Safety

One of the major issues in transportation security is the ability to disseminate actionable
intelligence to the working level of local and regional transportation managers. Most states have
a single Department of Transportation individual charged with management of security within
that department. This individual is most often located at DOT headquarters and likely to be a
member of the state’s Joint Terrorism Task Force led by the FBI or another law enforcement
agency. There is often not a clearly defined channel to disseminate terrorist warnings to field
personnel at the local and regional levels, and if there is, it may only extend to DOT personnel.
Local traffic engineers, port and airport managers and public transportation managers would not
necessarily be included in these warnings. The answer to this dilemma may lie in the FBI’s
Infragard program, a national program with over 25,000 private and public sector members and
86 local and regional chapters. Transportation operators can be targeted for local Infragard
membership and local Infragard chapters can participate in state and local fusion centers. [Key
Words: Infragard, ISAC, DHS, FBI, Highway Watch, School Bus Watch, Transit Watch, fusion
center, HSPD-7]

Delcan Corporation

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

511 has been a successful traveler information system in the Bay Area since the telephone number was adopted and launched in 2002. Over the years, 511 has placed more emphasis on emergency planning and response as the usage of 511 has increased during emergencies, both on the phone and web. We have observed that the usage of our phone and web systems spikes in response to major incidents and emergencies.
This paper will review enhancements that have been made to 511 and 511.org in order to overcome the operating challenges during emergencies and to better serve Bay Area residents during emergencies.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

The Roads Tunnel Safety Regulations 2007 require that traffic [in a TERN ] tunnel
maintain a travel time gap of 2 seconds; or 4 seconds for a HGV. These regulations
also require the Administrative Authority for the Tunnel to ensure that the procedure
for that tunnel's immediate closure in the event of an emergency is established.
Throughout Europe this is commonly achieved by installing Traffic Signals at the
tunnel entry portal.
This paper describes a system which integrates a number of different existing
technologies to provide a "Tunnel Occupancy Manager". It is achieved by the
application of the existing principles and technology to dynamically manage tunnel
traffic flows. When congestion is likely to occur in the tunnel the Tunnel Occupancy
Manager would start to "meter" traffic through the tunnel by firstly operating
advanced warning signs and then modulating the switching frequency of traffic lights
located near the entrance of the tunnel via a sophisticated control algorithm.

Atkins, UK

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York

The long tunnel along an urban expressway in central Tokyo (hereafter, referred to as
Yamate Tunnel) receives the world’s heaviest traffic. In order to ensure safe driving through
this tunnel, a wide variety of disaster prevention and traffic control facilities are installed.
For stable operation of these facilities we constructed latest telecommunication systems
using IT (Information technology) and power management systems. These systems are
described as follows.

Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited

CTI Engineering Company Limited

Presented at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, November 16-20, 2008, New York, New York