GOAL 3 | REDUCE CONFLICTS
3.4 REAL-TIME MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT ON KEY FREIGHT CORRIDORS
• Real-Time Monitoring: Track traffic volumes, crash data, and congestion trends on key freight corridors to quickly identify and address problem areas, leveraging technologies and communications systems, such as cameras and sensors, from initiatives like the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA)Grant for Alliance Inland Port. • Adaptive Signal Control: Equip key intersections with adaptive signals that adjust timing based on real-time conditions to reduce delays and congestion-related incidents. Integrate these systems with the existing TPW Traffic Management Center for streamlined operations. • Dynamic Lane Management: Designate truck-only lanes or apply peak-hour lane adjustments to improve flow on freight corridors. • Freight and Curb Management: Develop curb management strategies for freight trucks, ride-sharing services, and parking along busy corridors to optimize space and minimize congestion. • Freight Management Strategies: Expand the use of technologies such as real-time route optimization, smart parking management, adaptive traffic signals, and enhanced data collection. Consider implementing systems to adjust freight drop-off and pick-up times to avoid peak congestion and extend these solutions into the public realm for broader impact. Redesign intersections on primary freight routes to accommodate large vehicles turning at safe speeds, reducing crash risks and conflicts with other modes. Intersection designs should prioritize safety and efficiency for the specific types of vehicles expected to use the road while ensuring that pedestrian and freight infrastructure are not treated as mutually exclusive. Design solutions should address the needs of both modes, recognizing that certain design choices must balance the safety of all users as the top priority. Incorporate these design considerations into the transportation engineering manual to standardize best practices across future projects.
SUPPORT SUPPORT AGENCY TxDOT
COST
FOCUS AREA CMV/Freight
$$$-$$$$
NEEDS Data Tools, Project Funding, Staff Capacity
TPW, NCTCOG LEAD AGENCY
TIMEFRAME Mid to Long
3.5 OPTIMIZE INTERSECTIONS FOR TRUCK SAFETY
SUPPORT SUPPORT AGENCY NCTCOG, TxDOT
COST
FOCUS AREA CMV/Freight
$
NEEDS Data Tools, Partnerships, Staff Capacity
LEAD AGENCY
TIMEFRAME Short
TPW, Planning
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