, heavy volumes were expected and realized on several District 5 roadways, including I-75, I-95 and I-4. FDOT decided to implement Emergency Shoulder Use (ESU) on I-75 to help move evacuees through the state. When the storm shifted west and upon the success of the ESU on I-75, FDOT implemented ESU on I-4 from Tampa to Orlando. By providing FDOT reports that included Speed, Volume Per Hour (VPH), and Historical VPH, FDOT could make these decisions on the fly as traffic started to build. During the storm, the RTMC remained in constant communication with FDOT in the Emergency Operation Center (EOC). The Metric and HNTB teams worked together to provide the best support for those in the EOC requesting information pertaining to systems and device information. Immediately following the storm, the top priorities were to provide this critical information in a timely manner to support the relief efforts of FDOT and the EOC. This was achieved by providing the Volume/Speed Reports (as available), full system reports for downed ITS devices for FDOT and CFX, and assisting the EOC with cleanup efforts by reporting arterial road closures on 511. Also following the storm, the RTMC staff had to quickly problem solve and troubleshoot a variety of issues. Internet and phones were out, but by having a WIFI Hotspot and cell phones, the team could continue the support needed from the RTMC to the Department. Another challenge was to verify arterial roadway blockages. The solution was to send drivers in the field to report back to the RTMC with information from the scene. With the new ICM approach, the coordination between freeway and arterial operations was seamless. Both parties were housed in the RTMC, communicating with the EOC for any information needing to be updated on 511 and for reports pertaining to non-functional devices. The team also utilized Waze and Google Traffic to cross reference incidents with SunGuide while cameras and other devices were down. The storm was unpredictable until the very end, but with the planning, experience and execution of the ICM team, the RTMC performed at a high level before, during and in the days following the storm. Secondary Crashes Aug-17 Jul-17 Jun-17 May-17 Apr-17 Month Mar-17 Feb-17 Jan-17 Dec-16 Nov-16 Oct-16 Sep-16 No Data Reported Sept-17 Secondary Crashes = % lower than Aug % lower than Jul-17 # of Secondary Crashes Page 4

5 Event Management. Hurricane Irma LESSONS LEARNED Better use of arterials during evacuations (balanced transportation network). This will require timing plans and also public/media education and outreach prior to events. 2. As a general statement, use the RTMC as a Hub for both before and after the event. Some specific items include: Coordinating field reviews amongst AM contractors, ITS contractors, maintenance, traffic ops, FHP, maintaining agencies, etc. Tabulating and tracking issues on the transportation system. Assisting with prioritization of resources based on an overall picture of what is needed. Staff additional folks that might need to drive the roadways to provide confirmation of event. The following also support #2 above: 3. Have a network engineer in the RTMC to monitor the system as it drops and develop a plan for getting it up BEFORE the event ends. We can then prioritize what ITS maintenance needs to do to get the system up. Hopefully, we can be doing work on Day 1 instead of assessment. 4. Install a DirectTV dish at the TMC that can be activated with internet as a back-up. 5. In the spring, do a Pre-plan to include DMSs and CCTVs that we want up immediately after the event is over. Assume that power will fail and have generators ready to deploy. Coordinate these locations and use a set of fibers for these locations so that the local switches are all powered within a single ring (as well as the master hubs). For instance, we may only have 1 CCTV every 4 miles. 6. Consider using WAZE to post incidents in addition to SunGuide. Wrong Way Driving Events ZERO Confirmed Wrong Way Driving incidents in September 9 Turnarounds 53 Other - False Alarms, Maintenance, Unconfirmed Turnarounds, etc # OF EVENTS Total # of Events per Roadway (including Lane Blockage Data) # of Events I-4 SR 414 SR 408 SR 417 SR 429 SR 528 # of Events with Lane Blockage Events without Lane Blockage Total # of Events District Five Monthly Performance Measures Report: September 2017 Page 5

