Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 15.3
(continued)
Name and location
When
started
Members
Operational activities
TranStar
1993
The Texas Department of Transportation
Harris County
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris
County
Incident Management
Monitors traf
c incidents with more than 600 regional
closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs)
Dispatches vehicles to remove debris or hazardous
materials
The City of Houston
Communicates with emergency vehicles about the most
direct routes to an accident scene
Motorist Assistance sends tow trucks to stalled Vehicles
Dynamic message signs (DMS)
Synchronized trafc signals, speed sensors
Highway Advisory Radio
Ramp meters and other devices
Transit authority is a partner, and there are HOT lanes,
but TranStar does operations on all roads
Freeway and arterial
system of transportation
(FAST)
2003
RTC
Operates the TMC
Clark County
Ramp meters
—
Las Vegas
NDOT
DMS
City of Henderson
Signal timing
City of Las Vegas
Lane-use control signs
City of North Las Vegas
Each entity (e.g., city, county) maintains the physical
equipment and power for trafc signals, while FAST is
responsible for timing, trafc signal synchronization, and
the communication network
MTC-BATA
1997
Part of the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC), San Francisco Bay Area
The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) administers
programs and allocates all toll and other rev-enues (except
the $1 seismic surcharge) from the seven state-owned toll
bridges. BATA funds the day-to-day operations, facilities
maintenance, and administration of the bridges
