Transportation Management Plan Effectiveness Framework and Pilot

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FHWA-HOP-16-062

June 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
  • Overview of Transportation Management Plans
  • Challenges to Developing Work Zone Transportation Management Plans
  • Organization of This Report
• CHAPTER 2. USEFUL MEASURES-OF-EFFECTIVENESS FOR EVALUATING TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN STRATEGIES
  • Ways in Which Transportation Management Plan Strategies Mitigate Work Zone Impacts
  • Types of Transportation Management Plan Strategy Measures-Of-Effectiveness Available For Assessing Effectiveness
  • Accounting for Transportation Management Plan Strategy Interdependencies and Typical Deployment “Packages”
• CHAPTER 3. A FRAMEWORK FOR MEASURING WORK ZONE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN STRATEGY EFFECTIVENESS
  • Defining the Desired Outcome of a Transportation Management Plan Strategy Effectiveness Evaluation
  • Common Approaches to Assessing Transportation Management Plan Strategy Effectiveness
  • Scopes of Transportation Management Plan Strategy Evaluations
  • Evaluation Methods for Assessing Transportation Management Plan Strategy Effectiveness
    • Common Transportation Management Plan Strategy Effectiveness Evaluation Challenges
    • Methods of Determining “Do We Think This Strategy (or These Strategies) Had an Effect?”
    • Methods of Determining “How Much of an Effect Did This Strategy (or These Strategies) Have?”
    • Methods of Determining “How Does the Effectiveness of a Transportation Management Plan strategy Vary as a Function of Differences in Roadway, Traffic, and Work Zone Characteristics?”
• CHAPTER 4. USING THE FRAMEWORK TO SYNTHESIZE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN STRATEGY ASSESSMENTS
  • Overview
  • Synthesis of Past Transportation Management Plan Strategy Evaluations
    • Work Zone Intelligent Transportation System to Provide Real-Time Traveler Information
    • Effect of Construction Acceleration Techniques to Reduce Project Duration
    • Effectiveness of Demand Management – Increase Transit Service Strategy
    • Effectiveness of Effectiveness of Night Work
    • Comparing Different Lane Closure Control Strategy Options Considered For a Roadway Rehabilitation Project
• CHAPTER 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX A: EXPECTED STRATEGY IMPACTS, FREQUENCY OF USE, AND CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF EFFECTIVENESS
• APPENDIX B: EXPECTED STRATEGY EFFECTS ON MOBILITY (M), SAFETY (S), CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (CS), AND AGENCY/CONTRACTOR PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY (PE)
• APPENDIX C: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN STRATEGY INTERDEPENDENCIES
• APPENDIX D: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN STRATEGY EVALUATION APPROACHES AND SCOPES
• APPENDIX E: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION EXAMPLE: I-40/I-440 (“FORTIFY 40”) PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT, RALEIGH, NC

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Diagram. Circular relationship between changes in operating conditions and traveler trip-making decisions due to work zones.
• Figure 2. Diagram. Possible approach for estimating Transportation Management Plan strategy effectiveness upon mobility impacts.
• Figure 3. Map. Routes used for comparing travel times, predicted to observed.
• Figure E-1. Map. The Forty 40 Project Limits
• Figure E-2. Diagram. Lane geometries for the project.
• Figure E-3. Diagram. Typical cross-section of project.
• Figure E-4. Screenshot. PowerPoint Slide from a Fortify 40 Project Employer Resource.
• Figure E-5. Map. Volume sensor locations monitored during construction.
• Figure E-6. Map. Route trip travel times monitored during construction in areas 1 and 2.
• Figure E-7. Map. Route trip travel times monitored during construction in area 3.
• Figure E-8. Chart. Route trip delays during AM peak.
• Figure E-9. Chart. Route trip delays during PM peak.
• Figure E-10. Chart. Express Bus Transit Usage Trends in Corridor
• Figure E-11. Chart. Local Bus Transit Usage Trends in Corridor

