Traffic Management Center Monthly Report
November 2009
Introduction:
This report describes the operation and specific activities of the Kansas City Scout
Traffic Management Center (TMC). Activities for November 2009 are detailed in this report.
Operations Summary:
Incidents
- The TMC actively responded to 678 incidents, representing a 5% decrease compared to last month
- 10 were Level 3 incidents with an average duration of 257 minutes
- 219 were Level 2 incidents with an average duration of 52 minutes
- 309 were Level 1 incidents with an average duration of 14 minutes
- 113 were scheduled roadwork
- 1 were within a work zone
- 0 were Ozone Alerts
- 0 were an AMBER Alert
- 33 involved big rigs
- 53 involved injuries (4% decrease compared to last month)
- 3 involved fatalities
- 13 involved DOT property damage
- 0 could be classified as secondary incident
- 39 cited bad weather as a possible contributing factor
- The TMC managed the following corridor events: 34 I-70, 1 I-29, and 2 I-35
- Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) were activated 984 times
- 1,701 DMS messages were displayed
Web Site Messages
- 2,560 total messages were placed for incidents, including 428 for roadwork
Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) Usage
- Activated 0 times this month
Equipment Operability
- On average, 98% of the CCTV cameras were completely operational
- On average, 98% of the DMS were completely operational
- On average, 83% of the Detector Stations were completely operational, with 2% reporting some bad detectors, 15% reporting all bad detectors, and 0% not responding
Additional Information
- TMC operators logged 419 telephone calls with partner agencies
- TMC operators dispatched 1,465 Missouri Motorist Assist Calls
- Customer Service Representatives logged 3,093 contacts from external and internal sources, including phone calls, E-mails, and walk-ins.
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