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Description of Application of ITS to Enhance Emergency Transportation Operations Roadmap

Roadmap of the Application of ITS to enhance Emergency Transportation Operations

This Gantt chart shows the schedule for three tasks for each quarter (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) of Fiscal Year (FY) 04, 05, 06, and 07:

Q2 is defined as months 1-3, Q3 as months 4-6, Q4 as months 7-9, and Q1 as months 10-12.

The overall goal for these tasks is:

Using ITS to more effectively manage major incidents resulting in faster and better prepared responses to major incidents, shorter incident duration, reduced impact; and more rapid restoration of normal travel conditions. Also improve management of everyday incidents.

For Reducing Evacuation Quantity and Size, the subtasks shown are:

Procurement from the beginning of Q4 FY 04 through Q1 FY 05.
ITS supporting HAZMAT and Towing ($1030K) from mid-Q2 FY 05 to mid-Q2 FY 06.
Transportation Operations and Technology in Biohazard ($450K) from mid-Q2 to near the end of Q4 FY 05.
Traffic Management Technology to Enhance Emergency Response ($450K) from mid-Q2 to near the end of Q4 FY 05.
The final goal of Reducing Evacuation Quantity and Size is to significantly improve the speed and effectiveness of response by towing/recovery and HAZMAT responders.

For Improved Evacuation Management, the subtasks shown are:

Procurement from the beginning of Q4 FY 04 through Q1 FY 05.
Low-cost Survey of Evacuation Routes ($300K) from mid-Q2 through Q4 FY 05.
No-notice Evacuation State of Practice/Art ($450K) from mid-Q1 FY 05 to mid-Q1 FY 06.
ATIS During Disasters ($450K) from mid-Q2 through Q4 FY 05.
ETO in Rural Areas ($400K) from near the end of Q3 FY 05 through the beginning of Q2 FY 06.
Real-Time Replanning and Management Tool ($1500K) from near the end of Q3 FY 05 to near the end of Q4 FY 06.
Design and Rapid Restoration of ITS in Disasters ($600K) from near the end of Q3 FY 05 to mid-Q2 FY 06.
VII Monitoring Evacuation Routes ($5525K) from mid-Q1 FY 05 through the beginning of Q3 FY 07.
The final goal of Improved Evacuation Management is to provide the tools, procedures, and information that can actively manage and therefore expedite the safe and rapid progress of an evacuation.

For Standards Facilitating Incident Response and Integration, the subtasks shown are:

Procurement from the beginning of Q4 FY 04 through Q1 FY 05.
Justice Standards ($2325K) from near the beginning of Q3 FY 05 through Q3 FY 07.
C-2-C Standards ($6510K) from the beginning of Q1 FY 04 through Q4 FY 07.
The final goal of Standards Facilitating Incident Response and Integration is to have working standards available that support integrated management of all forms of incidents, and demonstrate the value of their use.