2018 Arizona Statewide ITS Architecture

Traffic Management for Arizona Roles and Responsibilities

Stakeholder	Role and Responsibility
ADOT	Maintain field equipment.
	Gather information from stakeholders and Maintain Statewide ITS Architecture every 3-5 years or as needed.
	Use systems polling feature to provide fault data
	Remotely monitor video images and surveillance data collected in secure areas on facilities and in traffic.
	Provide snowplow operations support and availability information for other agencies.
	Collect, process, store and disseminate weather information to travelers.
	Remotely control dynamic message signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
	Implement traffic control response to incidents.
	Monitor traffic on ADOT controlled highways and on-ramps.
	Collect and share information collected by the service patrol with traffic, maintenance and construction, and traveler information systems for incident management, incident notification to travelers and incident cleanup.
	Dispatch and track location of roadway service patrol vehicles to identified incident locations.
	Provide resources when requested by emergency management agencies.
	Share control of field equipment with ADOT Districts, other transportation and emergency agencies.
	Monitor traffic on highways, on-ramps, and ADOT controlled highways. Provide traffic and incident information to drivers. Share traffic information with other emergency and transportation agencies.
	Provide information on traffic conditions, environment conditions, weather and event information from the requested voice activated phone system.
	Collect, process, store and disseminate traffic and highway condition information to travelers, including incident information, detours and road closures, event information, recommended routes and current speed on specific routes.
	Coordinate road closures with other agencies and notify appropriate information service providers of road closure schedules.
Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS)	Coordinate road closures with other agencies and notify appropriate information service providers of road closure schedules.
	Be first responder to incidents (typically) and serve as incident command (IC) during moderate to major traffic incidents.
	Request Emergency Services actions taken or needed.
	Dispatch state patrol vehicles.
	Receive public safety calls from cellular (wireless) telephones and forward to appropriate dispatch center.
	Respond to silent and audible alarms received from travelers in secure areas such as transit stops, rest areas and on buses.
	Collect and share information collected by the service patrol with traffic, maintenance and construction, and traveler information systems for incident management, incident notification to travelers and incident cleanup.
AZTech	Remotely monitor video images and audio surveillance data collected in secure areas on facilities and in traffic.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)	Participate in project development and funding information, data collection and distribution to the traveling public
Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)	Monitor and maintain ITS systems on County roadways.
	Use systems polling feature to provide fault data for ITS field elements.
	Coordinate road closures with other agencies and notify appropriate information service providers of road closure schedules.
	Monitor traffic on arterials.
	Coordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between cities, counties and state agencies.
	Update Information to ISP and Media Outlets (web sites, TV, etc.) and issue alerts.
Media	Update Information to ISP and Media Outlets (web sites, TV, etc.) and issue alerts.
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Disseminate information to public agencies (ADOT, DPS, Counties, etc...) about weather conditions, roadway snows and closures.
Private Information Service Providers	Coordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between States and/or Districts
Rail Organizations	Exchange information with Arizona Statewide stakeholders that would aid in coordinating highway rail interface, timing plans for crossing busy arterials and a consistent flow of rail and traffic.
	Participate in regional discussions of rail and traffic movement.
State of California	Coordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between states.
State of Nevada	Coordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between states.
State of New Mexico	Coordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between states.
State of Utah	Coordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between states.
Travelers	Utilize information provided by public agencies through DMS, smart phones, 511, etc... to re-route, telecommute or otherwise avoid traffic incidents.
Tribal Governments - Statewide	Coordinate and facilitate sharing of traffic, event, weather, incident and other information on corridors crossing the boundaries between cities, counties and state agencies.
	Monitor traffic on arterials.
	Perform other �non-transportation related� public safety duties.
	Coordinate road closures with other agencies and notify appropriate information service providers of road closure schedules.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)	Provides updated wait times for reaching the primary inspection booth, the first point of contact with CBP when crossing into the Mexico / U.S. land borders for Arizona's six points of entry into the United States.