Safety Service Patrol Standardization and Management Practices

The primary objective of this pooled fund study (PFS) study will be to gain technical information related to Safety Service Patrol (SSP) program management, standards associated with SSP response protocol and the implementation of traffic control, and references and guidance related to staffing, training, and resource allocations within SSP programs. The goals include: (1) Assemble best practices and lessons learned from existing programs (2) Develop guidance documents based on lessons learned from existing programs (3) Reference or create tools that will help agencies make informed program decisions such as route selection, staffing levels, and resource allocation

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/719

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $1525000
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(489)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  Georgia Department of Transportation

  600 West Peachtree St
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30308

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  Indiana Government Center North
  100 North Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204-2249

  Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

  P.O. Box 94245
  1201 Capitol Access Road
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804-9245

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Keystone Building
  400 North Street
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  Utah Department of Transportation

  4501 South 2700 West
  Project Development
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84114-8380

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201
  1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

  1035 Parkway Avenue
  Trenton, NJ  United States  08625

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808

  Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration

  707 N. Calvert Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Project Managers:

  Biernbaum, Lee

• Start Date: 20230915
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Freeway service patrols; Guidelines; Highway traffic control; Lessons learned; Program management; Resource allocation; Route choice; Selection and appointment; Standardization; Transportation departments
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01790164
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(489)
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 1 2021 5:13PM