7.0 Incident Management

On highways under construction, incidents and/or vehicular breakdowns can compound an already congested highway. In order to minimize the impacts of these events, this TMP has incorporated an incident management element. This element aims to reduce the effects of incidents or vehicular breakdowns on the flow of traffic. The following incident management elements will be utilized:

7.1 Construction Zone Enhanced Enforcement Program (COZEEP)

COZEEP is a program that utilizes California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers during construction to improve the safety of construction work crews and the motoring public. The types of enhanced enforcement that CHP will provide include roving or stationary patrol vehicles for speed enforcement, queue control, and monitoring of traffic control devices. CHP officers may also be utilized for traffic control assignments and provide any needed emergency response support services. Due to the high traffic volumes on Interstate 5, COZEEP is warranted.

7.2 Access of Emergency Services During Closures

In the event that an Emergency vehicle must access a particular segment of a closure, every effort must be made by the Contractor and RE to facilitate the safe access of such vehicles.

7.3 Freeway Service Patrol (FSP)

Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) is a congestion relief program that uses dedicated towing services to remove vehicles involved in an incident. Under the congestion relief program, FSP is operated under the Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA) with funding from Caltrans. During construction, FSP will be provided for incident management under a cooperative agreement with the STA outlining the services provided and the fund transfer. With instructions from the RE, CHP would be in charge of deploying FSP.

7.4 Caltrans Transportation Management Center (TMC)

Caltrans TMC will coordinate and manage road user information. Under the direction of the TMC Manager, the TMC identifies the fixed CMS's and HAR's on the State highway system that will be utilized during construction of the "Boat Section" to provide information to the traveling public. Proper signing and radio messages will be broadcasted by the TMC as situations arise. Close coordination between Caltrans TMC and the City of Sacramento's Traffic Operation Center (TOC) is critical to allow the City to quickly respond to incidents and disseminate information when needed to key City operational stakeholders. The TMC Manager will also coordinate with the adjoining Caltrans Districts for the use of their respective fixed CMS's and HAR's, as appropriate.

7.5 Traffic Surveillance Stations (loop detectors and CCTV)

Surveillance equipments such as detector stations or cameras will be used to identify traffic problems and to detect, verify, and respond to incidents. The Senior Electrical Engineer at the TMC, in cooperation with the TMC Manager, will be responsible to optimize the operation of Traffic Surveillance Stations to make sure that accurate and reliable information are transmitted to the TMC and subsequently to the road users.

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