TMC Standardization Plan


TMC Operational Procedures
All Operational Procedures


Incident Management
Assist DCC with dispatch of Maintenance staff for minor incidents
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Coordinate with Caltrans and CHP field personnel for incident information and updates (via radio, pager, cell phone)
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Coordinate with Local Agencies
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Coordinate with other (urban/regional) TMCs, CT, and CHP
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Coordinate/Update Incident Scene Activities with TMT
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Dispatch District Traffic Managament Teams (TMT) for major incidents
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Executive Notification of Incidents
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Input/Update CHP CAD Media Bulletin
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Monitor CHP CAD for Incidents
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Monitor media broadcasts of traffic-related information to verify report accuracy and updates (D7)
District
07 - Los Angeles
Monitor Traffic Flow for Incidents
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Notify CHP Dispatch for incidents requiring CHP assistance
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Notify District Communications Center (DCC) on incidents requiring Caltrans assistance
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Operate Reversible HOV Lanes in case of incident on mainlines (D11)
District
11 - San Diego
Update local California Highway Information Network (CHIN) messages via phone
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Other Operations
Attend meetings for TMC operational development (D11)
District
11 - San Diego
Attend training related to CHP, Maintenance, and Construction (D11)
District
11 - San Diego
Coordinate Service Inquiries with other Caltrans units
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Coordinate with other TMC branches to improve operations (D11)
District
11 - San Diego
Participate in statewide Caltrans Coordination Committee Activities
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Provide tours of the TMC to public (D11)
District
11 - San Diego
Respond to public inqiries (D11)
District
11 - San Diego
Sponsor Demonstration Projects (Spare the Air Advisories-D4)
District
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
Train new TMC Operators (D11)
District
11 - San Diego
System Administration
Generate graphics and Maps of Equipment Locations
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Maintain Equipment List
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Maintain Inventory Maps of Equipment Locations
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Obtain Supplies
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Process Bills/Invoices
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
System Management
Administer Caltrans field equipment maintenance contract (District 8)
District
08 - San Bernardino
Coordinate Repair of Off-line Equipment and Communications
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Develop and maintain detour/alternate route maps
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Perform Routine Testing of Field Equipment (CCTV, CMS, HAR, etc.)
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Traffic Management
Assist District Traffic Manager by creating/updating Construction/Maintenance Lane Closures Log
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Assist FSP Contract Administration
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Assist Special Event Traffic Management
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Assist with Media coordination/provide Traveler Information via media (FAX, phone, live Broadcasts, CCTV Images, etc.)
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Coordinate with TravInfo (telephone service for transportation information) - District 4 only
District
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
Deploy CMS/PCMS Messages
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Deploy HAR Messages
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Deploy Ramp Meter Controls
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Disseminate Construction/Maintenance Lane Closure Log to requesting agencies (FAX)
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Identify variations in traffic flow patterns that create deficiencies in the system and initiate corrective measures on meter rates to provide maximum operational efficiency (D7)
District
07 - Los Angeles
Interact with Incident response and planned lane closure personnel to coordinate management response activities involving signal re-timing on conventional State Highways (D7)
District
07 - Los Angeles
Interact with local agency staff to coordinate traffic management response activities involving signal timing adjustment on adjoining local streets (D7)
District
07 - Los Angeles
Maintain daily Construction/Maintenance Lane Closure Log
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Maintain TMC Activity Log
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Monitor Freeway Traffic Flow - CCTV Cameras
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Monitor Freeway Traffic Flow - System Map/vehicle sensors
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County
Monitor ramp meter system and its affect on traffic flow on the freeway and local street system (D7)
District
07 - Los Angeles
Monitor traffic signal operation an adjust traffic timing to provide maximum operational efficiency on the conventional State Highway routes (D7)
District
07 - Los Angeles
Operate Reversible HOV Lanes during AM and PM peak periods (D11)
District
11 - San Diego
Prepare/review Traffic Management Plan for major highway projects
District
03 - Sacramento
04 - San Francisco Bay Area
06 - Fresno
07 - Los Angeles
08 - San Bernardino
10 - Stockton
11 - San Diego
12 - Orange County


TMC Standardization web page generation date 12/1/98