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Metro Atlanta Traffic
Incident Management
“Strategic Vision Update”
TIME Quarterly Meeting
January 23, 2007
Presented by
Marvin Woodward
Top Five Priority Initiatives
1. Open Roads Policy
2. Incentives for Heavy Duty Recovery
3. Towing Certification and Training for
Tow Operators
4. Medical Examiner/Coroner MOUs*
5. TIM Teams
Priority Initiatives
Open Roads Policies (State and Local)

Critical statement of senior management in
support of quick clearance
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Signed and supported by state, local and
regional leadership
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Wide distribution and awareness training
Incentives for quick
Clearance - TRIP
 Assures prompt predictable response
and 24/7 equipment availability
 Contains detailed specification for
modern powerful 50 ton recovery
wreckers with full equipment sets
 Requires support equipment like end
loader, sweeper/skid steer and MUTCD
traffic control devices
Incentives for Quick
Clearance (cont)
 Includes training and certification
standards for operator competency
including MUTCD traffic control
 Cash incentives paid for
“Quick Clearance” of travel
lanes
 Liquidated damages assessed for poor
performance or delay in opening travel
lanes
Training and Certification
for Tow Operators
 Formal training for tow operators
including MUTCD traffic controls
and quick clearance
 Certification based on National
Driver’s Certification Program
(TRAA)
 Working with Towing and Recovery
Association of Georgia (TRAG)
Medical Examiner/Coroner
MOU
 Favorable support for authorizing
movement of deceased to open
roads
 Meetings have already been held
 Formalize agreement in Open
Roads Policy
Traffic Incident
Management Teams
 Dramatically improve coordination and
communications in the two existing
Teams
 Region needs 15-17 additional teams
throughout the 13-County Region
 Full-time support staff will be needed
for implementation
Legislative and
Administrative Initiatives
 Liability exemption for quick clearance
 Vehicle disposal for towing industry
 Ensured payment for environmental
cleanup
 Axle weights limits for recovery vehicles
Towing and Recovery Incentive
Program (TRIP)
Project Team: TRIP Working Group
 Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
– Marvin Woodward (PM)
– Gena Wilder
 GDOT
– Gary Millsaps (HERO)
– Erik Fischer (TMC)
Working
Group
Steering Committee
 Delcan, Consultant Team
– Christine Macaulay (PM)
– John O’Laughlin
– Ted Smith
Stakeholders
Project Team: Steering
Committee
 Atlanta Police Dept
Working
Group
 Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
 Coroner’s Association
Steering Committee
 FHWA
 GDOT
Stakeholders
 Georgia Motor Trucking Assoc (GMTA)
 Georgia State Firefighter's Association Inc.
 Georgia State Patrol (GSP)
 Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS)
 Georgia Regional Transportation Agency (GRTA)
 Towing and Recovery Association of Georgia (TRAG)
Project Team: Stakeholders
 All Emergency Response
Agencies effected by this
program.
Working
Group
Steering Committee
Stakeholders
TRIP Project Overview

Component Of Strategic Vision

Pay Heavy-Duty Recovery
Companies a Bonus For
Clearing Commercial Vehicle
Wrecks Quickly.

First Program On Non-Toll
Facility

High Profile, Some Risk, Great
Payoff
TRIP Project Objectives
 Improve Traffic Incident Management in
the Region
 Facilitate Quick Clearance
 Improve Towing Procedures
 Ensure Safety
TRIP Program Development
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Performance Measures
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Reduction in Response Times
Improvement in Roadway Clearance
Times
Reduction in Travel Lane Blockage
Reduction in Secondary Incidents
Overall Reduction in Hours of Delay
Dollar Savings from Reduced Congestion
Project Boundaries
–
I-285 and all Interstates and Freeways
inside I-285
TRIP Program Development
 Program Criteria
– Truck Tractor Semi-Trailer Combo
(Class 8)
– Trucks > 26,000 lbs (Class 7 or 8)
– Large Motor Homes & Motor Coaches
(Class 5 or 6)
– Busses ≥ 16 passengers (Class 6, 7,
or 8)
– Aircrafts
TRIP Program Development
 Atlanta-area Heavy Duty Wrecker
Inventory
– Tow Yards and Equipment
– Training Records and Certifications
– Quick Clearance Strategies
– Payment of Services
– Billing Systems
– Level of Interest
TRIP Final Program
 Truck and Equipment Specifications
 Training and Certification Requirements
 Incentive Rates and Penalties
 Concept of Operations for GDOT
– Activation authority, time tracking, etc.
 Incentive approval and penalty
procedures
 Application Process and Form
TRIP Program
Implementation
 On-site Inspections
– Equipment
– Training
 TRIP Training Program
 Program Demo
TRIP Steering Committee
Responsibilities
 Stakeholder Workshop
– Tentatively February 20, 2007
– Location: TBD
– Steering Committee Participation in
Presentations and/or Discussions
 Agency Outreach – Help Spread the
Word!
– Put TRIP Program on your meeting
agendas (or other interested agencies)
TRIP Schedule
 Project Schedule
– February: Stakeholder Workshop
– Late March: Draft Program Review
– April: Steering Committee Quarterly
Meeting
– May: Final Program Review
– June-November: Towing inspections &
certifications, stakeholder outreach,
training
– July: Steering Committee Quarterly
Meeting
– November: Program Demo & Kick-Off!
CONCLUSION
 Implementation of these strategic
initiatives will improve responder and
motorist safety as well as increase
traffic mobility
 Your support is vital to the success of
this program
 Much work to do!!!!!
Thank you!
Comments or Questions