List of Tables

• Table 1. Transportation Management Plan Strategies by Category – Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) Plan.
• Table 2. Transportation Management Plan Strategies by Category – Public Information (PI) and Outreach Component.
• Table 3. Transportation Management Plan Strategies by Category – Traffic Operations (TO) Component.
• Table 4. Examples of Possible TMP strategy effects upon work zone measures.
• Table 5. Evaluation of Speed Management Technique Effectiveness.
• Table 6. Synthesis of Work Zone Intelligent Transportation System Real-Time Travel Information on Diversion.
• Table 7. Synthesis of Construction Acceleration Techniques on Project Duration.
• Table 8. Synthesis of Effect of Providing Increased Transit Service Capacity during Construction.
• Table 9. Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) for Projects: Day versus Night.
• Table 10. Comparison of Predicted and Observed Peak Hour Travel Times.
• Table 11. Comparison of Predicted to Actual Diversion at the I-40/I-440 Project (October 2015)
• Table A-1. Expected Temporary Traffic Control Strategy Impacts, Typical Frequency of Use on Significant Projects, and Expected Knowledge of Effectiveness.
• Table A-2. Expected Public Information and Outreach Strategy Impacts, Typical Frequency of Use on Significant Projects, and Expected Knowledge of Effectiveness.
• Table A-3. Expected Traffic Operations Strategy Impacts, Likely Frequency of Use on Significant Projects, and Expected Knowledge of Effectiveness.
• Table B-1. Potential Measures of Effectiveness: Temporary Traffic Control – Control Strategies.
• Table B-2. Potential Benefit Measures of Effectiveness: Temporary Traffic Control – Project Coordination, Contracting, and Innovative Construction Strategies.
• Table B-3. Potential Benefit Measures of Effectiveness: Public Information - Public Awareness Strategies.
• Table B-4. Potential Benefit Measures of Effectiveness: Public Information - Motorist Information Strategies.
• Table B-5. Potential Benefit Measures of Effectiveness: Traffic Operations – Demand Management Strategies.
• Table B-6. Potential Benefit MOEs: Traffic Operations – Corridor/Network Management Strategies.
• Table B-7. Potential Benefit MOEs: Traffic Operations – Work Zone Safety Management Strategies.
• Table B-8. Potential Benefit MOEs: Traffic Operations – Traffic/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategies.
• Table C-1. Control Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-2. Control Strategy/Project Coordination, Contracting, and Innovative Construction Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-3. Control Strategy/Public Awareness Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-4. Control Strategy/Motorist Information Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-5. Control Strategy/Demand Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-6. Control Strategy/Corridor and Network Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-7. Control Strategy/Work Zone Safety Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-8. Control Strategy/Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-9. Project Coordination Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-10. Project Coordination/Public Awareness Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-11. Project Coordination/Motorist Information Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-12. Project Coordination/Demand Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-13. Project Coordination/Corridor and Network Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-14. Project Coordination/Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-15. Public Awareness Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-16. Public Awareness/Motorist Information Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-17. Public Awareness/Demand Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-18. Public Awareness/Corridor and Network Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-19. Motorist Information/Demand Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-20. Motorist Information/Corridor and Network Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-21. Motorist Information/Work Zone Safety Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-22. Motorist Information/Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-23. Demand Management Strategy Interdependencies
• Table C-24. Demand Management/Corridor and Network Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-25. Demand Management/Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-26. Corridor and Network Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-27. Corridor and Network Management/Incident Management Enforcement Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-28. Work Zone Safety Management Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table C-29. Work Zone Safety Management/Incident Management and Enforcement Strategy Interdependencies
• Table C-30. Incident Management and Enforcement Strategy Interdependencies.
• Table D-1. Summary of TMP Strategy Evaluation Approach, Scope, and Metrics in the Literature.
• Table D-2. Summary of Data from Highways for Life Project Evaluations

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