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Transportation Systems Management & Operations
A New Paradigm for the 21st Century Transportation Department
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The Importance of Operations FHWA & USDOT Focus on Operations
Mary Peters stated “We need to focus more on operations – to maximizing its capabilities. We need to shift from structure to customer focus.”
Old Model• Construction First!
• Construction, Maintenance, Operations
New Model• Management & Operations First!
• We Cannot Build Our Way Out of Congestion• We Must Manage and Operate Our Transportation System to
Maximize Capacity
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Mission & Goals
Mission• Effectively and efficiently operate the transportation
system to provide the best performing surface transportation system for people, businesses and places.
Goals• Reduce Travel Time/Congestion
• Improve Safety
• Improve System Reliability
• Public Outreach
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Reasons for Change
LDOT has Options – Either Lead the Change or Let Someone Else Make Changes for Us
Capacity Improvements < Increase in Vehicle Miles Traveled
Increased Expectations from Public and Elected Officials
Need for Increased Efficiency
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Requirements to Reorganize
Designation of Staff with the Authority to Implement the Reorganization Plan
Written Vision Statement Development of Long Term Strategic
Plan Identification of Short Term Wins
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Benefits of Reorganization
Public Benefits• Reduction of Delay and Travel Times
• The Optimization of Existing Facilities for Efficiency While Reducing the Need for Additional Construction and Expansion
• Ensuring that Traveler Expectations are Met or Surpassed
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Benefits of Reorganization
Organizational Benefits• Greater Efficiencies from the System
• Increased roadway Safety & Security
• Increased Communications & Coordination
• Improved Traveler Information Dissemination
• Improved Traffic Signal Operations Across District Boundaries
• Improved Incident Response
• Crash Reductions
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Risks
No Reorganization• Results in Traffic Disruptions, Public Dissatisfaction,
and Tangible Costs to the Public Through Wasted Fuel and Loss of Productive Time
• Federal Funds, Such as CMAQ, May Be at Risk
Alienation of District Engineers• The District Engineers May Resent the Loss of Staff
and Control Within Their Districts.
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Risks - Continued
Staffing the New Regions May Be Difficult• Qualified Staff May Not Be Available Within
the Agency
• Existing Staff May Require Extensive Training
• It May Be Necessary to Hire Staff from Outside the Department Resulting in the Elimination of Some Existing Staff Positions
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Transportation Systems Management & Operations Bureau
Bureau headed by Chief of Operations Statewide ITS Planning at Headquarters Budget, Administrative, Performance
Measurement and Public Information Services at Headquarters
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Proposed Chief of Operations
Phil Tarnoff
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Proposed Organization
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Proposed Organization - Continued
Chief of OperationsBureau of Management &
Operations
Statewide ITSPlanning Division
Administrationand Performance
MeasurementDivision
PublicInformation Office
Assistant Chief ofOperations
Management andOperations
Support
Region 1Operations
Division
Region 2Operations
Division
Region 3Operations
Division
AdministrativeSpecialist
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Proposed Organization - ContinuedAssistant Chief of
OperationsManagement & Operations
Support
ITS PlanningCoordinator
Statewide ITSPlanning Division
ITS Planner ITS Planner
ITS Planner
AdministrativeAssistant
Division ManagerAdministration
and PerformanceMeasurement
Division
Chief PublicInformation
OfficerPublic
Information Office
Budget Analyst IIIBudget Section
Staff Analyst IIIPerformanceMeasurement
Section
AdministrativeAssistant
AdministrativeAssistant
Budget Analyst II
Staff Analyst I Staff Analyst I
MaterialsProcurement
ManagerProcurement
Section
AdministrativeAssistant
AdministrativeAssistant
ProcurementTechnician I
PublicInformationSpecialist
Customer ServiceRepresentative
AdministrativeSpecialist
StatewideTraining
Coordinator
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Transportation Systems Management & Operations Regions
ITS Planning Public Information Officer Signal Systems Management Project Management Traditional Traffic Engineering ITS and Communications Traffic Management Center
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Proposed Organization - ContinuedHighway Operations andTransportation Regional
Organization Director(HOTROD)
Region 1 OperationsDivision
PublicInformation
Officer
Sr. ProjectManagerProject
ManagementSection
TrafficEngineering
ManagerSignal Systems
Section
TrafficEngineering
ManagerTraffic
EngineeringSection
TrafficEngineering
ManagerITS &
CommunicationsSection
Regional ITSPlanner
Traffic OperationsManager
Statewide TrafficManagement
Center
Traffic OperationsSupervisor
Traffic OperationsSupervisor
Service PatrolManager
Service PatrolSupervisor
Service PatrolSupervisor
Traffic SignalEngineeringSupervisor
Traffic SignalEngineeringSupervisor
Traffic SignalMaintenanceSupervisor
Traffic SignalMaintenanceSupervisor
8 Traffic SignalTechnicians
8 Traffic SignalTechnicians
Design ProjectManager
3 Traffic SignalEngineers
3 Traffic SignalEngineers
ConstructionProject Manager
3 ConstructionInspectors
ContractAdministrator
2 TrafficOperators
2 TrafficOperators
2 Service PatrolOperators
2 Service PatrolOperators
Traffic Engineer
Traffic Engineer
TrafficEngineeringTechnician
2 Data CollectionTechnicians
TrafficEngineeringTechnician
2 Data CollectionTechnicians
ITS Engineer
ICommunicationsEngineer
3 ITSTechnicians
3Communications
Technicians
Traffic OperationsSupervisor
2 TrafficOperators
Traffic Engineer
Traffic Engineer
TrafficEngineeringTechnician
2 Data CollectionTechnicians
TrafficEngineeringTechnician
2 Data CollectionTechnicians
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