2017 Keep Oregon Trade Moving Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) Grant Application
b. Staffing Description
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Figure 7: Project staffing diagram
2. Primary point of contact
The primary point of contact for this project will be Galen McGill, Oregon DOT's ITS Team Manager, reachable at (503) 986-4486, or galen.e.mcgill@odot.state.or.us.
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June 9, 2017
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20590
To Whom It May Concern:
Washington County is writing to express support for the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grant proposal submitted by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). By partnering with ODOT, Washington Country will be able to implement a range of active traffic management (ATM) strategies and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) applications to enhance safety, efficiency, and reliability, particularly for high-value, high-tech freight on the suburban and rural Cornelius Pass Road corridor.
Washington County is home to the Silicon Forest with a vibrant and growing high-tech industry. Within the County, IntelTM has five campuses comprising their largest and most comprehensive site worldwide. Washington County is often described as the economic engine of Oregon and has one of the state's fastest growing populations.
Washington County prides itself on deploying and using innovative technology. We are currently working on:
- Implementing a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Active Traffic Management project
- Managing two adaptive traffic signal systems, and
- Building comprehensive BluetoothTM travel time, fiber optic, rural ITS, and video monitoring system
We have the infrastructure backbone in place, along with a talented staff, to deliver on-time and on-budget the next generation of Connected Vehicle and Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS) treatments, such as signal phase and timing (SPaT), active road weather information, red light running crash mitigation system, curve warning and other rural ATMS treatments.
Our staff has the qualifications and experience to design, deliver, own, operate, and maintain ATMS and Connected Vehicle Technologies with the support of our agency and private-industry partners as a part of ODOT's "Keep Oregon Trade Moving Project” in this ATCMTD program.
ODOT's ATCMTD proposal will support important work to improve the safety and performance of key arterials in Washington County. Washington County has committed to providing $1.2 million in match funding towards the proposed project, should it be funded. We look forward to partnering with ODOT for a successful implementation of this ATCMTD project proposal.
Sincerely,
/S/
Andy Duyck, Chairman
Washington County Board of Commissioners
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Board of Commissioners
155 N. First Avenue, Suite 300, MS 22 Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072
Phone: (503) 846-8681 * fax: (503) 846-4545
June 7, 2017
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Secretary Chao:
I write today in support the 2017 "Keep Oregon Trade Moving" project proposal developed by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) program. Oregon is a state with diverse geography and an economy that depends on rural and urban transportation infrastructure working efficiently to connect the various regions of the state. If funded, this project will demonstrate a range of advanced transportation applications in diverse settings to show how all Oregon's citizens, both rural and urban, can benefit from improved safety, traveler information, and travel time reliability.
The Keep Oregon Trade Moving proposal will reduce congestion by bringing transit and freight signal priority to key corridors in the Portland area. The project will ensure that Oregon's goods are able to move more efficiently through Portland's dense urban environment in order to reach markets outside the state. This innovative and smart congestion management project is desperately needed in my District, and will benefit communities throughout the state and region.
Additionally, the Cornelius Pass connected vehicle and active transportation management (ATM) treatments will improve safety along a semi-rural corridor that provides an important freight route. Lastly, the US 97 ATM project will provide variable message and variable speed signs supported by weather sensors along a key freight corridor through rural Central Oregon.
Oregon has always been a leader in innovative transportation solutions, and these projects build on that legacy of success. The technological strategies identified in this proposal will provide valuable information for other regions and communities looking to pursue congestion mitigation and transportation technology investments across the country. I urge your full and fair consideration of this proposal.
Sincerely,
/S/
Earl Blumenauer
Member of Congress
June 5, 2017
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20590
To Whom it May Concern:
Multnomah County is writing to express support for the ATCMTD project proposal submitted by the Oregon Department of Transportation {ODOT). By partnering with Oregon DOT, Multnomah County will be able to implement a range of safety-enhancing active traffic management {ATM) strategies and connected vehicle {CV) applications on Cornelius Pass Road, a rural two-lane truck route arterial, and is the primary route for all hazardous materials between the High-Tech Silicon Forest and Portland.
The return on investment on this corridor is particularly high as there is a capital safety enhancement project going to construction in 2018 to add guard rail, realign curves, and improve sight distance. Adding the smart, dynamic warning systems such as real-time weather information and curve warning messages broadcast to Connected Vehicles and roadside VMS signage, will only further enhance safety along this critical regional rural arterial route, as well as improve travel time reliability, as incidents commonly close the entire facility. The reliability of this route is critical to Multnomah County and the Portland region's freight and economic interests.
Multnomah County has verbal agreements in place with the Oregon DOT led multi-agency team to quickly execute an intergovernmental agreement if the Keep Oregon Trade Moving Project is selected.
Multnomah County looks forward to partnering with Oregon DOT and USDOT/FHWA to deliver a successful implementation of the Keep Oregon Trade Moving (ATCMTD) project.
Sincerely,
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Ian Cannon, Multnomah County Engineer
Transportation Division
1620 SE 190th Ave | Portland, Oregon 97233 | Phone: 503.988.5050
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June 12, 2017
Robert Rupert, Office of Operations
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Mail Drop: E86-205
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Mr. Rupert,
TransPort is writing to offer its support for Oregon Department of Transportation's "Keep Oregon Trade Moving" proposal for the 2017 ATCMTD funding opportunity. TransPort is a consortium of operational agencies in the Portland region. Members are part of our region's transportation policy committee structure, convened by Metro to carry out the 2010-2020 Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) Plan. Keep Oregon Trade Moving aligns with the regional TSMO plan to provide reliability and safer operations across the multimodal transportation system while supporting the greater economy.
The Keep Oregon Trade Moving program will address a range of transportation challenges around the Portland region, and in other economically important regions around the state, by using active traffic management and connected vehicle applications. Traffic signal controller upgrades will enable network communications, detailed performance measures, and transit and truck signal priority on Highway 212, Highway 224, and Columbia Boulevard. Curve speed warning, variable message signs, truck signal priority, and other ATM treatments along a key route through Washington County towards the Portland area will strengthen the regional trade network while demonstrating how CV technology can be deployed in semi-rural applications.
These improvements will enhance the performance of the existing roadway system, preserving capacity, improving reliability, and providing safety benefits along important travel corridors in the Portland region. The Keep Oregon Trade Moving project will ensure that the Portland region's transportation infrastructure operates more efficiently for passenger, transit, and freight vehicles alike.
During the Keep Oregon Trade Moving project implementation, TransPort will play a key role in vetting concepts and problem solving as we take this next step with our Intelligent Transportation System infrastructure. After deployment, the regional TSMO program assures continued investment that will extend the life of this investment. For example, cities across the Portland region will benefit from the signal communications upgrades through the shared central traffic signal system.
Keep Oregon Trade Moving will provide a critical step forward in making the most efficient use of our transportation infrastructure while benefitting the economy and improving transportation safety.
Sincerely,
/S/
Jon Makler
Co-Chair, TransPort
Region 1 Planning Manager
Oregon Dept. of Transportation
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Ted Leybold
Co-Chair TransPort
Resource Development Manager
Metro