6 ARTERIALS Communications Status ATMS.Now Connected s 171 Connection established on 10/3/17. September connection data unavailable. ATMS.Now Connected s % Orange County TACTICS Connected s 200 TACTICS Connection Online 99.4% BlueMAC BlueTooth Readers Total FDOT Devices % BlueTOAD BlueTooth Readers Total Devices % GTT-Opticom Phase Selectors Total FDOT Devices % Wavetronix Throughput Detectors Total ICM-AAM Devices % Connected ICM-AAM Signals 84 Connection established on 10/3/17. September connection data unavailable. Connected ICM-AAM Signals % Connected ICM-AAM Signals 67 TACTICS Connection Online 98.1% Notes: Connection online and uptime based on the status of devices at the times of daily reporting. Wavetronix uptime is based on status in SunGuide. Future reports to include City of Maitland and City of Winter Park. Detector Status Detectors Vehicle Detector Uptime Pedestrian Detector Uptime Detectors Vehicle Detector Uptime 99.7% Pedestrian Detector Uptime 100.0% Orange County Detectors Vehicle Detector Uptime Pedestrian Detector Uptime Notes: Connection online and uptime based on the status of devices at the times of daily reporting. *Detector diagnostics not available at this time. Future reports to include City of Maitland and City of Winter Park. ICM Response Highlight - I-4 Traffic Shift at Maitland Blvd. Monday, 6 A.M. Through constant proactive monitoring, the ICM Arterial Manager, Manny Rodriguez, noticed higher than average congestion on Maitland Blvd (414) WB from I-4 to He quickly discovered the root cause was a new traffic shift related to the I-4 Ultimate Project. The Traffic Information Officer, Stephen Abel, reached out to the I-4 Ultimate PIO, Dave Parks, to learn the timeline for the new shift. Upon learning the new traffic pattern was not scheduled to change any time soon, Manny sent his Manager, Eric Cunningham, to the scene to investigate the problem. Using travel time information from Bluetooth devices, the team learned the average travel time had increased and the average speed had decreased. Eric also took photos and video from the scene. Manny collected all relevant information and sent it over to the ICM Project Manager, Dale Cody. Dale sent the information to the I-4 Ultimate Team and Jay Williams. The I-4 Ultimate team responded and adjusted the timings for the interchange. Manny and his team continued to monitor the roadway and three days later discovered a similar congestion issue, this time EB on Maitland Blvd. This issue stemmed from Keller Road and traffic was backing up to SR-434. Manny again sent out his Manager to collect photos, video and data. These materials were sent to Dale Cody, who in turn sent them to James Moulton. The I-4 Ultimate team is currently working on the issue. With the ICM approach, both the freeway and arterial teams are always working proactively to better assist and inform motorists, maintaining agencies, and other partners. District Five (ICM) Monthly Performance Measures Report: September 2017 Page 6

7 ARTERIALS Average Speeds / Travel Times Summary US 17/92 (Orlando Avenue) Spartan Drive Airport Boulevard SR 434 (Forest City Road) Trailwood Drive US 17/92 SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) SR 434 US 17/92 US 17/92 (Orlando Avenue) Spartan Drive Airport Boulevard SR 434 (Forest City Road) Trailwood Drive US 17/92 SR 436 (Semoran Boulevard) SR 434 US 17/92 Week of 9/18/17 to 9/22/17 Weekday Travel Time (minutes) 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Average 95th Percentile Average 95th Percentile Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Eastbound Westbound Week of 9/25/17 to 9/29/17 Weekday Travel Time (minutes) 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Average 95th Percentile Average 95th Percentile Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Eastbound Westbound Throughput Summary SR 423 at ORA SR-50 SS SR 423 at ORA SR-50 SS Week of 9/20/17 to 9/22/17* 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Northbound Southbound Week of 9/25/17 to 9/29/17 Average Throughput (Veh/Hour) Average Throughput (Veh/Hour) 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Northbound Southbound *Data not available before 9/20/17 at 1:00 PM due to storm. Data not available on 9/22/17 between 4:15 PM and 10:00 PM. *Insufficient data due to unforseen circumstances. Critical Alarm Reporting Critical alarms include: Main Street Left Turn Loops malfunction, Side Street Loops malfunction, Pedestrian buttons malfunction, Signals on Flashing Operation, Cabinet Doors Open, Coordination Failures 2 7 Orange County Notes: alarm reporting based on fully available alarm data. alarm reporting does not include detector alarms. *Alarm reports not available at this time Event Management Total Interdictions = 3 9/13/17 Notified and implemented timing changes on Douglas Avenue at SR 434, SR 436, and Central Parkway. 9/21/17 Implemented timing changes at SR 434 and Douglas Avenue. 9/26/17 SR 414 interchange impacted due to overnight lane changes. Ultimate I-4 team notified. District Five (ICM) Monthly Performance Measures Report: September 2017 Page 7