First Coast TIM Meeting Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes
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First Coast TIM Meeting Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Meeting Minutes The list of attendees, agenda, and meeting handouts are attached to these meeting minutes. • Donna Danson opened the meeting by welcoming everyone. • Donna stated the purpose of this meeting is to improve Communications, Coordination, Cooperation and Collaboration between all of our TIM agency partners. • Donna stated the September 2015 First Coast TIM Team Meeting Minutes were sent to the Team previously and stand as approved. • Attendees introduced themselves to the group. • Overland Bridge Project Update – Bill Kays with KCCS provided the update. o Bill showed aerial photos on the projector screen and provided a summary of where the project stands and what work is upcoming. One of the aerial photos is provided below. o Two lanes are now open to Main Street from I-95. o There will be a traffic shift for both northbound and southbound I-95 in mid- December. o The Downtown exit ramp will move south to just North of Emerson on I-95. o The southbound exit ramp for Phillips Hwy. will move further north. o There is a high volume of work occurring in the area of Kings Rd., Phillips Hwy., and Atlantic Blvd. First Coast TIM Team Meeting November 17, 2015 • Ron Tittle gave a Construction Update PowerPoint presentation. o The presentation is attached to these minutes for your reference. • Ed Ward provided the Emergency Operations Update. o El Nino is projected to bring a lot of rain but nothing else to report. • Josh Reichert provided the 511 Update. o The District Two ITS Operations Group is currently in the process of moving into the new RTMC. o The 511 system is scheduled to be revamped. The new contract will be in place soon and changes should be seen by mid-summer. o The Jax511 website was updated in September. If anyone would like to post an event please provide the information to Donna or Josh. • Craig Carnes provided the ITS Update. o Work is continuing on the Phase 9 Project on the southeast quadrant of I-295. This project will be the last ITS project along the 295 Beltway. This project is scheduled to be complete by the end of this year. o I-295 in St. Johns County – Fiber is currently being installed throughout the project. Once that is complete another project will begin which will install devices throughout St. Johns County. o CR 234 to SR 121 in Gainesville on I-75 – Final system testing has begun. o I-75 to Georgia Line – The first phase of this project is under construction. The second phase is being designed and should start next fall. o I-10 Project – This project will run fiber from SR 23 all the way to Tallahassee. The 90 percent plans for the fiber installation project were submitted yesterday and will First Coast TIM Team Meeting November 17, 2015 go out for construction next fall. The ITS device portion will be designed beginning July 2016 and then installed in 2017. o Nassau County to Georgia Line - This project should be designed in July 2016 and construction should begin in the fall of 2017. o Josh mentioned a project with Federal Highway regarding truck parking on I-95 in St. Johns Nassau Counties. This project is a Statewide effort and will be funded by Central Office. o Josh also mentioned a project that would install fiber from I-95 to the City of St. Augustine along SR 16 and US 1. st nd o The 2015 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit will be held December 1 and 2 at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront and the Port of Jacksonville. • Greg Gaylord provided the Road Ranger Update. o The construction areas with barrier walls are leaving little to no shoulder which causes a great safety concern to the Road Rangers. • Donna Danson asked for Agency Reviews. o Fire/Rescue – Not in attendance. o FHP – . There are a lot of new troopers being trained. FHP appreciates Transfield and Jorgensen for their help with several incidents. o Local Police/Sheriff’s Offices – . The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office has been increasing traffic enforcement following a news article regarding the high number of incidents on I-95. o Environmental/HAZMAT – Not present. o Forestry – Not present. o Medical Examiner – Not present. o Maintenance/Asset Management – Nothing to report. o COJ – Not present. o Towing/Wrecker – . Towing companies would like help for tow truck operators working on the side of the road. If police are available they would appreciate them stopping to provide lights to warn drivers. • Sherrell Lall presented Performance Measures Data. • Josh mentioned that several incidents have occurred recently which should have been RISC. A discussion was held regarding the current state of the RISC program within the area and how the program could