Best Practice

BEST PRACTICE:

B2−4: Regional Coalition for Disseminating Road Construction Information

DESCRIPTION:

TRANSCOM formed as a regional transportation coalition to help agencies coordinate road projects and serve as a clearinghouse for transportation incident and construction information in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. TRANSCOM transmits information to hundreds of transportation agencies, media outlets, and major employers throughout the day, informing them of incidents and delays.

REASON(S) FOR ADOPTING:

Fourteen major transportation agencies and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) saw the need for some type of regional clearinghouse for this type of information that would transcend the normal transportation agency's boundaries and would include all transportation modes in the greater New York City area.

PRIMARY BENEFIT(S):

Transportation providers are able to provide better service to their customers in responding to incidents and enabling users to avoid road construction and incidents by detour routing, delaying trips, etc. The users benefit by spending less time unnecessarily sitting in congestion due to road construction and transportation incidents.

MOST APPLICABLE LOCATION(S)/PROJECT(S):

Any region that has major road, bridge, tunnel, and transit facilities.

STATE(S) WHERE USED:

Connecticut, New Jersey, New York

SOURCE/CONTACT(S):

Emmett McDevitt, FHWA New York Division Office
Phone: (518) 431−4125, ext. 8898
E−mail: emmett.mcdevitt@dot.gov