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South Central Region Regional Operations PPlanlan (ROP) 2007 Draft Version 1 –July 2007 i S:\DIV-2\211\44262 BHSTE\WO 27 District 8 ROP\Report\Region 8 ROP Version 1 070907.doc South Central Region Regional Operations PPlanlan (ROP) 2007 South Central Region Regional Operations Plan (ROP) 2007 Draft Version 1 June 2007 PPPrrreeepppaaarrreeeddd ffffooorrr:::: PPPeeennnnnnDDDOOOTTT EEEnnngggiiiinnneeeeeerrriiiinnnggg DDDiiiissstttrrriiiicccttt 888----000 AAAdddaaammmsss CCCooouuunnntttyyy OOOffffffffiiiiccceee oooffff PPPllllaaannnnnniiiinnnggg aaannnddd DDDeeevvveeellllooopppmmmeeennnttt FFFrrraaannnkkklllliiiinnn CCCooouuunnntttyyy PPPllllaaannnnnniiiinnnggg CCCooommmmmmiiiissssssiiiiooonnn LLLaaannncccaaasssttteeerrr CCCooouuunnntttyyy PPPllllaaannnnnniiiinnnggg CCCooommmmmmiiiissssssiiiiooonnn LLLeeebbbaaannnooonnn CCCooouuunnntttyyy PPPllllaaannnnnniiiinnnggg DDDeeepppaaarrrtttmmmeeennnttt TTTrrriiii----CCCooouuunnntttyyy RRReeegggiiiiooonnnaaallll PPPllllaaannnnnniiiinnnggg CCCooommmmmmiiiissssssiiiiooonnn YYYooorrrkkk CCCooouuunnntttyyy PPPllllaaannnnnniiiinnnggg CCCooommmmmmiiiissssssiiiiooonnn PPPrrreeepppaaarrreeeddd bbbyyy:::: Draft Version 1 –July 2007 ii S:\DIV-2\211\44262 BHSTE\WO 27 District 8 ROP\Report\Region 8 ROP Version 1 070907.doc South Central Region Regional Operations PPlanlan (ROP) 2007 AAAccckkknnnooowwwlllleeedddgggmmmeeennntttsss Major contributions from PennDOT Engineering District 8-0, the Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic Engineering, and the Center for Program Development and Management, as well as the local planning partners made the Regional Operations Plan for the South Central Region possible. The ROP was developed with input from multiple regional stakeholders. Regional Operations Forum The ROP was guided by the Regional Steering Committee consisting of the following individuals: Scott Nazar PennDOT District 8-0 Bob Conrad PennDOT District 8-0 Charles Goodhart PennDOT District 8-0 Gary DeBerry PennDOT Program Center Mike Pack PennDOT BHSTE Chip Millard Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Tom Kotay Lebanon County Planning Department Carol Palmoski Lancaster County Planning Commission Don Bubb York County Planning Commission Andrew Merkel Adams County Office of Planning and Development Phil Tarquino Franklin County Planning Commission Kay Carman York County EMA Steve Smith Fairview Township EMA Lou Cortelazzi Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Allen Baldwin Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Lieutenant Jacob Crider Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant Dennis Wilson Pennsylvania State Police Jim Hunt Federal Highway Administration Consultant Team Gannett Fleming, Inc. facilitated the ROP process, documented the outcomes, and prepared the plan document. Draft Version 1 –July 2007 iii S:\DIV-2\211\44262 BHSTE\WO 27 District 8 ROP\Report\Region 8 ROP Version 1 070907.doc South Central Region Regional Operations Plan (ROP) 2007 TTTABLETABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments...................................................................................................................................iii Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................1 ACRONYMS and ABBREVIATIONS ..........................................................................................................2 1 Background .....................................................................................................................................3 1.1 National Perspective........................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Statewide TSOP Initiative.................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 ROP Scope and Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.3.1 ROP Development Rationale ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.3.2 ROP Timetable and Adoption......................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 ROP Methodology................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.5 ROP Oversight and Management....................................................................................................................... 9 1.5.1 Regional Operations Forum ........................................................................................................................... 9 1.5.2 Stakeholder Outreach .................................................................................................................................. 11 2 Regional Activities and Initiatives ................................................................................................12 2.1 Description of the Region................................................................................................................................. 12 2.1.1 Regional Demographics............................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.2 Regional Transportation System ................................................................................................................. 13 2.1.3 Regional Perspective on Congestion........................................................................................................... 16 2.2 ITS and Operations Activities at District Level ................................................................................................ 17 2.2.1 Current and Planned Deployments ............................................................................................................. 17 2.2.2 Current and Planned Operational Infrastructure........................................................................................ 20 2.2.3 Maintenance and Budgeting ....................................................................................................................... 21 2.3 Other Regional Initiatives ................................................................................................................................. 21 2.4 Regional Planning Process............................................................................................................................... 21 2.4.1 Regional Planning Partners ......................................................................................................................... 22 2.5 Integrating the ROP into the Regional Planning Process ............................................................................... 24 3 Regional Operations Framework..................................................................................................27 3.1 Regional Operations Strategies ....................................................................................................................... 27 3.2 Incident Management Operations Area .......................................................................................................... 27 3.3 Traveler Information Operations Area ............................................................................................................. 31 3.4 Traffic Signal Operations Area ......................................................................................................................... 31 3.5 Goods Movement Operations Area.................................................................................................................. 32 4 Regional Program..........................................................................................................................33 4.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 33 4.2 Project Priorities................................................................................................................................................ 33 4.3 Approach to Funding......................................................................................................................................... 34 4.4 Regional Oversight............................................................................................................................................ 36 4.5 Measuring Success........................................................................................................................................... 36 4.6 Institutional Considerations ............................................................................................................................. 36 5 Summary .......................................................................................................................................38 Appendix A Project Descriptions ..........................................................................................................39 Appendix B Meeting Minutes ...............................................................................................................64 Draft Version 1 –July 2007 ii S:\DIV-2\211\44262 BHSTE\WO 27 District 8 ROP\Report\Region 8 ROP Version 1 070907.doc South Central Region Regional Operations