Pennsylvania Safety Transportation and Research Track (PennSTART) IBTTA Maintenance and Roadway Operations Workshop June 25, 2018 1
Purpose and Need 2014 PA Transportation Advisory Committee TIM Study 2016 PA TIM Summit 2
Purpose and Need 2017 PENNSYLVANIA TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENT (PENNTIME) JOINT OPERATIONAL POLICY 3
Purpose and Need Evaluate the need and demand for a PA-based, Mid-Atlantic TIM Training Facility Centrally located facility offering: - Hands-on, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary TIM training - Certified TIM training for partners across the Mid-Atlantic region - Simulated environment with a variety of incident scenarios - Innovative technologies and equipment testing related to roadway safety 1,149,916 Total Number of Responders to be Trained Nationwide! Source: FHWA, March 6, 2018 4
Purpose and Need Responders: Trained and to-be-trained Pennsylvania New York Virginia 54,500 54,443 53,082 9,008 5,898 22,436 Ohio 37,126 15,154 New Jersey 29,798 11,462 Maryland West Virginia 23,218 13,830 3,912 5,963 Over 270,000 first responders need to be trained! Delaware 4,715 431 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 Responders To Be Trained Responders Trained Source: FHWA National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training Program, March 6, 2018 5
Stakeholder Engagement Federal and State Agencies Planning Partners - MPOs/RPOs County and Local Governments TIM Partners/Experts Corridor Coalitions Safety Organizations Technology Partners Work Zone Safety Education Institutions Jan 4, 2017 PTC, PennDOT, and FHWA Joint Agency Apr 19, 2017 -- PennTIME Meeting May 9, 2017 PA Fire Commissioner May 15, 2017 PA Fire Commissioner and PennDOT Incident Management Jun 1, 2017 DVRPC Regional TIM Meeting Jun 7, 2017 ResponderSafety.com Meeting Jun 14, 2017 SPC Regional TIM Meeting Aug 2, 2017 TN TIM Training Facility Evaluation Aug 4, 2017 PSU Larson Transportation Institute Oct 10, 2017 EZPass Executive Management Committee Nov 8, 2017 State Transportation Innovation Council Dec 7, 2017 --- PA Transportation Engineering & Safety Conference Feb 14, 2018 --- PSU Executive Leadership 7
Partnership (PennDOT + PTC + PSU) Letter of Understanding April 10, 2018 Press Release 9
Partnership (PennDOT + PTC + PSU) MISSION To advance the PennSTART through the required systems engineering process and leverage financial and technical resources required to construct, operate and maintain the center VISION Explore and advance a state-of-theart training and testing facility to address the transportation safety and operational needs of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic Region 10
Partnership (PennDOT + PTC + PSU) Traffic Incident Management Law Enforcement / Fire / Rescue / EMS Towing & Recovery / Public Works / Utilities Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) Application Training Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Research Institutions Automotive and Equipment Manufacturers IT Data Solutions Management Railway and Intersection Safety ITS / Tolling Technologies Tolling Agencies EZPass Group Toll Technology Manufacturers and Integrators Work Zone Safety Maintenance Workers Contractors OSHA and ANSI Work Zone Safety Training Commercial Vehicles Motor Truck Carrier Associations Bus and Motor Coach Associations Manufacturers and Integrators Transit Vehicles Federal Transit Administration State DOTs Transit Agencies Bus Technology Manufacturers 11
Traffic Incident Management Enhances SHRP2 training (4 hour course pre-requisite for PennSTART) World class platform for PennTIME s Joint Operational Policy Multi-disciplinary training Driver-training Personnel life safety training 85+ PennDOT and 33+ PTC workers have been killed in roadway traffic incidents. 12
TIM Law Enforcement Incident scene security Accident investigations and reconstruction Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) Vehicle disabling and deployment technologies Incident command Scene clearance Traffic control 13
TIM Fire and Rescue Incident scene protection Initial HAZMAT response and containment Victim rescue and protection from contaminated environments Incident scene clearance Initial traffic control 14
TIM EMS Patient evacuation and transport coordination with fire, police and ambulance or airlift Incident command for medical emergencies Patient triage (mass casualty incidents) Victim treatment and protection from contaminated environments 15
TIM Towing and Roadway Maintenance Vehicle recovery and removal (Quick Clearance) Debris removal Traffic control assistance Backlog monitoring and secondary incident detection Incident command 16
TIM Drone Applications TIM - Initial scene size-up - Accident reconstruction - Backlog and secondary incidents Training and research - PA UAS Task Force - PSU UAV Research - Commercial applications 17
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Training Simulator (ARFFTS) Supports airport fire department and mutual aid personnel training Part 139 Aviation Firefighter Certification NFPA Standard 1003, Airport Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications 18
PennSTART Concept Plan 19
Connected and Automated Vehicles Capable of testing over 75% of the US DOT-approved connected vehicle applications Fulfills PennDOT s NHTSA defined role as the lead agency for advancing HAV technology in Pennsylvania Safe, controlled environment of technology prior to field deployment Equipment interoperability CAV partner training opportunities 20
ITS / Tolling Technologies Local high-speed testing facility for new ITS/tolling/signal equipment Hands-on training for maintenance of various types of ITS/tolling equipment Evaluating and testing devices with ATMS prior to field deployment Cybersecurity, data management and analytics research 21
Work Zone Safety Safe, simulated training for high speed and mobile operations Centralized location for all work zone training and testing needs Temporary traffic control devices can be evaluated and tested in simulated environments (urban, suburban, rural) OSHA and ANSI safety certification training opportunities 22
Commercial Vehicles High-speed vehicle platoons testing Smart truck parking applications Leverages significant private investment opportunities from commercial vehicle technology partners Increases partnerships with corridor coalitions (i.e., I-95 and I-81) and their innovative technology interests and training needs 23
Transit Vehicles Maximize bus transportation operating efficiencies Accelerate research and deployment: Autonomous collision avoidance and emergency braking (Safety) Autonomous systems to enable bus platooning Autonomous driving technology to improve service to disabled passengers Transit Signal Prioritization - Pittsburgh ATCMTD grant award 24
Advanced Research Anticipated $4B investment in AV-CV research over 10 years by federal government (grant opportunities) Research areas include: - Vehicle systems - Electronic and computer systems - Traffic operations - Human performance - Transport policy 25
Career Training Undergraduate and graduate programs - 49 AV-CV occupations largest concentration of workers in northeast and mid-atlantic US - Develop new programs to support interdisciplinary nature of AV-CV Professional and skilled trades programs - Technology is advancing quickly led by automotive manufactures, on-demand transportation providers, and academia - Need workforce development programs to consider infrastructure, policy, economic development, and other impacts 26
www.pennstart.org 27
Next Steps Complete Feasibility Study / Business Plan Framework - Site Location Due Diligence Complete Requirements Gathering Complete Engineering and Design Complete Construction Initiate Operations 28
Questions or Comments Joe Sutor, P.E. Planning Manager PA Turnpike Commission jsutor@paturnpike.com (717) 831-7247 Mark Kopko Manager, Advanced Vehicle Technology PennDOT markopko@pa.gov (717) 783-1903 Troy D. Truax, AICP Project Manager Michael Baker International Troy.Truax@mbakerintl.com (717) 512-8326 Eric T. Donnell, Ph.D. Penn State University Thomas D. Larson Transportation Institute edonnell@engr.psu.edu (814) 863-7053 29