be more beneficial to everyone. • Holly Walker provided Guidelines for Diversion Routes Usage. • Craig Carnes asked the Team to review the TIM Team Mission and Vision statement and to provide comments and/or suggestions to revise the statements. • Meeting Adjourned FIRST COAST TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM AGENDA NOVEMBER 17, 2015 WELCOME INTRODUCTION Team Members PURPOSE OF MEETING Donna Danson MINUTES – SEPTEMBER 2015 APPROVAL Team Members OVERLAND BRIDGE PROJECT Bill Kays CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE Ron Tittle EMERGENCY OPERATIONS UPDATE Ed Ward ITS UPDATE / ITS PROJECTS - 511/TMC Josh Reichert ROAD RANGER UPDATE Greg Gaylord AGENCY REPORTS • FIRE/RESCUE • FHP • POLICE/SHERIFF’S OFFICES • ENVIRONMENTAL/HAZMAT • FORESTRY • MEDICAL EXAMINER • MAINTENANCE/ASSET MANAGEMENT • CITY OF JACKSONVILLE • TOWING/WRECKER PERFORMANCE MEASURES Sherrell Lall INCIDENT DEBRIEF - (Ed Ward’s List attached) Team Members RISC REMINDER Donna Danson DIVERSION ROUTES USAGE GUIDELINES Holly Walker UPDATED MISSION/VISION STATEMENTS Craig Carnes MEETING ADJOURNED MISSION: The Florida Department of Transportation District 2 Traffic Incident Management Teams through partnering efforts strive to continuously reduce incident scene clearance times to deter congestion and improve safety. The Teams’ objective is to exceed the Open Roads Policy thus ensuring mobility, economic prosperity, and quality of life. VISION: Through cooperation, communication and training the Teams intend to reduce incident scene clearance times by 10% each year through 2015. Sunguide Incident List: This list provides the events with long duration times, excluding those on Ed's list Open Roads Duration Open Roads Duration Date Incident Type County Location Time of Day Description (MINUTES) (HOURS) 9/17/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-295 SB 6:03 AM SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT DAMES POINT BRIDGE NB OF I-295 EAST. ALL LANES BLOCKED. 110.77 1.8 9/18/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-95 NB 6:40 AM INJURY ACCIDENT AT I-95 NB AND MM 348 WITH ROAD BLOCKAGE. 106.48 1.8 9/21/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-295 SB 5:38 PM SERIOUS MULTI VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT I-295 SB AND MM 54. 2 LANES OF 3 WERE BLOCKED. ACCIDENT REPORTED INJURIES. 131.55 2.2 9/24/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-295 SB 1:01 PM INJURY ACCIDENT AT I-295 SB AND COLLINS RD. LEFT LANE WAS BLOCKED. 182.92 3.0 9/26/2015 ACCIDENT BAKER I-10 WB 3:32 AM FATALITY IN BAKER COUNTY ON I-10 WB AND MM 330. ALL LANES BLOCKED. 318.58 5.3 9/26/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-295 NB 7:37 PM INJURY CRASH IN DUVAL COUNTY AT I-295 NB BEFORE NORMANDY BLVD AT MM 18 WITH LANE BLOCKAGE. 113.90 1.9 9/28/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-95 NB 4:38 PM CRASH IN DUVAL COUNTY HEADING NB ON I-95 BEFORE MM 343 WITH LANE BLOCKAGE. 138.50 2.3 10/2/2015 ACCIDENT ST. JOHNS I-95 SB 9:19 AM INJURY CRASH IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY BEYOND CR 210 AT MM 328 WITH LANES BLOCKED. 123.08 2.1 10/2/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-95 NB 10:20 AM SERIOUS CRASH INVOLVING A TRUCK WITH PARTIAL ROAD BLOCKAGE OF LEFT LANE AT I-95 NB AND UNIVERSITY BLVD. 152.37 2.5 10/4/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-295 SB 6:10 AM INJURY ACCIDENT AT BUCKMAN BRIDGE SB AFTER THE HUMP OF I-295 WITH ROAD BLOCK AND DEBRIS IN THE SB LANES. 104.30 1.7 10/5/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-295 NB 3:36 AM INJURY ACCIDENT AND I-295 NB AND MONUMENT RD. ALL LANES BLOCKED. 120.30 2.0 10/9/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-295 NB 5:45 PM FATALITY ACCIDENT AT BUCKMAN BRIDGE NB OF I-295 WITH TWO LEFT LANES BLOCKED. 259.68 4.3 10/11/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-95 NB 3:07 PM INJURY CRASH HEADING NB ON I-95 RAMP FROM 8TH ST WITH ON-RAMP RIGHT SHOULDER BLOCKED. MOBILE MESSAGE BOARD WAS STRUCK IN CRASH. 106.98 1.8 10/19/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-95 SB 6:26 PM INJURY ACCIDENT AT I-95 SB AND EMERSON ST WITH LEFT AND CENTER LANES BLOCKED. 100.37 1.7 10/23/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-95 SB 1:58 PM MULTI VEHICLE CRASH ON I-95 SB AND UNION ST. RAMP TO EXIT 353 ACOSTA/DOWNTOWN SHOULDER BLOCKED. 131.58 2.2 10/27/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-95 SB 3:40 PM CRASH WITH INTERMEDIATE SEVERITY ON I-95 SB BETWEEN BAYMEADOWS RD AND SOUTHSIDE BLVD WITH RIGHT LANE AND RIGHT SHOULDER BLOCKED. 105.98 1.8 10/28/2015 ACCIDENT DUVAL I-10 WB 7:39 AM SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON I-10 WB AND MM 354 (EXIT OF GREENLAND RD). 2 LEFT LANES OF 3 BLOCKED. 142.70 2.4 11/1/2015 ACCIDENT ST. JOHNS I-95 NB 10:38 PM SERIOUS CRASH ON I-95 NB BFEORE INTERNATIONAL GOLF PKWY AT MM 322.