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This
market package manages both unexpected incidents and planned events so
that the impact to the transportation network and traveler safety is minimized.
The market package includes incident detection capabilities through roadside
surveillance devices (e.g. CCTV) and through regional coordination with
other traffic management, maintenance and construction management and
emergency management centers as well as weather service entities and event
promoters. Information from these diverse sources are collected and correlated
by this market package to detect and verify incidents and implement an
appropriate response. This market package supports traffic operations
personnel in developing an appropriate response in coordination with emergency
management, maintenance and construction management, and other incident
response personnel to confirmed incidents. The response may include traffic
control strategy modifications or resource coordination between center
subsystems. Incident response also includes presentation of information
to affected travelers using the Traffic Information Dissemination market
package and dissemination of incident information to travelers through
the Broadcast Traveler Information or Interactive Traveler Information
market packages. The roadside equipment used to detect and verify incidents
also allows the operator to monitor incident status as the response unfolds.
The coordination with emergency management might be through a CAD system
or through other communication with emergency field personnel. The coordination
can also extend to tow trucks and other allied response agencies and field
service personnel.
