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CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDIES Illinois Center for Transportation Series No. 16-008 UILU-ENG-2016-2008 ISSN: 0197-9191 REAL-TIME INFORMATION DISSEMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ILLINOIS PER NEW FEDERAL RULE: PROJECT EXTENSION (PHASE II) Prepared By Ryan Fries Antoun Fadoul MD Toushik Ahmed Niloy Veda Vyas Md. Atiquzzaman Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Research Report No. FHWA-ICT-16-008 A report of the findings of ICT-R27-119 Real-Time Information Dissemination Requirements for Illinois per New Federal Rule: Project Extension (Phase II) Illinois Center for Transportation February 2016 TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. FHWA-ICT-16-008 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date Real-time Information Dissemination Requirements for Illinois per New February 2016 Federal Rule: Project Extension (Phase II) 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Ryan Fries, Antoun Fadoul, MD Toushik Ahmed Niloy, Veda Vyas, and Md. Report No. Atiquzzaman ICT-16-008 UILU-ENG-2016-2008 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. Department of Civil Engineering Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 11. Contract or Grant No. Edwardsville, IL 62026 R27-119, Phase II 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Illinois Department of Transportation (SPR) Covered Bureau of Material and Physical Research Final Report, 8/16/2013 –12/31/2015 126 East Ash Street 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Springfield, IL 62704 FHWA 15. Supplementary Notes Conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. 16. Abstract To satisfy the provisions of 23 CFR 511, state departments of transportations and other transportation agencies were required to establish real-time systems management information programs by November 2014. These programs are responsible for collecting and disseminating (1) travel times, (2) lane closures due to traffic incidents, (3) lane or road-closing construction activities, and (4) road weather conditions. The objective of this report is to provide the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) with guidance on compliance with 23 CFR 511. To meet this objective, the researchers applied the methods established in the first phase of the study, measuring the accuracy, availability, and coverage of the four key types of traveler information. Additionally, this project also guided the selection of routes of significance in the Chicago and East St. Louis metropolitan areas. The researchers collected the required data listed above by working with operations and construction officials in every district and the central office of IDOT. To measure the accuracy, the researchers compared samples of the information IDOT provided to the public with baseline sources. After assembling data samples, the researchers analyzed the accuracy level of the four main types of traveler information and found that the travel-time information in the Chicago area was 85.6% accurate, IDOT’s traffic incident information was 87.0% accurate, and IDOT’s construction information was 73.1% accurate. The study also identified the locations where traveler information was not provided to the public and identified data archiving practices that are needed for future evaluations. The researchers organized and held stakeholder meetings in the Chicago and East St. Louis metropolitan areas. During these meetings, officials discussed the factors that were appropriate for evaluating and selecting routes of significance. A utility analysis was applied to rank the potential routes based on the categories stakeholders selected and the data that were available. The stakeholders made the final selection of these routes, which should be included into IDOT’s real-time systems management information program by November 2016. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement Real-time traveler information, construction lane closures, No restrictions. This document is available through travel time, accuracy assessment, compliance assessment the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. 19. Security Classif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. 21. No. of 22. Price Unclassified (of this page) Pages Unclassified 43 plus appendices Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This publication is based on the results of ICT-R27-119, Real-Time Information Dissemination Requirements for Illinois per New Federal Rule, Phase II. ICT-R27-119 was conducted in cooperation with the Illinois Center for Transportation; the Illinois Department of Transportation; and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Members of the Technical Review Panel included the following: Kevin Price Charles Sikaras ITS Operations Engineer ITS Program Specialist Illinois Department of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation 201 West Center Court 201 West Center Court Schaumburg, IL 60196 Schaumburg, IL 60196 Jeffrey L. Abel Linda Leonard Traffic Operations Engineer Traffic Management Center Engineer Illinois Department of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation 1102 Eastport Plaza Drive 1102 Eastport Plaza Drive Collinsville, IL 62234 Collinsville, IL 62234 Bruce Carmitchel Randall Laninga Senior Metro Planning Manager Design and Planning Engineer Illinois Department of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation 2300 S. Dirksen Parkway 401 Main Street Springfield, IL 62764 Peoria, IL 61602 Lieutenant Bill Langheim Dean Mentjes Commander, Division of Operations Transportation Operations Engineer Illinois State Police Federal Highway Administration 801 South Seventh Street, Suite 200N 3250 Executive Park Drive Springfield, IL 62703 Springfield, IL 62703 Jeff Galas Stephen Travia Traffic Systems Center Manager Acting Engineer of Operations Illinois Department of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation 445 Harrison Street 201 West Center Court Oak Park, IL 60304 Schaumburg, IL 60196 Alan Ho Yamilée Volcy Mobility and Safety Team Leader CREATE Program Manager/ Federal Highway Administration Transportation Management Engineer 3250 Executive Park Drive Federal Highway Administration Springfield, IL 62703 200 West Adams Suite 330 Chicago, IL 60606 i DISCLAIMER The contents of this report reflect the view of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Illinois Center for Transportation, the Illinois Department of Transportation, or the Federal Highway Administration. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Trademark or manufacturers’ names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the object of this document and do not constitute an endorsement of product by the Federal Highway Administration, the Illinois Department of Transportation, or the Illinois Center for Transportation. ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To satisfy the provisions of 23 CFR 511, state departments of transportations and other transportation agencies were required to establish real-time systems management information programs by November 2014. These programs are responsible for collecting and disseminating (1) travel times, (2) lane closures due to traffic incidents, (3) lane or road-closing construction activities, and (4) road weather conditions. The objective of this study was to provide the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) with guidance on compliance with 23 CFR 511. To meet this objective, the researchers: • Considered the accuracy, availability, and coverage of IDOT travel times in the Chicago and St. Louis metropolitan areas; • Measured the accuracy, availability, and coverage of traveler information related to traffic incidents occurring on IDOT expressways/interstates; • Measured the accuracy, availability, and coverage of traveler information related to lane or road- closing construction activities on IDOT expressways/interstates; • Considered the accuracy, availability, and coverage of the weather information IDOT provided for travelers on their expressways/interstates; and • Guided the selection of the most important non-interstate routes, defined as routes of significance by 23 CFR 511, for the Chicago and East St. Louis metropolitan areas. The researchers found that the travel-time information in the Chicago area was 85.6% accurate, IDOT’s traffic incident information was 87.0% accurate, and IDOT’s construction information was 73.1% accurate. The study also identified the locations where traveler information was not provided to the public and identified data archiving practices that are needed for future evaluations. The researchers recommend the following action items for IDOT to come into compliance with the requirements of 23 CFR 511: • Expand the measurement of expressway travel times in the Chicago area along: o Interstate 55 from Lorenzo Road (milepost 240) to the Will–Grundy county line, and o Interstate 57 from I-80 to the Will–Kankakee county line. • Continue expanding the measurement of expressway travel times in the Chicago area along: o Interstate 80 from IL-43 (Harlem Avenue) to Aux Sable Township in Grundy County. • Repair the travel time system for the interstates in East St. Louis metropolitan area. • Expand the measurement of interstate travel times in the East St. Louis metropolitan area, as recommended in the first phase of this study. • Implement
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