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=2.06 Traffic Operations Plan Strategies=
To reduce delay on [[Work Zone - 2.01 Project Significance|significant projects]], reasonable mitigation measures should be assessed to keep the delay below the threshold limits.  TOP strategies may be useful when considering mitigating impacts on non-significant projects.  They include strategies for use in the following categories: 
* Demand Management  
* Work Zone Safety  
* Traffic Incident Management (TIM) 
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See Exhibits below for additional details. 

====Exhibit 2-6: Traffic Operations Plan Strategies: Demand Management====

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| <ul><li>Transit service improvements</li>
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| <ul><li>Transit incentives</li>
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| <ul><li>Driver incentives: additional transit use and alternate route use</li>
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| <ul><li>Shuttle services</li>
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| <ul><li>Ridesharing / carpool programs and/or incentives</li>
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| <ul><li>Park and ride promotion strategies</li>
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| <ul><li>High occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes</li>
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| <ul><li>Ramp metering</li>
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| <ul><li>Variable work hours</li>
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| <ul><li>Telecommuting</li>
|}

====Exhibit 2-7: Traffic Operations Pan Strategies: Work Zone Safety====

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| <ul><li>ITS (including real time work zone systems)</li>
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| <ul><li>Attenuators (impact and truck-mounted)</li>
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| <ul><li>Bus turnouts</li>
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| <ul><li>Coordination with adjacent construction site(s)</li>
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| <ul><li>Freeway Courtesy Patrol</li>
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| <ul><li>Dynamic lane closure system</li>
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| <ul><li>Reflective panel for sign supports</li>
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| <ul><li>Movable traffic barrier systems</li>
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| <ul><li>Off-site street and intersection improvements</li>
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| <ul><li>Parking restrictions</li>
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| <ul><li>Ramp closures</li>
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| <ul><li>Reversible lanes</li>
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| <ul><li>Road Safety Audits</li>
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| <ul><li>Temporary Rumble Strips</li>
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| <ul><li>Safety award/Incentives</li>
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| <ul><li>Safety supervisors/inspectors</li>
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| <ul><li>Safety training</li>
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| <ul><li>Separate truck lane(s)</li>
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| <ul><li>Signal timing / coordination improvements</li>
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| <ul><li>Speed limit reductions</li>
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| <ul><li>Temporary traffic signals</li>
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| <ul><li>TMP monitor / inspection team</li>
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| <ul><li>Delineators / vertical panels / channelizing devices</li>
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| <ul><li>Turn restrictions</li>
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| <ul><li>Vehicle height / width / weight restrictions</li>
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| <ul><li>Work Zone Reviews</li>
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| <ul><li>Emergency Maintenance Repairs</li>
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====Exhibit 2-8: Traffic Operations Plan Strategies: Traffic Incident Management====

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| <ul><li>ITS for traffic monitoring/management</li>
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| <ul><li>TOC – coordination</li>
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| <ul><li>Freeway Courtesy Patrol</li>
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| <ul><li>Emergency responders coordination (first responders)</li>
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| <ul><li>Surveillance (closed circuit cameras, loop detectors)</li>
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| <ul><li>Enhanced mile-post markers</li>
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| <ul><li>Traffic screens</li>
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| <ul><li>Emergency turnarounds / access gates</li>
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| <ul><li>Emergency pull-offs for disabled vehicles</li>
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| <ul><li>Tow service patrol</li>
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| <ul><li>Media coordination</li>
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| <ul><li>Designated local detour routes / alternate route planes</li>
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| <ul><li>Contract support for TIM</li>
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| <ul><li>Incident / emergency management coordinator</li>
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| <ul><li>Incident / emergency response plan</li>
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| <ul><li>Dedicated funding for police enforcement</li>
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| <ul><li>Contingency plans (stand-by equipment and personnel)</li>
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| <ul><li>Traffic Responsive Signal Control Plans</li>
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| <ul><li>Dynamic Message Signs</li>
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| <ul><li>Call boxes</li>
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==Categories==
* [[Work Zone - Chapter 2 | Chapter 2: Transportation Management Plan (TMP)]]
* [[Work Zone - Index | Work Zone Safety and Mobility Manual Index]]