To better inform its decision making about where to deploy and how to operate its traffic management systems, WSDOT needs information on the performance of its traffic management strategies. It also needs decision support tools that describe predicted and actual performance benefits. These tools must provide integrated, real-time information that feeds each step in WSDOT’s business process, from initial needs identification through performance monitoring and reporting. As part of ongoing work, TRAC has developed, improved, and operated a data archive and decision support system called TRACFLOW, which produces performance measures that both WSDOT and TRAC staff commonly apply in a variety of analyses. This project will provide technical and analytical assistance in support of the TRACFLOW software and its use. WSDOT staff will benefit from the software support in the operational, planning, and policy decisions that are based on TRACFLOW monitoring and analysis activities. Analytical results will also support long-range planning activities by regional agencies such as the Puget Sound Regional Council.
Principal Investigators:
Mark E. Hallenbeck
John Ishimaru
Washington State Transportation Center, UW
Sponsor: WSDOT
WSDOT Technical Monitor: Monica Harwood
WSDOT Project Manager: Doug Brodin
Scheduled completion: June 2019