P A Turnpike Commission Mid-County to Bensalem Incidents February - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 P A Turnpike Commission Mid-County to Bensalem Incidents February 14, 20 14

2 Key Observations Develop an Emergency Transportation Operations Plan (ETOP) and corresponding Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines Improve communications within the PTC and with external agencies Address the establishment and use of the Unified Incident Command System Address the planning and use of available resources during extended duration winter events and large traffic incidents Improve situational awareness throughout an incident Promote safe driving responsibilities and habits through Customer Communications & Public Relations Improve maintenance operations, particularly winter maintenance Implement training consistent with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Implement protocols to enhance decision-making, particularly for travel restrictions

3 mplementation Completed [5 Action Items] Key Action Item s Observations Incorporate AIR lessons learned into PTC Business 2, 5, 8 Plans Reorganize PTC Traffic Engineering and Operations 2 Departments Evaluate and adjust plow train cycle times and 7 routes, as needed Develop means for operations staff to quickly 2, 4, 5 reference plans, documents, and emergency contacts Establish clear lines of communications within and 2, 5, 9 to/ from the Traffic Operations Center

4 mplementation In-Progress [14 Action Items] Key Action Item s Observations Develop staffing plans for additional maintenance 2, 4, 5, 7 and operations staff during the winter season and extended duration events Create a staff position to collectively address traffic 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 operations and incident management Redistribute 24/ 7 operations management 1, 2, 4 responsibilities amongst eligible staff 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Develop a PTC Emergency Transportation 8, 9 Operations Plan (ETOP)

5 mplementation In-Progress (Continued) Key Action Item s Observations Refine the National Incident Management System 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 (NIMS) in the context of the PTC Improve location visibility of on-scene Incident 3, 5 Command using new technologies Implement additional Incident Command and Traffic Incident Management training for 3, 4, 5, 8 maintenance and operations staff 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 Install additional ITS devices Address radio incompatibility between the PTC and 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 local emergency response agencies

6 mplementation In-Progress (Continued) Key Action Item s Observations 2, 5 Improve emergency phone line capacity Reaffirm the use of County Emergency Management 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 Agencies as emergency communication hubs Reemphasize the PTC protocol to address the 1, 5, 6, 9 application and lifting of travel restrictions 1, 4 Develop a backlog motorist assistance plan Develop a program to utilize local fire police to assist 4, 10 with Plan X implementations

7 mplementation Pending [5 Action Items] Key Action Item s Observations Evaluate using additional staff to follow plow trains 6, 7 to improve the safety of equipment and personnel Develop a communications plan for Interchange 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 management staff Develop table top training exercises with emergency 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 response stakeholders Improve procedures for the alleviation of trapped 1, 10 backlog 2, 5 Address the overtaxing of PTC radio lines